Personal homepage of Thijs Otter

Personal homepage of Thijs Otter

This homepage consists of personal information on Thijs Otter, (educational) activities and a detailed summary of past publications and articles.

About Thijs Otter

Thijs Otter currently works at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Haarlem, The Netherlands) in the Faculty of Engineering, Design and Computing as a Lecturer in the Information Technology curriculum.

He focuses on teaching (object-oriented) programming, software modeling with UML and database modeling with ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) / EER (Extended Entity Relationship) modeling.

He also teaches classes on Legal Aspects of IT, Web markup (front-end development with HTML5/CSS3), Networking Technology (Cisco), Cyber Security and Web development. He coordinates the Big Data & AI elective (specialization) courses.

Thijs Otter is the inventor of DooML: Database Object-Oriented Modeling Language and developer of the Dutch Wordpress 'Statiegeld' (bottle deposit) plugin.

Educational positions

Management positions

  • Accreditation Advisor / Chairman of the Executive Board of Stichting ELBHO (ELBHO Foundation: Foundation for Accreditation of Companies offering Internships for Higher Education) (2016 - current)
  • Secretary on the Executive Board of Stichting Adoptiebos (Adoption Forest Foundation), Julianadorp, The Netherlands (2020 - current)
  • Secretary on the Executive Board of SV Generaal van Merlen, Haarlem, The Netherlands (2019 - current)
  • CEO and founder of privately held company Otter ICT (2008 - current)
  • Former CEO of WebsiteWinkel (2008 - 2018)

Educational background

  • Completed Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (2009 - 2013) [B.ICT.], Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Haarlem, Netherlands).
  • Attended Master of Learning and Innovation (2017 - 2020) [M.Ed.], Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • Attended Bachelor of Laws (2009-201) [LL.B.], Open University (Heerlen, Netherlands)
  • Attended Bachelor of Laws (2008-2009) [LL.B.], VU University (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thesis Supervision:

Supervised 30+ BSc. theses on:

  • 'Developing a healthcare and lifestyle application'
  • 'Common security exploits in CMS plugins'
  • Cross platform Mobile App Development with Xamarin
  • Power BI dashboard for optimal information to users and management to get competitive advantages for Klinkenberg Zaanstad (2022). Bachelor of ICT - Software Development. NOVI University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [M.T.]
  • Serious games in 'reading education' (2022). Bachelor of ICT - Software Development. NOVI University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [R.E.]

Thesis Assessment:

Assessed 20+ BSc. theses, ranging from:

  • 'App Development'
  • 'Implementing Secure WebViews'
  • 'Developing Software for Smart TVs'
  • The use of Google Workspace within Plukon Netherlands (2022). Bachelor of ICT - Business IT. NOVI University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [A.S.]
  • The Ideas Funnel: an application that takes care of the process of draft ideas to business decisions (2022). Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Haarlem, The Netherlands (M.H.)
  • Agile transformation within the section Datacenters (2019). Bachelor of ICT - Business IT. NOVI University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [R.K.]

Other activities

  • Active license holder of the KNSA: Koninklijke Nederlandse Schietsport Associatie (Royal Dutch Shooting Sports Association) (2008 - current)
  • Former Project lead on establishing the Inholland Health & Technology Centre: a centre of expertise within Inholland University of Applied Sciences, now incorporated into Research and Innovation Centre TOI (2015 - 2016)
  • Former Project member on the FPG (Fonds Psychische Gezondheid / Fund for Mental Health) project for developing a health and lifestyle application for the research group Medical Technology of Inholland University of Applied Sciences (2016 - 2017)

Certifications

  • Masterclass 'Patents and eHealth' of the Dutch Patent Guild (2016)
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (2016)
  • Basic Qualification for Teaching Higher Education (Dutch: 'BDB: Basiskwalificatie Didactische Bekwaamheid') (2017)
  • IBM / Big Data University: Certificate 'Big Data 101' (2017)
  • Training 'Teaching in the International Classroom', taught by Utrecht University (2017)