Teaching
Last updated 3/20/2026
Teaching & Academic Leadership
As an adjunct professor at SDUIS, Matthew Loschiavo taught across operating systems, distributed systems, software design, databases, web technologies, branding, design, and business technology strategy.
His teaching experience reflects a rare blend of deep technical fluency, practical execution, and the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, actionable understanding.
Selected courses taught
Systems, Architecture, and Reliability
Courses centered on core systems behavior, performance boundaries, and the architecture decisions that shape production outcomes.
Operating Systems
Explored process scheduling, memory models, concurrency, and resource management to build practical intuition for system behavior.
Advanced Operating Systems & Distributed Systems
Covered distributed coordination, fault tolerance, consistency tradeoffs, and scaling patterns used in modern service platforms.
Architecture of Computer Hardware
Connected hardware fundamentals to software performance, reliability, and infrastructure-level decision making.
Software Engineering and Data Foundations
Instruction focused on designing maintainable software systems and building strong data discipline into application development.
Software Design
Emphasized design quality, modularity, tradeoff analysis, and translating requirements into durable software architecture.
Object Oriented Modeling
Developed practical modeling approaches for domain clarity, system boundaries, and maintainable object-oriented implementations.
Database Development & Management
Taught relational modeling, data integrity, query strategy, and lifecycle management for dependable business systems.
Web Platforms and Open Source Delivery
Hands-on courses where technical concepts were applied to web publishing, CMS workflows, and open source tooling in real projects.
E-Business Concepts & Technologies
Mapped digital business models to technical architecture, platform capabilities, and execution constraints.
Open Source Tools for Web Site Creation
Used open source stacks to build and manage production-ready sites with practical deployment and maintenance patterns.
CSS Workshop & CSS 2.1
Focused on layout systems, responsive behavior, and standards-based front-end implementation for robust web experiences.
Introduction to Open Source Content Management Systems
Compared CMS architecture and workflow design choices for scalable, author-friendly publishing operations.
Design, Branding, and Communication
Courses integrating visual systems, brand strategy, and design execution to help students communicate technical ideas clearly.
Graphic Design II
Expanded design fundamentals into production-quality visual communication and narrative clarity across media.
Open Source Desktop Publishing
Applied open source publishing workflows to structured layouts, visual consistency, and practical production output.
Branding Theory
Examined brand positioning, strategic messaging, and identity systems through both business and design lenses.
Package Design
Connected design choices to market context, product signaling, and user interpretation in real commercial settings.
Leadership, Ethics, and Global Technology Strategy
Curriculum designed to develop decision quality where technology, governance, and business leadership intersect.
IT Ethics
Addressed privacy, accountability, system impact, and responsible decision-making in technology-enabled organizations.
Information Technologies Strategies for International Businesses
Focused on technology strategy across global operating models, emphasizing execution risk, governance, and value creation.
