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Empirical methodologies in software engineering
conference contribution
posted on 2009-01-23, 10:03 authored by Ray DawsonRay Dawson, Phil Bones, Briony J. Oates, Pearl Brereton, Motoei Azuma, Mary Lou JacksonThe collection and use of evidence in Software
Engineering practice and research are essential elements
in the development of the discipline. This paper discusses
the need for evidence-based software engineering, the
nature of evidence in its various forms and some of the
research methodologies used in other disciplines for the
collection of evidence, which are also relevant to software
engineering. Two frameworks or models are proposed
which illustrate the relationships between the
methodologies discussed. In particular, the paper
highlights the importance and roles of both positivist and
interpretivist methods of investigation.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Computer Science
Citation
DAWSON, R., 2004. Empirical methodologies in software engineering. IN: O'Brien, L.; Gold, N. and Kontogiannis, K. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice (STEP 2003), Sept 2003, Amsterdam, pp. 52-58.Publisher
© IEEEVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2004Notes
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0769522181Language
- en