The Discovery of Grounded Theory Practices for Software Engineering Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rozilawati Razali ◽  
Mashal Kasem Alqudah ◽  
Dzulaiha Aryanee Putri Zainal
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Software Engineering Research ◽  
Access To Data

Software engineering (SE) research addresses not only technical issues but also human behaviour. SE is considered as an immature discipline because many technical and social issues concerning software development and management have yet to be specified. SE in general is inclined towards quantitative approaches. Nevertheless, qualitative methods are still appropriate for SE research as the methods encourage deep understanding of subject matter. Grounded Theory (GT) is regarded as one of the potential qualitative methods that is applicable to SE research. The method is able to transform less and unknown SE phenomena into cohesive theories through systematic discovery of empirical data from the ground. This paper shares some encounters of using GT in SE research based on the reflection made on several SE research projects covering various phases of software development life cycle. The encounters are then transformed into adaptations and classified as GT practices for SE research, as an effort to inspire the spirit of using GT in SE particularly among novices. The practices embrace aspects concerning formulating research questions, handling preconceptions, utilising software tools, getting access to data and presenting theory and its development process. To illustrate on how the practices were derived, a case study is presented. The proposed GT practices could act as the starting point of adopting GT in SE research. They shall be refined and improved in future to possibly become best practices when more and more experience of using GT in SE are obtained.

A report on 1st Software Engineering Research in India Update Meeting (SERI 2019)

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-42
Author(s):  
Sai Anirudh Karre ◽  
Lalit Mohan ◽  
Y. Raghu Raghu Reddy ◽  
K.V. Raghavan ◽  
R.D. Naik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Software Engineering Research

scholarly journals UML Diagrams in Software Engineering Research: A Systematic Literature Review

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Hatice Koç ◽  
Ali Mert Erdoğan ◽  
Yousef Barjakly ◽  
Serhat Peker
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Modelling Language ◽  
Design Models ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Object Oriented Design ◽  
Unified Modelling Language ◽  
Visual Models ◽  
Uml Diagrams ◽  
Software Engineering Research

Software engineering is a discipline utilizing Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams, which are accepted as a standard to depict object-oriented design models. UML diagrams make it easier to identify the requirements and scopes of systems and applications by providing visual models. In this manner, this study aims to systematically review the literature on UML diagram utilization in software engineering research. A comprehensive review was conducted over the last two decades, spanning from 2000 to 2019. Among several papers, 128 were selected and examined. The main findings showed that UML diagrams were mostly used for the purpose of design and modeling, and class diagrams were the most commonly used ones.

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