软件工程评估和管理英文讲义EASE9.pptVIP

Empirical Assessment in Software Engineering CSEM01SE Evolution ManagementAnne ComerHelen Edwards (with special thanks to Cornelia Boldyref, Durham University) What is True? Authority (truth is given to us by someone with more knowledge than ourselves) God Expert Reason (truth can be proven using the rules of deductive logic) Experience (truth is what is encountered through one or more senses) Sw. Eng. seems to be based on a combination of anecdotal experience and human authority Experience ~ Empiricism* “Nothing is in the intellect which was not first in the senses” Thomas Aquinas Empirical methods dominate natural and social sciences Empirical methods dominate technology “Our ideas and theories need to be tested against reality and not be affected by preconceived notions” * Wikipedia (/wiki/Empiricism) Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) ~provides a forum for empirical researchers to present their latest research, discuss issues related to evaluation and empirical studies. ~ followed by a half-day post graduate school aimed at teaching the critical skills associated with evaluating current research. ~research papers on any aspect of product and process evaluation and assessment both qualitative and quantitative including: ? Experiments (laboratory and field) ? Replications of empirical studies ? Case studies, Surveys, Observational studies, Field studies ? Action research ? Evaluation methodology ? Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis Software Engineering Research Issues Balancing theory and practice Sw. Eng. research has historically been patchy quality Models for SE research The role of empirical studies Evidence Based software engineering Linking research with practice Why after 25 years of SE, has SE research failed to influence industrial practice and the quality of resulting software? Potts argues that this failure is caused by treating research and its application by industry as separate, sequential activities. What he c