This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on surveys in software engineering. The workshop will cover four sessions: an introduction to surveys, best practices for designing and conducting software engineering surveys, a hands-on session for designing a survey using an online tool, and a question and answer session. The introduction will cover basic concepts of survey research including research objectives, sampling, instrument design, and analysis. The best practices session will focus on key aspects of software engineering surveys and lessons learned. Participants are encouraged to actively engage by asking questions and sharing their experiences with survey research.
Junye "Jason" Li is a materials engineering professional currently pursuing a Master's degree at the University of Dayton. He has 3 years of lab experience in materials, advanced manufacturing, and testing. He is self-driven, focused on quality improvement, and adept at team building, problem solving, and developing solutions. His education includes a Bachelor's degree from Beijing University of Science and Technology and an exchange semester at Université of Paris-Sud. He has worked as a teaching assistant, student leader, and research assistant in China and has extensive volunteer experience. His skills include laboratory techniques, software, and languages.
1) The document analyzes the international mobility of Chinese graduate students based on biographical data from over 7,000 researchers.
2) It finds that universities in China, such as Tsinghua University and University of Science and Technology of China, typically send many students abroad for further education, particularly to top research universities in the US.
3) Universities in the US and Singapore are among the institutions that receive the most internationally mobile researchers, similar to leading research universities in the US.
This document contains a transcript of the doctoral defense of Isabella M. Venter from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. During the defense, the candidate was asked questions by the committee about their research topic, literature review, research design, methodology, and knowledge contribution. The research examined how participatory design and digital storytelling could be used to create an HIV/AIDS education environment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The committee inquired about how the research differed from existing literature, why not all key concepts were reviewed, and how design science research was applied through multiple contexts in East and South Africa.
The document discusses two methods of documentary analysis: content analysis and thematic analysis. Content analysis involves systematically coding observable content in documents using a coding frame with codes, categories, and code values. Thematic analysis codes underlying themes in interview or open-question data. The document demonstrates thematic analysis in NVivo 7, a qualitative data analysis software, including creating nodes, coding text, and browsing coded text.
This document summarizes a study on developing skills for designing mobile interfaces for diverse users through a situated learning assignment. Students interviewed senior mobile phone users and assisted them with a function to understand their needs. They analyzed the results through frameworks like Habermas' knowledge interests. The assignment helped students improve communication, teamwork, research, and consideration of diverse perspectives. The multi-year study yielded publications and showed promise for preparing students for real-world challenges through similar experiential learning projects.
This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on surveys in software engineering. The workshop will cover four sessions: an introduction to surveys, best practices for designing and conducting software engineering surveys, a hands-on session for designing a survey using an online tool, and a question and answer session. The introduction will cover basic concepts of survey research including research objectives, sampling, instrument design, and analysis. The best practices session will focus on key aspects of software engineering surveys and lessons learned. Participants are encouraged to actively engage by asking questions and sharing their experiences with survey research.
Junye "Jason" Li is a materials engineering professional currently pursuing a Master's degree at the University of Dayton. He has 3 years of lab experience in materials, advanced manufacturing, and testing. He is self-driven, focused on quality improvement, and adept at team building, problem solving, and developing solutions. His education includes a Bachelor's degree from Beijing University of Science and Technology and an exchange semester at Université of Paris-Sud. He has worked as a teaching assistant, student leader, and research assistant in China and has extensive volunteer experience. His skills include laboratory techniques, software, and languages.
1) The document analyzes the international mobility of Chinese graduate students based on biographical data from over 7,000 researchers.
2) It finds that universities in China, such as Tsinghua University and University of Science and Technology of China, typically send many students abroad for further education, particularly to top research universities in the US.
3) Universities in the US and Singapore are among the institutions that receive the most internationally mobile researchers, similar to leading research universities in the US.
This document contains a transcript of the doctoral defense of Isabella M. Venter from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. During the defense, the candidate was asked questions by the committee about their research topic, literature review, research design, methodology, and knowledge contribution. The research examined how participatory design and digital storytelling could be used to create an HIV/AIDS education environment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The committee inquired about how the research differed from existing literature, why not all key concepts were reviewed, and how design science research was applied through multiple contexts in East and South Africa.
The document discusses two methods of documentary analysis: content analysis and thematic analysis. Content analysis involves systematically coding observable content in documents using a coding frame with codes, categories, and code values. Thematic analysis codes underlying themes in interview or open-question data. The document demonstrates thematic analysis in NVivo 7, a qualitative data analysis software, including creating nodes, coding text, and browsing coded text.
This document summarizes a study on developing skills for designing mobile interfaces for diverse users through a situated learning assignment. Students interviewed senior mobile phone users and assisted them with a function to understand their needs. They analyzed the results through frameworks like Habermas' knowledge interests. The assignment helped students improve communication, teamwork, research, and consideration of diverse perspectives. The multi-year study yielded publications and showed promise for preparing students for real-world challenges through similar experiential learning projects.
1) The document discusses the process of social research, from selecting a topic to developing a research question and designing the study.
2) It emphasizes that research is a systematic, evidence-based process used to build knowledge about the social world.
3) The key steps discussed are selecting a topic, conducting a literature review to help refine the topic into a research question, and then designing a study to answer the research question.
The document describes the Data Science Master Specialisation program at Radboud University, which includes courses in machine learning, information retrieval, and Bayesian networks. Students can choose tracks in areas like medical imaging, language technology, and chemometrics. The program aims to help students gain skills to solve scientific questions and improve society through data science research projects and a master's thesis.
This document provides an overview of qualitative data analysis. It discusses common qualitative analysis methods such as open coding, systematic coding, and affinity diagramming. It also covers validity threats in qualitative research like bias and reactivity, and ways to test validity including negative case analysis and triangulation. The document emphasizes that good qualitative analysis involves collecting rich data through methods like interviews and observation, and representing the data through descriptions and scenarios that tell the story and look for themes.
This document provides guidance and feedback for students on their working titles, abstracts, and research questions for various research projects. For a project on sustainability in art installations, feedback addresses clarifying key terms and the relevance of precedents. For a project on biomimicry in architecture, feedback suggests assessing biomimicry's potential for sustainability through practice and evaluation. For a virtual reality project, feedback asks how immersion compensates for fidelity and whether VR efforts are worthwhile. The document also offers general literature review guidance around purpose, gaps, and theoretical grounding and discusses research contributions and reference management.
This document provides an agenda and details for the Stevens Institute of Technology Innovation Expo 2016, which showcases senior projects, faculty research, and entrepreneurial ventures. The day includes presentations of student work, faculty posters, lectures on convergence science and the history of the internet, startup exhibits, and elevator pitch competitions. Speakers include Dr. Nariman Farvardin, President of Stevens Institute of Technology, and Grace Peng from the National Institutes of Health. The expo allows the Stevens community to engage with innovative projects across various fields that are working to solve important problems.
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This document provides an introduction and overview for a sociology course on social research methods. It introduces the lecturer, Bonnie Green, and outlines that the course will balance theory and practical skills to prepare students for final year dissertation projects and future careers in social research. The course overview explains that semester 1 will include lectures, seminars, and optional sessions, while semester 2 will involve independent project work and practical workshops. Assessment includes individual and group components involving project plans, proposals, reports and presentations across the two semesters.
The document summarizes graduate studies opportunities in the Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at The University of Toledo. It outlines why pursuing graduate studies leads to higher pay and better job security, and the department's strong research programs, well-published faculty, and job placement prospects for graduates. The document describes the department's MS and PhD programs and research focus areas, lists current research projects, faculty, labs, and resources available to students. It provides details on admission requirements and applying for graduate admission and assistantships.
Paulina R. Szadkowska is a chemical engineer seeking new opportunities. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015 with an overall GPA of 3.2. She has work experience in laboratories at NanoInk and NanoProfessor conducting experiments, operating equipment like atomic force microscopes, and presenting to potential clients. She is fluent in English and Polish and has strong computer and organizational skills.
This document provides an overview of a research methodology. It describes the research design, locale, and participants of the study. The research design section briefly discusses what type of research design was used. The research locale section describes the community where the research was conducted and where the participants were drawn from. The research participants section lists the people who took part in the study. The document also includes sections on the instruments, materials, and procedures used in carrying out the research study.
Getting Ready for the EC-TEL Doctoral ConsortiumChristian Glahn
Doctoral Consortia are very different from your average conference. For the 2019 ECTEL DC we introduce the early stage track for PhD candidates to present their research ideas prior to their initial findings or first publications. This is not without formal requirements. This slidedeck helps students to prepare a position statement for their Ph.D. project in order to get early feedback from the community and raise the quality of their research. The slides focuses on a structured approach to PhD projects in the field of technology enhanced learning.
This document provides an overview of research methods for a course on TransD Research Methods. It discusses key concepts in research including ontology, epistemology, methodology, and methods. It then presents details on a project evaluating digital design literacy in education, including its goals to develop a taxonomy and conceptual model. It lists relevant background and research questions for the project. The document also introduces the instructor and provides examples of their recent publications. It concludes with discussions of research questions and the differences between qualitative and quantitative inquiry.
This document provides an overview of survey research methods. It defines a survey as a research method that collects information from a sample group using standardized questionnaires or interviews. The key steps in conducting a survey are defined as: 1) defining the objective, 2) constructing the questionnaire, 3) determining the method, 4) testing the questionnaire, 5) administering the questionnaire, 6) analyzing the data, and 7) writing a report. The document also discusses types of survey questions, sampling procedures, data collection techniques, and how to analyze and discuss the results.
This lecture is dedicated to research that aims to create new computer systems. You will learn about what is important in order to increase the rigor of your design-oriented research.
The document outlines the development process for the 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Technological Literacy Framework. It describes the purpose, timeline, collaborators, and framework development process. The framework is organized into chapters covering an overview, areas of technological literacy including technology and society, design and systems, and information and communication technology. It also describes technological literacy practices, contexts, and the proposed assessment design.
The Influence of Participant Personality in Usability TestsCSCJournals
This paper presents the results of a study investigating the impact of participant personality on usability testing. Data were collected from 20 individuals who participated in a series of usability tests. The participants were grouped into 10 introverts and 10 extroverts, and were asked to complete a set of four experimental tasks related to the usability of an academic website. The results of the study revealed that extroverts were more successful than introverts in terms of finding information as well as discovering usability problems, although the types of problems found by both groups were mostly minor. It was also found that extroverts spent more time on tasks but made more mistakes than introverts. From these findings, it is evident that personality dimensions have significant impacts on usability testing outcomes, and thus should be taken into consideration as a key factor of usability testing.
This document provides information for authors submitting articles to the journal Building and Environment, including a description of the journal, its audience and impact factor, editorial board members, guidelines for authors, ethics and processes for submissions. Key points include that the journal focuses on new knowledge related to environmental performance of the built environment, publishes original research and review articles, and aims to advance the state-of-the-art through rigorous and validated work. The intended audience includes civil engineers, environmentalists and designers.
The document provides information on the 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2011) including the dates, location, themes, keynote speakers, number of submissions received and selected papers. It was hosted by Tsinghua University and co-hosted by Peking University and the National Library of China in Beijing, China from October 24-27, 2011. The conference aimed to further collaboration and development of digital libraries in the Asia-Pacific region for fields involving computer science, library and information science, and knowledge management.
Tactics on Research and Advanced Optimization Techniques in Engineering Appl...Ajay Kumar
• Identification of research problem
• Literature review
• Specifying the purpose of research
• Determine specific research questions
• Specification of a conceptual framework, usually a set of hypotheses
• Choice of a methodology (for data collection)
• Data collection
• Verify data
• Analyzing and interpreting the data
• Reporting and evaluating research
• Communicating the research findings and, possibly, recommendations
S.SENTHIL MURUGAN, Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi
1) The document discusses the process of social research, from selecting a topic to developing a research question and designing the study.
2) It emphasizes that research is a systematic, evidence-based process used to build knowledge about the social world.
3) The key steps discussed are selecting a topic, conducting a literature review to help refine the topic into a research question, and then designing a study to answer the research question.
The document describes the Data Science Master Specialisation program at Radboud University, which includes courses in machine learning, information retrieval, and Bayesian networks. Students can choose tracks in areas like medical imaging, language technology, and chemometrics. The program aims to help students gain skills to solve scientific questions and improve society through data science research projects and a master's thesis.
This document provides an overview of qualitative data analysis. It discusses common qualitative analysis methods such as open coding, systematic coding, and affinity diagramming. It also covers validity threats in qualitative research like bias and reactivity, and ways to test validity including negative case analysis and triangulation. The document emphasizes that good qualitative analysis involves collecting rich data through methods like interviews and observation, and representing the data through descriptions and scenarios that tell the story and look for themes.
This document provides guidance and feedback for students on their working titles, abstracts, and research questions for various research projects. For a project on sustainability in art installations, feedback addresses clarifying key terms and the relevance of precedents. For a project on biomimicry in architecture, feedback suggests assessing biomimicry's potential for sustainability through practice and evaluation. For a virtual reality project, feedback asks how immersion compensates for fidelity and whether VR efforts are worthwhile. The document also offers general literature review guidance around purpose, gaps, and theoretical grounding and discusses research contributions and reference management.
This document provides an agenda and details for the Stevens Institute of Technology Innovation Expo 2016, which showcases senior projects, faculty research, and entrepreneurial ventures. The day includes presentations of student work, faculty posters, lectures on convergence science and the history of the internet, startup exhibits, and elevator pitch competitions. Speakers include Dr. Nariman Farvardin, President of Stevens Institute of Technology, and Grace Peng from the National Institutes of Health. The expo allows the Stevens community to engage with innovative projects across various fields that are working to solve important problems.
Direct to Discovery: Learning Beyond the Bandwidth BarrierVideoguy
Direct to Discovery is a project that brings scientists and their labs directly into K-12 classrooms using high-speed networks and video conferencing. This allows students to have direct access to scientists and their research, discovering science for themselves in an engaging way. Preliminary results show increased student engagement and excitement in STEM subjects. Formal evaluation of student achievement and program impacts will require long-term tracking of participating students.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a sociology course on social research methods. It introduces the lecturer, Bonnie Green, and outlines that the course will balance theory and practical skills to prepare students for final year dissertation projects and future careers in social research. The course overview explains that semester 1 will include lectures, seminars, and optional sessions, while semester 2 will involve independent project work and practical workshops. Assessment includes individual and group components involving project plans, proposals, reports and presentations across the two semesters.
The document summarizes graduate studies opportunities in the Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at The University of Toledo. It outlines why pursuing graduate studies leads to higher pay and better job security, and the department's strong research programs, well-published faculty, and job placement prospects for graduates. The document describes the department's MS and PhD programs and research focus areas, lists current research projects, faculty, labs, and resources available to students. It provides details on admission requirements and applying for graduate admission and assistantships.
Paulina R. Szadkowska is a chemical engineer seeking new opportunities. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015 with an overall GPA of 3.2. She has work experience in laboratories at NanoInk and NanoProfessor conducting experiments, operating equipment like atomic force microscopes, and presenting to potential clients. She is fluent in English and Polish and has strong computer and organizational skills.
This document provides an overview of a research methodology. It describes the research design, locale, and participants of the study. The research design section briefly discusses what type of research design was used. The research locale section describes the community where the research was conducted and where the participants were drawn from. The research participants section lists the people who took part in the study. The document also includes sections on the instruments, materials, and procedures used in carrying out the research study.
Getting Ready for the EC-TEL Doctoral ConsortiumChristian Glahn
Doctoral Consortia are very different from your average conference. For the 2019 ECTEL DC we introduce the early stage track for PhD candidates to present their research ideas prior to their initial findings or first publications. This is not without formal requirements. This slidedeck helps students to prepare a position statement for their Ph.D. project in order to get early feedback from the community and raise the quality of their research. The slides focuses on a structured approach to PhD projects in the field of technology enhanced learning.
This document provides an overview of research methods for a course on TransD Research Methods. It discusses key concepts in research including ontology, epistemology, methodology, and methods. It then presents details on a project evaluating digital design literacy in education, including its goals to develop a taxonomy and conceptual model. It lists relevant background and research questions for the project. The document also introduces the instructor and provides examples of their recent publications. It concludes with discussions of research questions and the differences between qualitative and quantitative inquiry.
This document provides an overview of survey research methods. It defines a survey as a research method that collects information from a sample group using standardized questionnaires or interviews. The key steps in conducting a survey are defined as: 1) defining the objective, 2) constructing the questionnaire, 3) determining the method, 4) testing the questionnaire, 5) administering the questionnaire, 6) analyzing the data, and 7) writing a report. The document also discusses types of survey questions, sampling procedures, data collection techniques, and how to analyze and discuss the results.
This lecture is dedicated to research that aims to create new computer systems. You will learn about what is important in order to increase the rigor of your design-oriented research.
The document outlines the development process for the 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Technological Literacy Framework. It describes the purpose, timeline, collaborators, and framework development process. The framework is organized into chapters covering an overview, areas of technological literacy including technology and society, design and systems, and information and communication technology. It also describes technological literacy practices, contexts, and the proposed assessment design.
The Influence of Participant Personality in Usability TestsCSCJournals
This paper presents the results of a study investigating the impact of participant personality on usability testing. Data were collected from 20 individuals who participated in a series of usability tests. The participants were grouped into 10 introverts and 10 extroverts, and were asked to complete a set of four experimental tasks related to the usability of an academic website. The results of the study revealed that extroverts were more successful than introverts in terms of finding information as well as discovering usability problems, although the types of problems found by both groups were mostly minor. It was also found that extroverts spent more time on tasks but made more mistakes than introverts. From these findings, it is evident that personality dimensions have significant impacts on usability testing outcomes, and thus should be taken into consideration as a key factor of usability testing.
This document provides information for authors submitting articles to the journal Building and Environment, including a description of the journal, its audience and impact factor, editorial board members, guidelines for authors, ethics and processes for submissions. Key points include that the journal focuses on new knowledge related to environmental performance of the built environment, publishes original research and review articles, and aims to advance the state-of-the-art through rigorous and validated work. The intended audience includes civil engineers, environmentalists and designers.
The document provides information on the 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2011) including the dates, location, themes, keynote speakers, number of submissions received and selected papers. It was hosted by Tsinghua University and co-hosted by Peking University and the National Library of China in Beijing, China from October 24-27, 2011. The conference aimed to further collaboration and development of digital libraries in the Asia-Pacific region for fields involving computer science, library and information science, and knowledge management.
Tactics on Research and Advanced Optimization Techniques in Engineering Appl...Ajay Kumar
• Identification of research problem
• Literature review
• Specifying the purpose of research
• Determine specific research questions
• Specification of a conceptual framework, usually a set of hypotheses
• Choice of a methodology (for data collection)
• Data collection
• Verify data
• Analyzing and interpreting the data
• Reporting and evaluating research
• Communicating the research findings and, possibly, recommendations
S.SENTHIL MURUGAN, Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi
The document outlines the course Research Methodology (BECM 3116) taught at KUET, Khulna. It discusses the skills and attributes required for BECM graduates according to ABET, including the ability to apply knowledge, design experiments, solve problems, function on teams, communicate effectively, and engage in lifelong learning. It provides the course information, content, objectives, and descriptive outline which covers fundamentals of research, the research process, qualitative and quantitative research methods, ethical issues, literature review, thesis writing, and presentations. The document lists reference materials and discusses expectations, distribution of marks, and the importance and process of research.
This document summarizes information about the International Journal of Production Research (IJPR). Some key points:
- IJPR is celebrating its 60th volume in 2022 and 60th anniversary in 2021. Conferences like APMS and MIM will celebrate with special issues and events.
- IJPR is a flagship journal in the fields of manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, and operations research/management science. It publishes high quality research with scientific rigor and practical relevance.
- Statistics on the journal show it is highly influential, with over 2,900 submissions per year and rankings it highly among operations management journals. Several special issues are planned around the 60th anniversary celebrations.
- The editorial board consists
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9th International Conference on Learning, Education and Pedagogy (LEAP)Global R & D Services
Conference Name: 9th International Conference on Learning, Education and Pedagogy (LEAP), 27-28 Dec, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
Conference Dates: 27-28 Dec, 2016
Conference Venue: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Deadline for Abstract/Paper Submissions: Dec 24, 2016
Contact E-Mail ID: info@adtelweb.org
Conference Convener: Dr. R Daniel
Languages: English, Chinese, Arabic, Thai, Persian
http://adtelweb.org/9th-international-conference-on-learning-education-and-pedagogy-leap-27-28-dec-2016-bangkok-thailand-about-17
- The document discusses evaluation and assessment in software engineering research and argues for a greater focus on design science.
- Design science aims to produce prescriptive knowledge for professionals through rigorous design and evaluation of solutions in context. This contrasts with explanatory science which studies existing practice.
- Three key aspects of design science research are proposed - the technological rule or theory, empirical instances of problems and solutions, and assessment of the knowledge produced.
- Choosing the right research context, balancing rigor with relevance through appropriate methods, and assessing contributions in terms of relevance, rigor and novelty are discussed as important aspects of design science.
Publishing with IEEE Workshop February 2019uoblibraries
The document provides tips on improving research paper submissions to IEEE publications, including choosing the right publication, structure and format of papers, ethics in publishing, open access options, and using impact factors. It also outlines next steps for authors such as conducting a literature review and search on IEEE Xplore. The document is intended to help authors share critical information and innovations with the global engineering and technology community through IEEE publishing.
This document contains the proceedings from the 12th International CDIO Conference held in Turku, Finland from June 12-16, 2016. It includes 100 accepted full paper presentations given at the conference organized around the themes of Advances in CDIO, CDIO Implementation, and Engineering Education Research. The papers cover topics such as flipping chemical engineering modules, collaborative quality enhancement between universities, assessing engineering student learning outcomes, and global distributed engineering student design teams. The proceedings provide an overview of the conference and include the program organization, papers presented, and participant information.
LITERATURE REVIEWING WITH RESEARCH TOOLS, Part 1: Systematic ReviewNader Ale Ebrahim
“Research Tools” enable researchers to collect, organize, analyze, visualize and publicized research outputs. Dr. Nader has collected over 700 tools that enable students to follow the correct path in research and to ultimately produce high-quality research outputs with more accuracy and efficiency. It is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled “Research Tools”, which is updated periodically. “Research Tools” consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals, and (4) Enhancing visibility and impact of the research. In this workshop some tools as an example from the part 1 (Searching the literature) will be described. The e-skills learned from the workshop are useful across various research disciplines and research institutions.
The document summarizes an independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment and management in the UK. It provides an overview of the review's approach, including gathering evidence through a literature review, public call for evidence, and stakeholder workshops. Preliminary findings indicate metrics can potentially enhance peer review if used responsibly and with transparency. The review will issue a final report in July with recommendations for universities, funders, and other groups on responsible use of quantitative and qualitative data in research evaluation.
The document provides an overview of the research methodology process for science and technology. It defines research and notes that research involves systematically collecting and analyzing data to increase understanding, interpreting data to draw conclusions, and building on past research rather than just restating facts. The document outlines Wallace's model for the research process and discusses key stages including proposing a research topic after reviewing literature, conducting the research, and documenting the work through publications like conference and journal papers. It also provides guidance on components of documentation like the research proposal, thesis, scientific writing format IMRAD, and considerations for publication.
UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY INTERACTION IN LEARNING FROM INCIDENTS:The Change Laboratory as a means of intersectoral and interdisciplinary boundary crossing
Caledonian Academy Research seminar series. Glasgow Caledonian University. 10-02-2011
The document discusses the use of the Change Laboratory method to facilitate intersectoral and interdisciplinary boundary crossing. The Change Laboratory brings together university researchers and industry employees to jointly analyze work practices through a series of sessions. This allows knowledge from both sectors and disciplines like safety and process engineering to come together. While challenging to implement due to the time and participation needed, the Change Laboratory acknowledges local expertise, surfaces new data, and helps transform knowledge between university and industry in a way that is part of the research process. It provides a social and collaborative space to lower barriers between sectors and disciplines.
3rd International Conference on Learning, Education and Pedagogy (LEAP)Global R & D Services
Conference Name: 3rd International Conference on Learning, Education and Pedagogy (LEAP), 28-29 June 2016, Singapore
Conference Dates: 28-29, June 2016
Conference Venue: Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore
Deadline for Abstract/Paper Submissions: June 25, 2016
Contact E-Mail ID: info@adtelweb.org
Conference Convener: Dr. R Daniel
Languages: English, Chinese, Arabic, Thai, Persian
The document describes the proposed Applied Research Centre (ARC) which would be a joint initiative between University College Dublin (UCD) and the Research Triangle Institute (RTI). ARC would leverage UCD's academic expertise and RTI's experience in applied research methods to conduct large-scale, multidisciplinary research. ARC aims to increase Ireland's capacity for complex applied research, inform policymaking, and support economic growth through job creation and skills development.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering: An International Journal (MSEJ)msejjournal
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ASSIGNMENT 2 - Research Proposal Weighting 30 tow.docxsherni1
ASSIGNMENT 2 - Research Proposal
Weighting: 30% towards final grade
Word limit: 3000 (-/+10%) – text only, excluding tables, appendices, references,
covers page, contents.
This is an individual piece of work
Apply the requirements of the Harvard Referencing System throughout the
report.
Use the structure appearing below:
Research Proposal Specifics
You are about to commence a new research project in a field of your choice.
You are expected to write a report that constitutes a research proposal.
1. Working individually, you will:
- Have chosen a clear and specific research question/ aim/ hypothesis for your research;
- Have contextualised your research question/ aim within the academic literature;
- Understand the philosophical and methodological bases for your research;
- Have a sound method to address the research question/ aim/ hypothesis.
2. Use Harvard style in-text citation and referencing.
3. Do not copy any materials you use word for word unless you identify these sections clearly as
quotations.
4. If you paraphrase any materials, you must identify sources through in-text referencing.
5. This is an individual assignment please do not work closely with anyone else.
6. Write 3000 words (+ or – 10%) excluding the header sheet, cover page, contents page, reference
list, footnotes and appendices.
Marks for criteria: Criteria
10% Focus and Completion Does the proposal
address the set tasks in a meaningful
manner?
20% Research Objective Does the proposal
clearly articulate
20% Synthesis and Soundness Does the
proposal place the research objective in
the context of the relevant academic
literature and any relevant past studies?
Does the discussion demonstrate a
comprehensive understanding of that
literature?
30% Research Methods and Methodology Does
the proposal sensibly outline methods for
accessing sources of data that will address
or answer the research objective? Is the
method consistent with the methodology?
10% Clarity of Approach Is the proposal well
organised, logically constructed and
attentive to the needs of the reader? Does
the timeline include an Gantt chart or key
milestones for research?
10% Mechanical Soundness Is the portfolio
clearly written, spell
Structuring the research proposal
1. Introduction (~200 words)
Explain the issue you are examining and why it is significant.
Describe the general area to be studied
Explain why this area is important to the general area under study (e.g., psychology of
language, second language acquisition, teaching methods)
2. Background/Review of the Literature (~1000 words)
A description of what has already known about this area and short discussion of why the background
studies are not sufficient.
Summarise what is already known about the field. Include a summary of the basic
background information on the topic gleaned from your literature re ...
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1. Is Empirical Enough?
On contributions in software
engineering research
PER RUNESON, KEYNOTE CESSER-IP@ICSE’19 @SOFTENGRESGRP
2. CESSER-IP CFP
• Researchers believe that practitioners are looking for quick
fixes to their problems.
• Practitioners have a view that case studies in research do not
represent the complexities of real projects and have doubts in
the results produced by research.
• Hence, empirical studies are necessary to ensure the relevance
and applicability of software engineering research.
3. How to conduct research?
• Empirical Research Methods
– Experiments
– Case studies
– Surveys
– Systematic Literature reviews
4. Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Information and Software Technology
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/infsof
CERSE - Catalog for empirical research in software engineering: A
Systematic mapping study
Jefferson Seide Molléri
⁎
, Kai Petersen, Emilia Mendes
BTH - Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Sweden
A R T I C L E I N F O
Keywords:
Empirical research
Empirical methods
Mapping study
A B S T R A C T
Context Empirical research in software engineering contributes towards developing scientific knowledge in this
field, which in turn is relevant to inform decision-making in industry. A number of empirical studies have been
carried out to date in software engineering, and the need for guidelines for conducting and evaluating such
research has been stressed.
Objective: The main goal of this mapping study is to identify and summarize the body of knowledge on
research guidelines, assessment instruments and knowledge organization systems on how to conduct and
evaluate empirical research in software engineering.
Method: A systematic mapping study employing manual search and snowballing techniques was carried out
to identify the suitable papers. To build up the catalog, we extracted and categorized information provided by
the identified papers.
Results: The mapping study comprises a list of 341 methodological papers, classified according to research
methods, research phases covered, and type of instrument provided. Later, we derived a brief explanatory review
of the instruments provided for each of the research methods.
Conclusion: We provide: an aggregated body of knowledge on the state of the art relating to guidelines,
assessment instruments and knowledge organization systems for carrying out empirical software engineering
research; an exemplary usage scenario that can be used to guide those carrying out such studies is also provided.
341 methodological papers
6. What? Examples from ICSE 2018 (best papers)
• Spatio-Temporal Context Reduction: A Pointer-Analysis-Based Static
Approach for Detecting Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities
• Identifying Design Problems in the Source Code: A Grounded Theory
• Static Automated Program Repair for Heap Properties
• Automated Localization for Unreproducible Builds
• Large-Scale Analysis of Framework-Specific Exceptions in Android Apps
• Generalized Data Structure Synthesis
• Traceability in the Wild: Automatically Augmenting Incomplete Trace links
• Towards Optimal Concolic Testing
10. Research paradigms
1. The formal sciences, such as philosophy and
mathematics.
2. The explanatory sciences, such as the natural
sciences and major sections of the social sciences.
3. The design sciences, such as the engineering
sciences, medical science and modern psychotherapy.
J. E. van Aken. Management Research Based on the Paradigm of the Design
Sciences: The Quest for Field-Tested and Grounded Technological Rules. Journal of
Management Studies, 41(2):219–246, 2004.
11. Empiricism in research paradigms
1. The formal sciences – ”empirically void”
2. The explanatory sciences – observation studies
3. The design sciences – evaluation studies
What paradigm does software
engineering belong to?
12. Software engineering paradigms
• Explanatory science
– How is SE practice wrt X?
– Which test/review/requirements
method is ’best’?
• Design science
– How can SE practice be
improved wrt X?
– Which test/review/requirements
method should I use?
van Aken
Organization
theory
Management
theory
Simon
Science of the
’natural’
Science of the
’artificial’
13. Design science goals
• produce prescriptive
knowledge for professionals
in a discipline
• share empirical insights
gained from investigations of
such prescriptions applied in
context
15. Design Science – my view
Problem
instance
SolutionEvaluationProblem
understanding
Solution
design
Theoretical foundations
Theoretical contributions
Problem Solution
16. Design Science – Hevner’s view
ence researchers in the various engineering fields, architecture, the arts, and
other design-oriented communities.
Figure 1. Design Science Research Cycles
Knowledge BaseDesign Science Research
Build Design
Artifacts &
Processes
Evaluate
Design
Cycle
Application Domain
• People
• Organizational
Systems
• Technical
Systems
• Problems
& Opportunities
Relevance Cycle
• Requirements
• Field Testing
Rigor Cycle
•Grounding
•Additions to KB
Foundations
•Scientific Theories
& Methods
• Experience
& Expertise
• Meta-Artifacts
(Design Products &
Design Processes)
Environment
17. Design Science – Wieringa’s extension
improvement, and to design a treatment that aims to change the real world in
the direction of stakeholder goals. Attempting to answer a knowledge question,
by contrast, requires us to identify the questions and unit of study, and define
measurements that will provide the quantitative or qualitative data by which we
can answer these questions.
Not only should we do different things to solve improvement problems or an-
swer knowledge questions, the results of these efforts are also evaluated
IS design science
Know-
ledge
base
Environ-
ment
Know-
ledge
question
investigat
ion
Improve-
ment
problem
solving
Goals,
budget
Know-
ledge
artifacts
Fig. 2. Framework for design science
20. Design Science as a Lens for SE
Design
science
research
approach
Prescriptive
knowledge
Research
context
Trade-offs
Research
methods
21. • ESEM’17
Using a Visual Abstract as a Lens for Communicating and Promoting
Design Science Research in Software Engineering
Margaret-Anne Storey
University of Victoria
BC, Canada
mstorey@uvic.ca
Emelie Engstr¨om
Lund University
Sweden
emelie.engstrom@cs.lth.se
Martin H¨ost
Lund University
Sweden
martin.host@cs.lth.se
Per Runeson
Lund University
Sweden
per.runeson@cs.lth.se
Elizabeth Bjarnason
Lund University
Sweden
elizabeth@cs.lth.se
Abstract—Empirical software engineering research aims to
generate prescriptive knowledge that can help software en-
gineers improve their work and overcome their challenges,
but deriving these insights from real-world problems can
be challenging. In this paper, we promote design science as
an effective way to produce and communicate prescriptive
knowledge. We propose using a visual abstract template to
communicate design science contributions and highlight the
main problem/solution constructs of this area of research, as
well as to present the validity aspects of design knowledge. Our
conceptualization of design science is derived from existing
not accepted due to unclear benefits or disagreements about
what constitutes a valuable “software engineering research
contribution”. Excellent research contributions also go unno-
ticed by practitioners that could benefit from those insights.
Many software engineering research papers do not ex-
plicitly describe the class of problems addressed, nor do they
sufficiently describe the relevance to practitioners. They tend
to focus on problem solving instances but do not sufficiently
reason about how the knowledge can be generalized [6].
We feel that design science should be promoted as it is
a powerful way to frame prescriptive software engineering
ESEM´17 https://doi.org/10.1109/ESEM.2017.28
22.
23. Prescriptive knowledge for professionals
Technological rules [van Aken]
To achieve <effect/change>
in <situation/context>
use <solution/intervention>
Prescriptive
knowledge
25. Research context
The proper place to study
elephants is the jungle, not
the zoo
The proper place to study
bacteria is the laboratory,
not the jungle
CC BY 2.0 paul bica @ flickr
Research
context
K.-J. Stol and B. Fitzgerald. The ABC of software
engineering research. ACM Trans. Softw. Eng.
Methodol., 27(3):11:1–11:51, 2018.
26. Choise of
research context
K.-J. Stol and B. Fitzgerald.
The ABC of software
engineering research. ACM
Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol.,
27(3):11:1–11:51, 2018.
The ABC of Soware Engineering Research • 1:11
Experimental
Simulations
Laboratory
Experiments
Judgment
Studies
Sample
Studies
Formal
Theory
Computer
Simulations
Field
Experiments
Field
Studies
Less
obtrusive
research
More
obtrusive
research
Increasingly more universal
contexts and systems
Increasingly more specific
contexts and systems
Quadrant II
Contrived
settings
Quadrant I
Natural
settings
Quadrant IV
Non-empirical
settings
Quadrant III
Neutral
settings
Maximum potential for
generalizability over Actors
Maximum potential for
realism ofContext
Maximum potential for
precision ofmeasurement
ofactors’ Behavior
A
C
B
Fig. 1. The ABC framework: eight research strategies as categories of research methods for soware engineering (Adapted
from Runkel and McGrath [170]). adrants I to IV represent dierent research seings.
Research
context
27. Research context
Case study [Yin]:
an empirical enquiry that investigates a contemporary
phenomenon within its real-life context, especially when
the boundaries between phenomenon and context are
not clearly evident.
Research
context
29. Assessing Design Science Research
• Relevance – does it adress a real problem, and is the
solution useful?
• Rigor – what actions are taken to ensure
problem/solution are valid?
• Novelty – which contribution is new?
Trade-
offs
31. Design science methods?
Problem
formulation
Problem/
issue
Industry
Academia
Study
state of
the art
Candidate
solution
Static
validation
Validation
in
academia
Dynamic
validation
Release
solution
T. Gorschek, P. Garre, S. Larsson,
and C. Wohlin. A model for
technology transfer in practice.
IEEE Software, 23(6):88–95, 2006.
Problem
instance
SolutionEvaluationProblem
understanding
Solution
design
Theoretical foundations
Theoretical contributions
Knowledge level
Instance level
Research
methods
32. Conclusion
• Empirical studies are means to progress and ensure
the relevance of software engineering research
contributions
• The ultimate contributions is the theoretical and
practical design knowledge
• The design science frame helps assessing and
communicating the contributions in/between industry
and academia
33. Thanks
• Margaret-Anne Storey
• Emelie Engström
• Elizabeth Bjarnason
• Martin Höst
• Maria Teresa Baldassarre
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Future Telecom @ Flickr
Contact
per.runeson@cs.lth.se
@softengresgrp