NDLI: The Future of Empirical Methods in Software Engineering Research

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sjoberg, D.I.K. Dyba, T. Jorgensen, M.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Simula Res. Lab., Lysaker (Sjoberg, D.I.K.; Dyba, T.; Jorgensen, M.)
Abstract	We present the vision that for all fields of software engineering (SE), empirical research methods should enable the development of scientific knowledge about how useful different SE technologies are for different kinds of actors, performing different kinds of activities, on different kinds of systems. It is part of the vision that such scientific knowledge will guide the development of new SE technology and is a major input to important SE decisions in industry. Major challenges to the pursuit of this vision are: more SE research should be based on the use of empirical methods; the quality, including relevance, of the studies using such methods should be increased; there should be more and better synthesis of empirical evidence; and more theories should be built and tested. Means to meet these challenges include (1) increased competence regarding how to apply and combine alternative empirical methods, (2) tighter links between academia and industry, (3) the development of common research agendas with a focus on empirical methods, and (4) more resources for empirical research.
Starting Page	358
Ending Page	378
File Size	362108
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769528295
DOI	10.1109/FOSE.2007.30
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-05-23
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computer science Information science Laboratories Project management Software systems Computer industry Computer Society Informatics Software engineering Software development management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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