TY - GEN
T1 - A conceptual model of software engineering research approaches
AU - Flint, Shayne
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A key motivation for undertaking software engineering research is a need to improve industrial software engineering practice. In order to address this need, it is necessary to adopt an approach to research that responds to industry problems and facilitates the orderly evaluation, adoption and continuous improvement of research outputs. This paper proposes a simple conceptual model which can be used to describe, discuss and compare a broad range of research approaches. The model is validated by using it to unify prior contributions in the area of software engineering research approaches and presenting a case study.
AB - A key motivation for undertaking software engineering research is a need to improve industrial software engineering practice. In order to address this need, it is necessary to adopt an approach to research that responds to industry problems and facilitates the orderly evaluation, adoption and continuous improvement of research outputs. This paper proposes a simple conceptual model which can be used to describe, discuss and compare a broad range of research approaches. The model is validated by using it to unify prior contributions in the area of software engineering research approaches and presenting a case study.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349505614&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ASWEC.2009.42
DO - 10.1109/ASWEC.2009.42
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9780769535999
T3 - Proceedings of the Australian Software Engineering Conference, ASWEC
SP - 229
EP - 236
BT - Proceedings - 2009 Australian Software Engineering Conference, ASWEC 2009
T2 - 2009 Australian Software Engineering Conference, ASWEC 2009
Y2 - 14 April 2009 through 17 April 2009
ER -