Cooperative Thinking: Analyzing a new framework for software engineering education

Ciancarini, Paolo; Missiroli, Marcello; Russo, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.110401

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“…This study demonstrates the positive outcomes of collaborative problem solving on students' course experience in software engineering education. Ciancarini, et al (2019) investigated collaborative thinking and its latent variables such as group awareness, group organization and complex negotiation in software development and concluded that solving complex software problems collaboratively in a team has a positive effect on problem solving skills, along with other variables considered (i.e. computational thinking).…”

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Integrating Usability into Software Engineering Course Projects

MENZİ ÇETİN

2024

Journal of Computer and Education Research

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This study presents a case study of the integration of usability evaluation into the development of task based information system prototypes in undergraduate software engineering course projects within a problem-based learning (PBL) approach. As part of the course, usability evaluation was integrated into the software development process, and the usability evaluation performance (UEP) of the projects was assessed in terms of the following criteria: effectiveness, efficiency and problem validity. It also analyzed the problem solution rate of the projects and their correlation between UEP criteria. Additionally, the study in-depth analyzed the students' final conclusions regarding the design process. The relationship between UEP criteria and the problem solving rate was examined using Spearman correlation analysis. In addition, final conclusions and problem solving behaviors were analyzed through document and thematic analysis techniques. The results supported that there is a significant correlation between usability evaluation criteria and problem solving rate. The main themes that emerged regarding usability problem solving behaviors were navigation design, error handling, database connection, algorithm design, search matching, system-user communication design and others. Final conclusions showed that project teams gained valuable insights into user-centered design, solved critical usability problems and improved their prototype design. It can be concluded that the integration of usability into software engineering education using the above approach contributes to students' understanding of user-centered interaction design.

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Integrating Usability into Software Engineering Course Projects

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2024

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“…This means that we could not derive statistically significant results from this research study; however, we were able to derive hypotheses (about the applicability of agile methodologies to musical production) that could be investigated in future research. As a matter of fact, in the near future, we plan to use PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares -Structural Equation Modeling) to larger sample sizes and thus obtain measured constructs of better statistical significance (Missiroli et al, 2017;Russo et al, 2018a;Ciancarini et al, 2019;Stol, 2019, 2021;Cucolaş and Russo, 2023).…”

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“…To achieve our goal we performed an empirical investigation based on the most solid standards in the field (Missiroli et al, 2017;Russo et al, 2018a;Ciancarini et al, 2019;Stol, 2019, 2021;Cucolaş and Russo, 2023). The results pointed out many interesting analogies between the daily practices of software engineers and those of musicians, thereby contributing to open a profitable new strand of research in the literature.…”

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Agile methodologies between software development and music production: an empirical study

Ciancarini,

Ergasheva,

Farina

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Front. Comput. Sci.

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Over the past 20 years agile methodologies revolutionized Information Technology, offering tremendous opportunities for the development of Software Engineering as an independent discipline. More specifically, agile methodologies contributed to enhancing the effectiveness and the speed of the production process as well as to improving the productivity and motivations of software developers organized in high performing teams. The agile philosophy can be and has been applied in different contexts and across several domains. This work analyses the relationship between Agile methodologies used by software engineers and the practices pursued by musicians in their daily lives. Our findings suggests that collaborative, strongly planned software development life cycle models (such as Waterfall, V-model, iterative, and Spiral) are not adequate models to describe the daily practices of musical composers. This is because their work requires a lot of flexibility, which such models intrinsically lack, because they are oriented to ensuring some form of monitorable progress. Interestingly, our findings also show that nine out of 12 Agile Principles are consciously or unconsciously followed by musicians in their practices. This suggests that there are some deep connections between these two prima facie different fields, which are both very creative. Even though our findings await replication, possibly with larger statistical samples, they contribute to open up a new strand of research in the field.

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“…Ciancarini et al ( [31]) presented a theoretical framework based on a close connection between complex problem solving and computational thinking associated with agile value resulting in "cooperative thinking" defined as a competence encompassed by complex negotiation, continuous learning, group awareness, and group organisation.…”

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Conceptual Framework for Programming Skills Development Based on Microlearning and Automated Source Code Evaluation in Virtual Learning Environment

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Understanding how software works and writing a program are currently frequent requirements when hiring employees. The complexity of learning programming often results in educational failures, student frustration and lack of motivation, because different students prefer different learning paths. Although e-learning courses have led to many improvements in the methodology and the supporting technology for more effective programming learning, misunderstanding of programming principles is one of the main reasons for students leaving school early. Universities face a challenging task: how to harmonise students’ education, focusing on advanced knowledge in the development of software applications, with students’ education in cases where writing code is a new skill. The article proposes a conceptual framework focused on the comprehensive training of future programmers using microlearning and automatic evaluation of source codes to achieve immediate feedback for students. This framework is designed to involve students in the software development of virtual learning environment software that will provide their education, thus ensuring the sustainability of the environment in line with modern development trends. The paper’s final part is devoted to verifying the contribution of the presented elements through quantitative research on the introductory parts of the framework. It turned out that although the application of interactive features did not lead to significant measurable progress during the first semester of study, it significantly improved the results of students in subsequent courses focused on advanced programming.

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Cooperative Thinking: Analyzing a new framework for software engineering education

Cited by 15 publications

References 79 publications

Integrating Usability into Software Engineering Course Projects

Integrating Usability into Software Engineering Course Projects

Agile methodologies between software development and music production: an empirical study

Conceptual Framework for Programming Skills Development Based on Microlearning and Automated Source Code Evaluation in Virtual Learning Environment

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