FIELD STUDIES IN SE AND HCI

Catalog description

Deals with the type of empirical study known as the "case" study. These are studies that collect data from natural software development situations as they really occur in the field, in which the researcher does not manipulate or "control" anything. The course is an end-to-end coverage of the process. Mainly focuses on case studies involving human software developers in the field. The student will conduct a field study as part of this course.