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Using a Visual Abstract as a Lens for Communicating and Promoting Design Science Research in Software Engineering

Storey, Margaret Anne LU ; Engström, Emelie LU orcid ; Höst, Martin LU ; Runeson, Per LU orcid and Bjarnason, Elizabeth LU orcid (2017) 11th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2017 p.181-186
Abstract
Empirical software engineering research aims to generate prescriptive knowledge that can help software engineers 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 literature and we illustrate its use by applying the visual abstract to an example use case. This is work... (More)
Empirical software engineering research aims to generate prescriptive knowledge that can help software engineers 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 literature and we illustrate its use by applying the visual abstract to an example use case. This is work in progress and further evaluation by practitioners and researchers will be forthcoming. (Less)
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Proceedings of 11th Int Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM)
pages
181 - 186
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
11th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2017
conference location
Toronto, Canada
conference dates
2017-11-09 - 2017-11-10
external identifiers
  • scopus:85042368355
ISBN
978-1-5090-4039-1
DOI
10.1109/ESEM.2017.28
project
Embedded Applications Software Engineering
language
English
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yes
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2017-10-10 14:43:48
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  abstract     = {{Empirical software engineering research aims to generate prescriptive knowledge that can help software engineers 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 literature and we illustrate its use by applying the visual abstract to an example use case. This is work in progress and further evaluation by practitioners and researchers will be forthcoming.}},
  author       = {{Storey, Margaret Anne and Engström, Emelie and Höst, Martin and Runeson, Per and Bjarnason, Elizabeth}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of 11th Int Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM)}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-5090-4039-1}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{181--186}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{Using a Visual Abstract as a Lens for Communicating and Promoting Design Science Research in Software Engineering}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ESEM.2017.28}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/ESEM.2017.28}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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