An ontologically-based evaluation of software design methods

Authors:
Udo Kannengiesser;Liming Zhu
Affiliations:
Nicta, 13 garden street, eveleigh nsw 2015, australia/ e-mail: udo.kannengiesser@nicta.com.au and school of computer science and engineering, university of new south wales, sydney, australia/ e-ma ...;Nicta, 13 garden street, eveleigh nsw 2015, australia/ e-mail: udo.kannengiesser@nicta.com.au and school of computer science and engineering, university of new south wales, sydney, australia/ e-ma ...
Venue:
The Knowledge Engineering Review
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper develops an ontological basis for evaluating software design methods, based on the situated function–behaviour–structure framework. This framework accounts for the situatedness of designing, viewing it as a dynamic activity driven by interactions between designers and the artefacts being designed. On the basis of this framework, we derive a general evaluation schema that we apply to five software design methods. The ideas presented in this work contribute to a better understanding of design methods, and uncover opportunities for method integration and development.