The (relative) importance of software design criteria

Authors:
Tzu-Yi Chen;Stephen Cooper;Robert McCartney;Leslie Schwartzman
Affiliations:
Pomona College, Claremont, CA;St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA;University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT;Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Venue:
ITiCSE '05 Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2005

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Abstract

We study how the relative values placed on a variety of software design criteria differs between beginning students, advanced students, and educators. We also consider how these values change depending on the specific design situation. Statistical analysis of data collectedfrom over 300 subjects reveals relatively small differences between the two student populations and significant differences between educators and students. In addition to often valuing different criteria, educators also value criteria more consistently across the design situations.