Designing requirements engineering research

Roelf J. Wieringa; Johannes M.G. Heerkens

doi:10.1109/CERE.2007.4

Designing requirements engineering research

Roelf J. Wieringa, Johannes M.G. Heerkens

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Engineering sciences study different topics than natural sciences, and utility is an essential factor in choosing engineering research problems. But despite these differences, research methods for the engineering sciences are no different than research methods for any other kind of science. At most there is a difference in emphasis. In the case of requirements engineering research—and more generally software engineering research—there is a confusion about the relative roles of research and about design and the methods appropriate for each of these activities. This paper analyzes these roles and provides a classification of research methods that can be used in any science—engineering or otherwise.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE'07)
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	36-48
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7695-3378-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CERE.2007.4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007
Event	Fifth International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering, CERE 2007 - Delhi, India Duration: 15 Oct 2007 → 16 Oct 2007 Conference number: 5 http://www.di.unipi.it/CERE07/

Publication series

Name
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press
Number	302

Workshop

Workshop	Fifth International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering, CERE 2007
Abbreviated title	CERE
Country/Territory	India
City	Delhi
Period	15/10/07 → 16/10/07
Internet address	http://www.di.unipi.it/CERE07/

Keywords

SCS-Services
IS-Design science methodology
METIS-251052
EWI-13002
IR-64852

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10.1109/CERE.2007.4

http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/CERE.2007.4

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