Building Theories in Software Engineering Export

@incollection{citeulike:5951561, abstract = {In mature sciences, building theories is the principal method of acquiring and accumulating knowledge that may be used in a wide range of settings. In software engineering, there is relatively little focus on theories. In particular, there is little use and development of empirically-based theories. We propose, and illustrate with examples, an initial framework for describing software engineering theories, and give advice on how to start proposing, testing, modifying and using theories to support both research and practise in software engineering.}, author = {Sj{\o}berg, Dag I. K. and Dyb\r{a}, Tore and Anda, Bente C. D. and Hannay, Jo E.}, citeulike-article-id = {5951561}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_12}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/v75720085mn87205}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_12}, journal = {Guide to Advanced Empirical Software Engineering}, keywords = {2008, swe, theo}, pages = {312--336}, posted-at = {2009-10-16 15:20:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Building Theories in Software Engineering}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_12}, year = {2008} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:5951561 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5951561 N2 - In mature sciences, building theories is the principal method of acquiring and accumulating knowledge that may be used in a wide range of settings. In software engineering, there is relatively little focus on theories. In particular, there is little use and development of empirically-based theories. We propose, and illustrate with examples, an initial framework for describing software engineering theories, and give advice on how to start proposing, testing, modifying and using theories to support both research and practise in software engineering. JF - Guide to Advanced Empirical Software Engineering EP - 336 TI - Building Theories in Software Engineering SP - 312 KW - 2008 KW - swe KW - theo AU - Sjøberg, Dag AU - Dybå, Tore AU - Anda, Bente AU - Hannay, Jo PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_12 ER -