Towards a Systematic Study of Values in SE: Tools for Industry and EducationNIER
This paper reports on the development of ongoing research into the systematic study of human values in software engineering (SE). Firstly, we outline the rationale for this work, highlighting the significance of human values in SE and the need for both a more structured approach to their study and tools to support their articulation in SE. We then explain our theoretical framework, which draws on social psychology research on values. Secondly, we introduce tools designed in line with this framework and the context of their use so far. Our tools adopt a variety of research methods including structured mixed-method techniques, such as the ‘Values Q-Sort’ (V-QS) and more open design-based methods, such as the ‘Values Probes’. Given the multi-faceted nature of the topic, we argue that a combination of qualitative, quantitative and design thinking techniques is a necessary step for the study of human values in SE; and that these methods should be both robust and replicable, and creative and provocative. Finally, we highlight the potential applications of our tools in SE industry and education.
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14:00 - 15:30 | Trends and Challenges in SENew Ideas and Emerging Results / Technical Track / Software Engineering in Practice / Papers at Place du Canada Chair(s): Barbora Buhnova Masaryk University | ||
14:00 20mTalk | Software Engineering for Machine Learning: A Case StudySEIPIndustry Program Software Engineering in Practice Saleema Amershi Microsoft, Andrew Begel Microsoft Research, Christian Bird Microsoft Research, Robert DeLine Microsoft Research, Harald Gall University of Zurich, Ece Kamar Microsoft, Nachiappan Nagappan Microsoft Research, Besmira Nushi Microsoft Research, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research Pre-print | ||
14:20 10mTalk | Blockchain-based Software EngineeringNIER New Ideas and Emerging Results Moritz Beller Delft University of Technology, Joseph Hejderup Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Pre-print | ||
14:30 10mTalk | On Testing Quantum ProgramsNIER New Ideas and Emerging Results Pre-print | ||
14:40 10mTalk | Towards a Systematic Study of Values in SE: Tools for Industry and EducationNIER New Ideas and Emerging Results Emily Winter Lancaster University, Stephen Forshaw Lancaster University, Lucy Hunt Lancaster University, Maria Angela Ferarrio Lancaster University | ||
14:50 10mTalk | Robustness and Games Against Nature in Molecular ProgrammingNIER New Ideas and Emerging Results Jack H. Lutz Iowa State University, Neil Lutz University of Pennsylvania, Robyn Lutz Iowa State University, Matthew Riley Iowa State University | ||
15:00 20mTalk | Statistical Algorithmic Profiling for Randomized Approximate ProgramsTechnical Track Technical Track Keyur Joshi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Vimuth Fernando University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sasa Misailovic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pre-print | ||
15:20 10mTalk | Discussion Period Papers |