Designing requirements engineering research

Wieringa, R.J. and Heerkens, J.M.G. (2007) Designing requirements engineering research. In: Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE'07), 15-16 Oct 2007, Delhi.

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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.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) Management and Governance (SMG)
Research Chair:	Operations Management and Logistics (OMPL)
Research Group:	Information Systems (IS) Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems (IEBIS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/64852
Official URL:	http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/CERE.2007.4
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