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Process simulation for software engineering education

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Shu Jiang,

He Zhang,

Chao GaoAuthors Info & Claims

ESEM '14: Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

Article No.: 72, Page 1

https://doi.org/10.1145/2652524.2652601

Published: 18 September 2014 Publication History

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Context: Training and learning is one important purpose of Software Process Simulation (SPS). A noticeable number of studies employing SPS for Software Engineering Education (SEE) raised our interest. Objective: This research aims to reveal the-state-of-the-art and empirical effectiveness assessment of this meaningful subject area. Method: We conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to investigate this subject. Results: The review identified 34 primary studies and 10 simulators. Conclusions: The findings show that this is a continuous research area and SPS game appears more attractive to education than non-game SPS. In contrast, only one study on non-game SPS in education was reported after 2005. SimSE was identified as a landmark among the simulators for SEE in the past years.

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Process simulation for software engineering education
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management

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ESEM '14: Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

September 2014

461 pages

ISBN:9781450327749

DOI:10.1145/2652524

General Chair:
Maurizio Morisio
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
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Program Chairs:
Tore Dybå
Sintef, Norway
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Marco Torchiano
Politecnico di Torino, Italy

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Published: 18 September 2014

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ESEM '14: 2014 ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

September 18 - 19, 2014

Torino, Italy

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ESEM '14 Paper Acceptance Rate 23 of 123 submissions, 19%;

Overall Acceptance Rate 130 of 594 submissions, 22%

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