Complexity and development effort estimation models are developed based on a set of Component Oriented metrics. Our view focuses on the efforts for the identification and the integration of existing components, as the most important types of development activities in this emerging paradigm. The metrics set that is used in this research, therefore, is specifically configured considering the comp...

xi 1 Workshop Introduction 1 1.1 SOA Research Agenda 1 1.1.1 Service-Oriented Systems Life Cycle 1 1.1.2 Taxonomy of SOA Research Topics 1 1.2 Evolution of the SOA Research Agenda through MESOA 2 1.2.1 Tools, Techniques, and Environments to Support Maintenance Activities 3 1.2.2 Multilanguage System Analysis and Maintenance 3 1.2.3 Reengineering Processes for Migration to SOA Environments 4 1.2...

INGENIAS is an agent oriented software engineering methodology for Multi-Agent Systems development. It combines agent research results with concepts and methods established in MESSAGE/UML. The result is a development process in the line of conventional software engineering processes, like object oriented software development paradigm or structured paradigm. INGENIAS defines deliverables and def...

The Dutch School Inspectorate defines achievement-oriented work (AOW) as the maximization of student performance in a systematic and goaloriented way. Research by the Inspectorate shows that students in achievementoriented schools perform better than students in schools that meet the criteria for achievement-oriented work less. The University of Twente has developed a training course in which s...

Predicting fault proneness of classes in object oriented systems (OOS) is one of the fault management activities and may be considered as one of the cost effective ways to deal with faults. Prediction of faults needs identification and measurement of various factors that affects fault proneness of classes in OOS. In this paper, several design oriented factors have been identified that help in c...

Program slicing has many applications in software engineering activities including program comprehension, debugging, testing, maintenance, and model checking. In this paper, we propose an approach to slicing aspect-oriented software. To solve this problem, we present a dependencebased representation called aspect-oriented system dependence graph (ASDG), which extends previous dependence graphs,...

In this paper we analyse productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment using firm level panel data UK manufacturing industries from 1992 to 1999. We investigate spillovers through horizontal, backward and forward linkages, distinguish spillovers from export oriented vs domestic market oriented FDI, and allow for differing effects depending on domestic firms’ export activities. The resu...

The requirements engineering (RE) process is a decision-rich complex problem solving activity. This paper examines the elements of organization-oriented macro decisions as well as process-oriented micro decisions in the RE process and illustrates how to integrate classical decision-making models with RE process models. This integration helps in formulating a common vocabulary and model to impro...

We described the information transfer and communication activities of nurse coordinators (NCO), who lead patient flow management in a major trauma center. A field study was conducted to identify information sources and information tools used, leading purposes of communication, and the information types NCOs need for patient flow management. In addition to verbal communication, NCOs frequently u...