Although computer science, information systems, and information technology educators
often do an exemplary job of preparing their students for jobs in industry or for further …

Although surveys are an extremely common research method, surveybased research is not
an easy option. In this chapter, we use examples of three software engineering surveys to …

This article is the fifth installment of our series of articles on survey research. In it, we discuss
what we mean by a population and a sample and the implications of each for survey …

Surveys are probably the most commonly-used research method world-wide. Survey work is
visible not only because we see many examples of it in software engineering research, but …

Graduating computer science and software engineering students do not always possess the
necessary skills, abilities, or knowledge when beginning their careers in the software …

In this article, we discuss how to construct a questionnaire. We point out the need to use any
previous research results to reduce the overheads of survey construction. We identify a …

This second article of our series looks at the process of designing a survey. The design
process begins with reviewing the objectives, examining the target population identified by …

This article discusses how to avoid biased questions in survey instruments, how to motivate
people to complete instruments and how to evaluate instruments. In the context of survey …

Transitions from novice to expert often cause stress and anxiety and require specialized
instruction and support to enact efficiently. While many studies have looked at novice …

Efforts to develop licensing requirements, curricula, or training programs for software
professionals should consider the experience of the practitioners who actually perform the …