The Role of Ethnographic Studies in Empirical Software Engineering
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 1452749
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1109/TSE.2016.2519887
- Title of journal
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
- Article number
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- First page
- 786
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 8
- ISSN
- 0098-5589
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- January
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 23
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper provides evidence to explain the influential role ethnographic studies can play in empirical software engineering (ESE), and a tailored framework for applying it. Prior to this, ethnographic studies in software engineering were sidelined by the ESE community. It has inspired and informed novel ethnographic studies, e.g. in fault fixing and mobile design, is commonly referenced by software engineering articles on empirical methods, and has the capacity to influence the field further. It is published in the premier journal IEEE TSE, and was chosen to be presented at software engineering's premier International conference (ICSE) under their Journal First programme.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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