Purpose The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether ontology integrated in an organizational learning environment may support the automatic learning material classification in a specific knowledge area. Design/methodology/approach An ontology for recommending learning material was integrated in the organizational learning environment based on ontology. An experiment was performed with 15 experts and 84 learners. Experts and learners were asked to classify 30 learning material related to Software Engineering area. The results obtained from experts and learners were compared with the ontology results. Findings Among 30 learning materials evaluated, 24 learning materials got closer to the expert classification using the ontology than using the learners’ manual classification. The learners had difficulties in correctly classifying the learning materials according to the knowledge area applied. Originality/value In an autonomous collaborative environment without a tutor responsible for organizing the learning materials shared by collaborators, an ontology may be an auxiliary mechanism to support automatic learning material classification. The proposed ontology uses recommendations given by the collaborators to get the correct knowledge area classification. The correct classification may support retrieval of appropriate learning materials according to the learners’ needs.
Human resources development is an important factor in software process improvement projects. A learning environment is proposed in order to provide a means so that software engineers may achieve needed skills. In such environment, learning occurs in an autonomous way through learning material sharing. The learning materials are recommended considering the learning style and ontologies are used in order to structure knowledge. An experiment was performed with 84 Software Engineering students and 80.95% of the participants considered the use of learning style in the proposed environment rather important. Keywords-ontology; learning style; learning environment I. INTRODUÇÃOUma das primeiras dificuldades que uma empresa enfrenta ao iniciar um programa de melhoria de processos é a carência de recursos humanos habilitados para empreender o esforço de melhoria e para definir e institucionalizar novos processos [1]. Essas deficiências podem ser provenientes, tanto de falhas na formação acadêmica, quanto de treinamentos ineficientes ou materiais de aprendizagem não adequados ao perfil do aprendiz. Modelos de qualidade tais como Capability Maturity ModelIntegration (CMMI) e Melhoria de Processos do Software Brasileiro (MPS.BR) prevêem que as empresas devem ter práticas associadas à área de treinamento organizacional. No CMMI está definida a área Organizational Training (OT) cujo objetivo é desenvolver as habilidades e conhecimento das pessoas possibilitando assim desempenhar seus papéis efetivamente e eficientemente [2]. No MPS.BR está definido o processo Gerência de Recursos Humanos (GRH) cujo propósito é prover a organização e os projetos com os recursos humanos necessários e manter suas competências adequadas às necessidades do negócio [3].Porém, para manter as competências adequadas às necessidades do negócio é preciso investimento em treinamentos nas diversas áreas da Engenharia de Software. No entanto, a empresa pode não dispor de recursos financeiros para atender a todos os treinamentos necessários para seus colaboradores. A disponibilidade de um ambiente para compartilhamento de materiais de aprendizagem pode ser um meio para minimizar este problema e promover a aprendizagem autodidata, propiciando o compartilhamento do conhecimento. O engenheiro de software, ao utilizar um material de aprendizagem e considerá-lo útil, pode compartilhá-lo com seus colegas de trabalho criando uma forma colaborativa de aprendizagem. Em um ambiente como este, cada um é responsável pelo seu próprio aprendizado e coopera com o aprendizado do próximo, compartilhando materiais que julga importante para a aprendizagem de uma determinada área da Engenharia de Software. A obtenção de novos conhecimentos em Engenharia de Software é considerada um fator motivador em programas de melhoria de processo de software [4].No entanto, recursos especiais precisam ser aplicados neste ambiente para proporcionar o compartilhamento e recuperação correta dos materiais de aprendizagem, assim como sugerir os materiais mais adequados ao perfil do profissional,...
This work refers to the review of 258 papers published in the WER throughout 15 editions. This review ́s goal was to identify the most active research groups within this workshop, the most debated topics and the trends in the Requirements Engineering area. Furthermore, the aim of this review was to analyze the relevance of WER. It was made identifying where WER papers have been cited. The results showed that Brazil, Argentina and Spain hold the most active groups. The requirements modeling is one of the most discussed topics in this event. Moreover, the results pointed out the international conference as one type of publication that more referenced WER papers, and the Requirements Engineering as one of the journals that more referenced WER papers.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.