A Framework for the Semiotic Quality of User Stories

Kamthan, Pankaj; Shahmir, Nazlie

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-65796-3_40

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“…Fig. 10 illustrates a user story process model that has been used for REE [25], the elements of which, namely Express, Experiment, and Evaluate, are extended, as appropriate, using the stages of design thinking, namely Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test [12], so that it becomes conducive to the use of paper. The symbol ► denotes the need for convergent thinking, while ◄ denotes the need for divergent thinking.…”

Section: A User Story Process Model For the Use Of Papermentioning

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On the Implications of Human-Paper Interaction for Software Requirements Engineering Education

Kamthan¹

2022

Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

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It is broadly accepted that requirements engineering is one of the most important phases of a software project, and requires tools to be effective. For a variety of reasons, paper as a tool has lasted for millennia and remains ubiquitous. This paper makes a case for a contextual, conscientious, and evidence-based use of paper in a competency-oriented approach to software requirements engineering education (REE). It argues that the prophecies for the obsolescence of paper are premature, there are unique benefits in the use of paper, and the decision to use paper should be based on [0, 1] rather than {0, 1}. In this regard, a need-centered conceptual model for human-paper interaction is proposed. The characteristics of paper that make it historically unique are reported and the affordances of paper relevant to REE are discussed. The REE-related activities that benefit from viewing paper as a boundary object and using different types of paper are highlighted and illustrated by means of examples. In advocating polyliteracy, the potential for a convergence of paper and digital media towards a harmonic coexistence is underscored.

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Section: A User Story Process Model For the Use Of Papermentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Implications of Human-Paper Interaction for Software Requirements Engineering Education

Kamthan¹

2022

Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

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“…Fig. 5 shows a conceptual meta-model for a minimal, continuous user story process [15], the activities and artifacts of which are aimed to be ethically-sensitive. The user story process proceeds as follows.…”

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On Integrating Ethicality in User Stories (S)

Kamthan¹

2021

Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

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In recent years, software has increasingly become anthropomorphic, even autocratic. For example, software is being used exclusively for activities, such as decision-making, question-answering, or recommending, that in the past were either partly or entirely human. This has only contributed to the enduring issue of software ethics. In that regard, this paper models ethicality as a meta-quality attribute and proposes an ethically-sensitive, standards-based, technology-and-toolindependent, semi-formal framework, comprising interrelated conceptual (meta-)models that provide an understanding of ethicality, user story environment, and user story process. It outlines an approach of integrating ethicality naturally and systematically in the user story process, and provides illustrative and representative examples in support of this approach. Finally, it presents the results of a preliminary survey of students and professionals on their knowledge and experience of ethics in (agile) software projects.

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A Framework for the Semiotic Quality of User Stories

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

On the Implications of Human-Paper Interaction for Software Requirements Engineering Education

On the Implications of Human-Paper Interaction for Software Requirements Engineering Education

On Integrating Ethicality in User Stories (S)

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