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An interactive learning approach to teach ISO/IEC 12207 software life cycle processes
(2016) Aydan, Ufuk; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
Yazılım mühendisliği alanında özellikle yazılım projesi geliştirme kapsamında literatür dahilinde birçok iş ve çalışma olmasına karşın ISO/IEC 12207 Yazılım Yaşam Döngüsü Süreçleri temellerini ve etkileşimli öğrenme sürecini kapsayan uygun bir ciddi oyun örneği eksikliği bulunmaktadır. Ciddi oyunlar belirli konularda eğitici ve belirli beceri alanlarında yetkinlik kazanılmasını sağlayan uygulamalar olup oyun ve oyunlaştırma literatüründe önemli bir yere sahiptir. "Floors", bir ciddi oyun olmakta ve etkili bir şekilde öğrenme sürecini etkileşimli ve ilerlemeli bir tasarım ile sunmaktadır. Oyunun sahip olduğu ve kullanıcılara edindirdiği esas avantaj ISO/IEC 12207 yazılım yaşam döngüsü süreçlerinin temel presipleri hakkında aşinalık kazandırmak, aynı zamanda ilerlemeli yapısı sayesinde belirli süreçlerin akışını etkileşimli diyaloglarla 3 boyutlu sanal bir ortamda birleştirmesidir. Tüm bunları amaç kapsamı için adanmış görsel bir ofis ortamında gerçekleştirmesidir Floors özellikle öğrencilerin ISO/IEC 12207'nin belirli süreçlerinin kapsamında temel bir eğitim sunan, yardımcı bir araç olarak kullanılabilir. Oyunun katılımcılar tarafında oynanması itibariyle belirtilen kavramların ve konseptin hakkında ve ayrıca yazılım geliştirme yaşam döngüsünün izlenmesi ve devam ettirilmesi ile ilgili kullanıcılarda belirli bir farkındalığın sağlanması temel amaçlardandır. Araştırma sonuçları katılımcı popülasyonundan elde edilen veriler ile yapılan anket çalışması ile belirli derecede farkın ortaya çıktığı belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonuçları dikkate alındığında Floors ile tecrübe edinen katılımcıların standart hakkında daha olumlu bir bakış açısı edindiği ve temel kavramları kazandığı gözlemlenmiştir.
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Teaching Iso/Iec 12207 Software Lifecycle Processes: a Serious Game Approach
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2017) Yilmaz, Murat; Clarke, Paul M.; O'Connor, Rory V.; Aydan, Ufuk; 55248; 06.09. Yazılım Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
Serious games involve applying game design techniques to tasks of a serious nature. In particular, serious games can be used as informative tools and can be embedded in formal education. Although there are some studies related to the application of serious games for the software development process, there is no serious game that teaches the fundamentals of the ISO/IEC 12207:1995 Systems and software engineering Software life cycle processes, which is an international standard for software lifecycle processes that aims to be 'the' standard that defines all the tasks required for developing and maintaining software. "Floors" is a serious game that proposes an interactive learning experience to introduce ISO/IEC 12207:1995 by creating different floors of a virtual environment where various processes of the standard are discussed and implemented. Inherently, it follows an iterative process based on interactive technical dialogues in a 3D computer simulated office. The tool is designed to assess the novice engineering practitioners knowledge and provide preliminary training for ISO/IEC 12207:1995 processes. By playing such a game, participants are able to learn about the details of this standard. The present study provides a framework for the exploration of research data obtained from computer engineering students. Results suggest that there is a significant difference between the knowledge gained among the students who have played Floors and those who have only participated in paper-based learning sessions. Our findings indicate that participants who played Floors tend to have greater knowledge of the ISO/IEC 12207:1995 standard, and as a result, we recommend the use of serious games that seem to be superior to traditional paper based approach.
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Towards a Serious Game To Teach Iso/Iec 12207 Software Lifecycle Process: an Interactive Learning Approach
(Springer-verlag Berlin, 2015) Yilmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Aydan, Ufuk; 06.09. Yazılım Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
ISO/IEC 12207 training is a key element to provide an ability to software development organizations for selecting a set of required processes, measuring the performance of these processes, and continuously improving them. Traditionally, such training is either performed by an expert individual to the software quality management personnel most likely in form of a seminar in a classroom environment. This may also be given by a qualified professional, such as a registered auditor. However, software requirements are usually subject to change, and therefore such training is not enough to teach the substantial details of the entire standard. This has led to increased reports of complications, which demotivates organization to use this standard. To improve the quality of traditional training, a 3D serious game was proposed. The preliminary idea here is that the training is utilized as a game that employs 3D office landscape to provide a realistic virtual environment for ensuring that the training will be based in a real-world-like environment. Before building a prototype for our serious game, we consulted five industrial experts whose works are related with ISO standards. To give these practitioners an opportunity to explore the conceptual design and raise some potential problems, the semi-structured interview method was used. Based on the suggestions of experts, proposed model of the serious game were revised. Taken together, initial results suggest that a serious game for teaching ISO/IEC 12207 should be useful for individuals who are interested in learning more about the standard.
Towards a Serious Game to Teach ISO/IEC 12207 Software Lifecycle Process: An interactive learning approach
(2015) Aydan, Ufuk; Yılmaz, Murat; O’Connor, Rory V.; 06.09. Yazılım Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
ISO/IEC 12207 training is a key element to provide an ability to software development organizations for selecting a set of required processes, measuring the performance of these processes, and continuously improving them. Traditionally, such training is either performed by an expert individual to the software quality management personnel most likely in form of a seminar in a classroom environment. This may also be given by a suitability qualified professional, such as a registered auditor. However, software requirements are usually subject to change, and therefore such training is not enough to teach the substantial details of the entire standard. This has led to increased reports of complications, which demotivates organization to use this standard. To improve the quality of training, a 3D serious game was proposed for the software practitioners. The preliminary idea here is that the game employs 3D office landscape to provide a realistic virtual environment ensuring that the training will be based on real word like situations. Before building a prototype for our serious game, we consulted five industrial experts whose works are related with ISO standards. To give these practitioners an opportunity to explore the conceptual design and raise some potential problems, the semi-structured interview method was used. Based on the suggestions of experts, dynamics and mechanics of the proposed game were updated. Taken together, initial results suggest that a serious game for teaching ISO/IEC 12207 should be useful for individuals who are interested to learn more about the standard.