Çetinkaya, AnılSuloğlu, SelmaKaya, M. ÇağrıKaramanlıoğlu, AlperTokdemir, GülDoğru, Ali H.06.01. Bilgisayar Mühendisliği06. Mühendislik Fakültesi01. Çankaya Üniversitesi2023-02-142023-02-142019Çetinkaya, Anıl...et al (2019). "An Experimental Study on Decomposition: Process First or Structure First?", BUSINESS MODELING AND SOFTWARE DESIGN, BMSD 2019, Vol. 356, pp. 279-289.1865-13481865-1356https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/6227This article explores the answer to the question of considering the process or the structure dimensions earlier, in software development where decomposition is a preferred technique for top-down model construction. In this research, an experimental study was conducted to observe which software modeling practice is more convenient: process or structural modeling, for the beginning. The study was conducted in different courses that include software modeling where students work within groups to model a system with predefined requirements. The students used Business Process Modeling Notation and Component-Oriented Software Engineering Modeling Language modeling tools. Observations based on the results are analyzed and discussed. The results seem to prioritize the process dimension.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSoftware ModelingProcess ModelingStructural ModelingExperimental StudyConference Object10.1007/978-3-030-24854-3_21