Tokdemir, GülÇetinkaya, AnılDoğru, Ali H.Kaya, M. ÇağrıSuloğlu, SelmaKaramanlıoğlu, Alper2020-05-122020-05-122019Cetinkaya, A...et al. "An Experimental Study On Decomposition: Process First or Structure First?", Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 356, (2019).978303024853618651348http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/3723This 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/closedAccessProcess ModelingSoftware ModelingExperimental StudyStructural ModelingArticle35627928910.1007/978-3-030-24854-3_21