Teaching Practically Relevant Research Problem Formulation in Software Engineering with Lean Research Inception
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| author | Pereira, Anrafel Fernandes Ornelas, Tatiane Araujo, Allysson Allex Kalinowski, Marcos |
| author_facet | Pereira, Anrafel Fernandes Ornelas, Tatiane Araujo, Allysson Allex Kalinowski, Marcos |
| contents | [Background] Well-formulated Software Engineering (SE) research problems are essential for bridging the gap between industry-academia. Lean Research Inception (LRI) aims to support this activity. [Goal] Apply LRI to support SE students in formulating practice-aligned research problems. [Method] We conducted a case study with 60 students and 7 faculty advisors of a Brazilian university. [Results] Students reported benefits in reasoning (60%), clarity and definition (61.7%), contextualization (60%), and communication (50%). Advisors also observed clearer and more structured problems (57.1%) with a high recommendation rate (85.7%). [Conclusion] LRI can be a promising approach to support practice-aligned research problem formulation in SE education. |
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| spellingShingle | Teaching Practically Relevant Research Problem Formulation in Software Engineering with Lean Research Inception Pereira, Anrafel Fernandes Ornelas, Tatiane Araujo, Allysson Allex Kalinowski, Marcos Software Engineering [Background] Well-formulated Software Engineering (SE) research problems are essential for bridging the gap between industry-academia. Lean Research Inception (LRI) aims to support this activity. [Goal] Apply LRI to support SE students in formulating practice-aligned research problems. [Method] We conducted a case study with 60 students and 7 faculty advisors of a Brazilian university. [Results] Students reported benefits in reasoning (60%), clarity and definition (61.7%), contextualization (60%), and communication (50%). Advisors also observed clearer and more structured problems (57.1%) with a high recommendation rate (85.7%). [Conclusion] LRI can be a promising approach to support practice-aligned research problem formulation in SE education. |
| title | Teaching Practically Relevant Research Problem Formulation in Software Engineering with Lean Research Inception |
| topic | Software Engineering |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19967 |