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    Cognitive Aspects of Error Finding on a Simulation Conceptual Modeling Notation
    (2008) Kiliç,Ö.; Say,B.; Demirörs,O.
    The aim of the study is to investigate and compare experimentally the error finding strategies of a notation-familiar group with degrees in computer science related fields and a domain-familiar group on a simulation conceptual modeling representation based on UML. The use of eye movement and verbal protocols together with performance data underline the differences such as error finding and reasoning between two groups. The experiment with 20 participants also reveals that the diagrammatic complexity and the degree of causal chaining are the properties of diagrams that affect understanding, reasoning and problem solving with conceptual modeling representations. In a follow-up study with 24 university students, it is seen that these properties are independent of gender. The study also emphasizes the combination of different data collection modalities, namely eye movements, verbal protocol and performance data to be effective in uncovering individual differences in human-computer interaction studies in the domain of software engineering. © 2008 IEEE.
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    A Survey on Cosmic Students Estimation Challenge
    (CEUR-WS, 2022) Hacaloglu,T.; Say,B.; Unlu,H.; Omural,N.K.; Demirors,O.
    Software project management is a significant software engineering practice that is highly related to achieving software-specific project goals. This study aims to share students’ perceptions of incorporating an international software estimation challenge called “COSMIC Students’ Estimation Challenge” into a software project management course. For this aim, students were taught the COSMIC Functional Size Measurement method and entered the competition. After the competition, a questionnaire asking for the students’ opinions was collected. The objective of the research is to get an insight into to what extent incorporating this type of competition activity -a challenge- can contribute to students’ learning perceptions. In the long run, the findings can contribute to creating a foresight about making the necessary curriculum arrangements to form a more up-to-date and dynamic education plan by including the methods applied in the software industry in Software Engineering education. The results suggest that this kind of competition experience and preparation is helpful for students to learn the COSMIC method. © 2020 Copyright for this paper by its authors.