Readings in Software

Engineering
Weight: 10 % of your final grade
Read the following paper: Lionel C. Briand and Jϋrgen Wüst, “Modeling development effort in objectoriented systems using design properties,” IEEE Trans. Softw. Eng., vol. 27, pp. 963–986, Nov. 2001. doi:
10.1109/32.965338 URL: http://0-
ieeexplore.ieee.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=965338&isnumber=2084
6.
Then, go to the AU Library (especially the IEEE/IEE Electronic Library database, ACM digital library, and
Springer digital library) and/or Google Scholar (see "Using Google Scholar" in the Help area on the
course home page), and search for other papers on the topic of cost estimation in object-oriented
systems. Select at least two other scientific papers.
Based on the article from Briand and Wüst as well as the two other papers that you find and read,
answer the following question in one to two pages (300–600 words):
Can the cost estimation performed during object-oriented analysis and design workflows be
accurate? Why or why not?
Please make sure that you cite all resources in your answer correctly (if you are not sure how to do this,
read “How to Cite Correctly” in the Important Resources area of the course home page).
Criteria for Marking
• Completeness and correctness of the information presented (90 %)
• Organization of the report—structure, headings, etc. (5 %)
• Presentation (look, readability, etc.). (5 %)