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Human Factors Emily Winter [1], David in the Study of Bowes [1], - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Human Factors Emily Winter [1], David in the Study of Bowes [1], Steve Counsell [2], Tracy Hall Automatic [1], Saemundur Haraldsson [3] , Vesna Nowack [4] and John Software Repair Woodward [4] [1] Lancaster University; [2] Brunel


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Human Factors in the Study of Automatic Software Repair

Emily Winter [1], David Bowes [1], Steve Counsell [2], Tracy Hall [1], Saemundur Haraldsson [3] , Vesna Nowack [4] and John Woodward [4]

[1] Lancaster University; [2] Brunel University; [3] Stirling University; [4] Queen Mary, University of London

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Why human factors?

  • Software engineering – socio-

technical activity

  • Steve Easterbrook et al. (2008): 'We

need to investigate not just the tools and processes [software engineers] use, but also the social and cognitive processes surrounding them. This requires the study of human activities'

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Future directions 1: Beyond usability

  • Usability does not necessarily

equate to usefulness

  • Other important themes, e.g.

software developers’ job satisfaction

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Future directions 2: Longitudinal studies

  • Shift from fixed point in time

studies to longitudinal studies

  • E.g. studies before a tool’s

introduction; in the early stages of its use; and after it has been used for some time

  • Allows for greater interaction

between researchers and industry

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Future directions 3: Diversity of research methods

  • Shift from surveys and controlled

experiments to a wider range of methods

  • Ethnographic research- how tools

are used in situ

  • Focus groups – considering social

norms and conventions

  • Design thinking techniques