IASESE 2009 Program

Wednesday October 14th, 2009

Location: Orange Room

Time Event
8:00-8:30 Breakfast - North Foyer
8:30-10:00 Session 1: Basics of Empirical Research
  • 8:30 - Introductions
  • 8:45 - What is Science?
  • 9:15 - Planning a study
  • 9:45 - Exercise: Planning
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break - Mezzanine Foyer
10:30-12:00 Session 2: Experimental Methods
  • 10:30 - Formal Experiments
    • Exercise: Design a SE Experiment
  • 10:30 - Analyzing Quantitative Data
12:00-13:00 Lunch - Andiamo's
13:00-15:00 Session 3: Qualitative Methods
  • 1:00 Case Studies
    • Exercise: Design a SE Case Study
  • 2:15 Ethnographies
  • 2:30 Analyzing Quantitative Data
15:00-15:30 Tea Break - Mezzanine Foyer
16:00-18:00 Session 4: Strategies and Tactics
  • 3:30 Mixing Methods
  • 4:30 Validity and Ethics
  • 5:00 Publishing
  • 5:30 Summary/Discussion