论文标题

阿联酋软件学生对软件测试的看法:一项重复的研究

What UAE Software Students Think about Software Testing: A Replicated Study

论文作者

Capretz, Luiz Fernando, Harous, Saad, Nassif, Ali Bou

论文摘要

软件测试对于提高软件质量至关重要。但是,软件测试人员的角色受到污名,部分原因是误解,部分原因是软件行业中测试过程的处理。本研究分析了这种情况,旨在探索可能抑制个人从事软件测试职业的原因。为了调查这个问题,我们调查了132名高级学生,攻读信息系统,信息和通信技术,计算机科学,计算机工程,软件工程以及其他与阿拉伯联合酋长国的三所大学的密切相关学科:两所公立资助和一所顶级私立大学。要求学生描述从事软件测试职业的利弊,并考虑他们自己从事职业的可能性。该研究确定了从事测试职业的7个主要优点和9个主要缺点,并指出软件测试人员的作用被视为社会角色,这可能需要与技术实力一样多的软技能。结果还表明,与在过去三年中进行了类似调查的其他国家相比,与阿联酋软件相关的学生对软件测试的负面态度更强。

Software testing is vital to improve software quality. However, software tester role is stigmatized, partly due to misperception and partly due to the treatment of the testing process within the software industry. The present study analyses this situation aiming to explore what might inhibit an individual from taking up a software testing career. In order to investigate this issue, we surveyed 132 senior students pursuing degrees in information systems, information and communication technology, computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, and other closely-related disciplines at three universities in the United Arab Emirates: two publicly funded and one top-notch private university. The students were asked to describe the PROs and CONs of taking up a career in software testing and to ponder the likelihood that they would take up the career themselves. The study identified 7 main PROs and 9 main CONSs for pursuing a testing career, and indicated that the role of software tester is perceived as a social role, which may require as many soft skills as technical prowess. The results also show that UAE software-related students have a stronger negative attitude towards software testing compared to their counterparts in other countries where similar investigations have been carried out in the past three years.

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