Title:
Systematic Review of Quality in Class Diagrams for Software Engineering Competencies [Download]Título:
Calidad en Diagramas de Clases para Generar Competencias en Ingeniería de Software, una Revisión Sistemática [Download]Authors:
O. G. Fragoso-Díaz, J. A. Sandoval-Acosta, F. J. Álvarez-Rodríguez, J. C. Rojas-Pérez and R. Santaolaya-Salgad
Index Terms:
Unified modeling language;Electronic learning;Color;Training;Internet;Software engineering;Educational courses;Curriculum development;Computer science education;E-learning;learning resources;UML class diagram;systematic review
Abstract:
Class diagrams may be used as learning resources for the generation of software engineers’ competencies. However, when they are open learning resources, they could lack information about the quality they contain. It may represent a drawback in the generation of the competencies since defects included in them can hinder the learning objective that generates the competencies. This work reviews 109 open class diagrams to identify the most common defects; it also analyzes some related work to identify what are the quality attributes that must exist in class diagrams and the metrics used to evaluate them. The review of the class diagrams is performed based on the attributes and values proposed in the related works. As a result, 15 defects and their frequency in Class Diagrams were identified. In addition, four Class Diagram cases are presented and explained according to the evaluation of the quality attributes.
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How to cite:
O. G. Fragoso-Díaz, J. A. Sandoval-Acosta, F. J. Álvarez-Rodríguez, J. C. Rojas-Pérez and R. Santaolaya-Salgado, "Systematic Review of Quality in Class Diagrams for Software Engineering Competencies," in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 351-357, Nov. 2022. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2022.3217169