An evaluation of checklist-based reading for entity-relationship diagrams

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 286-296

  Wohlin, C ^a   Aurum, A ^b  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Computer science; Engineering management; Inspection; Management information systems; Software engineering; Software metrics; Software quality; Solids; Technology management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DATA MINING; DEFECTS; GRAPHIC METHODS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INSPECTION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOLIDS; STATIC ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE METRICS; SOFTWARE QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84943171193     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2003.1232475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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