Team Project Opportunity 1 Project 4 Team project

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Team Project Opportunity 1

Team Project Opportunity 1

Project 4 Team project 200 points Two types: – Work with client to obtain

Project 4 Team project 200 points Two types: – Work with client to obtain specification, create prototypes, implement working version – Evaluation: apply one of the evaluation techniques we will learn in a substanial, real-world context 2

Opportunity Participate in research project starting up in CSE department Goal: to discover the

Opportunity Participate in research project starting up in CSE department Goal: to discover the “task model” that programmers use when maintaining concurrent software Participants: – – – Scott Fleming (Ph. D student) Prof. Kurt Stirewalt MSU/CSE Prof. Eileen Kraemer UGA/CS and MSU/CSE Prof Zach Hambrick MSU/Psychology You? 3

Think Aloud protocol User describes what he is thinking while doing task • What

Think Aloud protocol User describes what he is thinking while doing task • What they believe is happening • Why they take an action • What they are trying to do Video capture of sessions Transcription of video Analysis of transcript according to scoring sheets – raw protocol -> encoded protocol 4

Your role Prompter – sit in on sessions during which participants are performing a

Your role Prompter – sit in on sessions during which participants are performing a maintenance task; “prompt” participants to verbalize Transcriber – transcribe voice-over to time-annotated text format Analyzer – “code” raw protocols using scoring sheets 5

Time commitment Training as prompter – 30 minutes Working as prompter – 3 -5

Time commitment Training as prompter – 30 minutes Working as prompter – 3 -5 sessions (915 hours) Training as transcriber – 30 minutes Working as transcriber – 10 -15 hours Training as coder – 1 hour Working as coder – 10 - 15 hours 6

Benefits Team project work happens near beginning of semester, leaving you more time later

Benefits Team project work happens near beginning of semester, leaving you more time later in the semester for projects in other courses Opportunity to participate in research – especially good if you’re considering going to grad school Potential to participate in a publication – Again, useful for grad school applicants 7

How many people can participate? You will work in teams of 3 or 4

How many people can participate? You will work in teams of 3 or 4 One or two teams 8

When would I start? Prompter training during week of 9/17 Participant sessions during week

When would I start? Prompter training during week of 9/17 Participant sessions during week of 9/24 Transcription begins immediately after sessions complete Coding once transcriptions are done 9

How do I sign up? See Prof. Kraemer after class OR Send email to:

How do I sign up? See Prof. Kraemer after class OR Send email to: kraemere@cse. msu. edu 10