On Improving Research Methodology Course at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Shoaib Bakhtyar, Ahmad Nauman Ghazi

TL;DR
This paper investigates deficiencies in the Research Methodology course at Blekinge Institute of Technology, identifies key issues through interviews, and proposes seven recommendations to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
Contribution
It provides an empirical analysis of course deficiencies and offers targeted recommendations for improving research methodology education in software engineering.
Findings
Identified 21 deficiencies from student, teacher, and evaluator perspectives.
Critical deficiencies exist at multiple levels within the course.
Seven recommendations proposed to address the identified issues.
Abstract
The Research Methodology in Software Engineering and Computer Science (RM) is a compulsory course that must be studied by graduate students at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) prior to undertaking their theses work. The course is focused on teaching research methods and techniques for data collection and analysis in the fields of Computer Science and Software Engineering. It is intended that the course should help students in practically applying appropriate research methods in different courses (in addition to the RM course) including their Master's theses. However, it is believed that there exist deficiencies in the course due to which the course implementation (learning and assessment activities) as well as the performance of different participants (students, teachers, and evaluators) are affected negatively. In this article our aim is to investigate potential deficiencies in…
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TopicsSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices · Software Engineering Research · Online Learning and Analytics
