Borrow Fundamentals from Other Science and Engineering Disciplines
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This paper articulates some fundamental requirements of science and engineering widely observed in traditional engineering disciplines and argues that we need to adopt in SE research a similar methodological rigor. SE community needs to define rigorously technical concepts, formulate research hypotheses, test theories, and reexamine conflicting theories closely to maintain our theory consistent. Keyword: Engineering, methodology, theory, definition, hypothesis, hypothesis testing
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تاریخ انتشار 2000