Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice

Rahul Mohanani; Prabhat Ram; Ahmed Lasisi; Paul Ralph; Burak Turhan

doi:10.1109/SEAA.2017.21

Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice

Rahul Mohanani, Prabhat Ram, Ahmed Lasisi, Paul Ralph, Burak Turhan

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Abstract

Software engineering, especially design and requirements engineering, is intensely creative. However, practitioners and researchers appear to perceive creativity differently, hindering knowledge transfer. To explore and understand these perceptual differences, this paper combines a systematic mapping study of SE research literature with an interview study of practitioners. The subsequent analysis of 84 primary studies and 17 semi-structured interviews reveal some agreement (e.g. creativity is a process that produces novel and useful ideas). However, it also reveals important differences in the way creativity is conceptualized, measured and improved. These differences undermine evidence-based techniques to enhance and measure creativity in SE research and practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017
Subtitle of host publication	30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria
Editors	Michael Felderer, Helena Holmström Olsson, Amund Skavhaug
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	210-217
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538621400, 9781538621417
ISBN (Print)	9781538621424
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA.2017.21
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications 2017 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 30 Aug 2017 → 1 Sept 2017 Conference number: 43rd https://dsd-seaa2017.ocg.at//seaa2017.html https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8051031/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Conference	Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications 2017
Abbreviated title	SEAA 2017
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	30/08/17 → 1/09/17
Internet address	https://dsd-seaa2017.ocg.at//seaa2017.html https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8051031/proceeding (Proceedings)

Keywords

Creativity
Interviews
Software engineering
Systematic mapping

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Mohanani, R., Ram, P., Lasisi, A., Ralph, P., & Turhan, B. (2017). Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice. In M. Felderer, H. Holmström Olsson, & A. Skavhaug (Eds.), Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017: 30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria (pp. 210-217). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA.2017.21

Mohanani, Rahul ; Ram, Prabhat ; Lasisi, Ahmed et al. / Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice. Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017: 30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria. editor / Michael Felderer ; Helena Holmström Olsson ; Amund Skavhaug. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. pp. 210-217

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Mohanani, R, Ram, P, Lasisi, A, Ralph, P & Turhan, B 2017, Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice. in M Felderer, H Holmström Olsson & A Skavhaug (eds), Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017: 30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 210-217, Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications 2017, Vienna, Austria, 30/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA.2017.21

Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice. / Mohanani, Rahul; Ram, Prabhat; Lasisi, Ahmed et al.
Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017: 30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria. ed. / Michael Felderer; Helena Holmström Olsson; Amund Skavhaug. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. p. 210-217.

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Mohanani R, Ram P, Lasisi A, Ralph P, Turhan B. Perceptions of creativity in software engineering research and practice. In Felderer M, Holmström Olsson H, Skavhaug A, editors, Proceedings - 43rd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, SEAA 2017: 30 August – 1 September 2017 Vienna, Austria. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 210-217 doi: 10.1109/SEAA.2017.21

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