ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)

Teaching software architecture to undergraduate students is particularly hard because they typically have no experience with medium or large systems with competing stakeholders. A particularly hard case is ATAM (Architecture Trade-off Analysis Method), which allows the evaluation of architectural de...

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title	ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)
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title_short	ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)
title_full	ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)
title_fullStr	ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)
title_full_unstemmed	ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)
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dc.contributor.affiliation.spa.fl_str_mv	Montenegro, C.H., Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María;Astudillo, H., Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María;Álvarez, M.C.G., Universidad de Medellín
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topic	architecture trade-off negotiation ATAM role playing games software architecture software engineering education Computer software Interactive computer graphics Quality control Software architecture Software engineering Students Teaching Architecture education ATAM Quality attributes Role-playing game Trade off Trade-off analysis Undergraduate Courses Undergraduate students Economic and social effects
description	Teaching software architecture to undergraduate students is particularly hard because they typically have no experience with medium or large systems with competing stakeholders. A particularly hard case is ATAM (Architecture Trade-off Analysis Method), which allows the evaluation of architectural designs and quality attributes by competing stakeholders. This article describes ATAM-RPG, a role-playing game to support the teaching of ATAM by simulating stakeholder's interaction and trade-offs. The initial ATAM-RPG case incorporates the architecture, scenarios and design trade-offs of the Chilean national tsunami alert system (SNAM). The approach was tested by deploying the SNAM case in undergraduate courses; initial results show that ATAM-RPG was well-evaluated regarding trade-off description and understanding (and especially utility trees). Students also recognized the importance of exercising technically-based negotiation skills. We conclude that role playing games can be fruitfully used for software architecture education. © 2017 IEEE.
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spelling	2018-10-31T13:44:24Z2018-10-31T13:44:24Z20179781538630570http://hdl.handle.net/11407/491210.1109/CLEI.2017.8226416Teaching software architecture to undergraduate students is particularly hard because they typically have no experience with medium or large systems with competing stakeholders. A particularly hard case is ATAM (Architecture Trade-off Analysis Method), which allows the evaluation of architectural designs and quality attributes by competing stakeholders. This article describes ATAM-RPG, a role-playing game to support the teaching of ATAM by simulating stakeholder's interaction and trade-offs. The initial ATAM-RPG case incorporates the architecture, scenarios and design trade-offs of the Chilean national tsunami alert system (SNAM). The approach was tested by deploying the SNAM case in undergraduate courses; initial results show that ATAM-RPG was well-evaluated regarding trade-off description and understanding (and especially utility trees). Students also recognized the importance of exercising technically-based negotiation skills. We conclude that role playing games can be fruitfully used for software architecture education. © 2017 IEEE.eng43rd Latin American Computer Conference, CLEI 2017Ingeniería de SistemasFacultad de Ingenieríashttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046435027&doi=10.1109%2fCLEI.2017.8226416&partnerID=40&md5=cb6c7adabb0138dd4f5c22b7e75b44ed2017-January192017 43rd Latin American Computer Conference, CLEI 2017Kazman, R., Klein, M., Clements, P., (2000) ATAM: Method for Architecture Evaluation (No. CMU/SEI-2000-TR-004), , Carnegie-Mellon Univ Pittsburgh PA Software Engineering Inst;Bass, L., Clements, P., Kazman, R., (2012) Software Architecture in Practice, , (3rd Ed.). Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley;Shaw, M., Garlan, D., (1996) Software Architecture. Perspectives on An Emerging Discipline, , Upper Saddle Paver, N. J.: Prentice Hall;Shaw, M., Garlan, D., (1996) Software Architecture. Perspectives on An Emerging Discipline, , Upper Saddle Paver, N.J.: Prentice Hall;Rozanski, N., Woods, E., (2012) Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives, , (2nd ed) Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers;Babar, M., Zhu, L., Jeffery, R., A framework for classifying and comparing software architecture evaluation methods (2004) Software Engineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 Australian, pp. 309-318. , IEEE;Kazman, R., Clements, P., Klein, M., (2003) Evaluating Software Architectures, , Beijing: Tsinghua University Press;Hainey, T., (2010) Using Games Based Learning to Teach Requirements Collection and Analysis at Tertiary Education Level, , Ph.D. Thesis, University of the West of Scotland;Rusu, A., Russell, R., Robinson, J., Rusu, A., Learning Software Engineering Basic Concepts using a Five-Phase Game (2010) 2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010), , Washington, DC, Oct;Constantino, F., Di Gravio, G., Shaban, A., Tronci, M., A simulation Based Game Approach for Teaching Operations Management Topics (2012) 2012 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2012), pp. 1-12. , Berlin, Dec;Sitzmann, T., A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Instructional Effectiveness of Computer-Based Simulation Games (2011) Personnel Psychology, 64 (2), pp. 489-528. , Summer;Purarjomaldlangrudi, A., Ghapanchi, A.H., Applications of Educational Serious Games for Information Technology Related Subjects in Higher Education (2013) The International Management Review;Calderón, M.E., Cedeño, A., Enseñanza del concepto de arquitectura de tres capas integrado con UML (2013) I Jornadas de Docencia en Computación e Informática, , JODCI, San Pedro, Costa Rica;Moreno Guerrero, A.J., El proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje mediante el uso de plataformas virtuales en distintas etapas educativas (2011) Revista INTEFP, , http://recursostic.educacion.es/observatorio/web/es/software/software-educativo/1007-monografico-el-proceso-de-ensenanza-aprendizaje-mediante-el-uso-de-plataformas-virtuales-en-distintas-etapas-educativas, August, Last visit: 2014-06-15;Pedraza-García, G., Astudillo, H., Correal, D., A Methodological Approach to Apply Security Tactics in Software Architecture Design COLCOM 2014;Yachan Galarce, D., (2014) Módulo de Soporte de Decisiones para Sistema Integrado de Predicción y Alerta de Tsunamis. Memoria de Titulación para Optar Al Título de Ingeniero Civil Informático, , Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria;Hidalgo, C., (2007) Desarrollo de Software en Línea para la Simulación de Juegos de Rol, , Tesis para optar al título profesional de Ingeniero Civil en Computación e Informática: Universidad del Mar La SerenaScopusarchitecture trade-off negotiationATAMrole playing gamessoftware architecturesoftware engineering educationComputer softwareInteractive computer graphicsQuality controlSoftware architectureSoftware engineeringStudentsTeachingArchitecture educationATAMQuality attributesRole-playing gameTrade offTrade-off analysisUndergraduate CoursesUndergraduate studentsEconomic and social effectsATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)Conference Paperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjecthttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_c94fMontenegro, C.H., Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María;Astudillo, H., Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María;Álvarez, M.C.G., Universidad de MedellínMontenegro C.H.Astudillo H.Álvarez M.C.G.http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec11407/4912oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/49122020-05-27 17:37:20.431Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Medellinrepositorio@udem.edu.co

ATAM-RPG: A role-playing game to teach architecture trade-off analysis method (ATAM)

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