SQMetrics: An Educational Software Quality Assessment Tool for Java
Over the years, various software quality measurement models have been proposed and used in academia and the software industry to assess the quality of produced code and to obtain guidelines for its improvement. In this article, we describe the design and functionality of SQMetrics, a tool for calcul...
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| description | Over the years, various software quality measurement models have been proposed and used in academia and the software industry to assess the quality of produced code and to obtain guidelines for its improvement. In this article, we describe the design and functionality of SQMetrics, a tool for calculating object-oriented quality metrics for projects written in Java. SQMetrics provides the convenience of measuring small code, mainly covering academic or research needs. In this context, the application can be used by students of software engineering courses to make measurements and comparisons in their projects and gradually increase their quality by improving the calculated metrics. Teachers, on the other hand, can use SQMetrics to evaluate students’ Java projects and grade them in proportion to their quality. The contribution of the proposed tool is three-fold, as it has been: (a) tested for its completeness and functionality by comparing it with widely known similar tools, (b) evaluated for its usability and value as a learning aid by students, and (c) statistically tested for its value as a teachers’ aid assisting in the evaluation of student projects. Our findings verify SQMetrics’ effectiveness in helping software engineering students learn critical concepts and improve the quality of their code, as well as in helping teachers assess the quality of students’ Java projects and make more informed grading decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14e53ab3a2c441838098327ee2936f132023-12-22T14:20:21ZengMDPI AGKnowledge2673-95852023-09-013455759910.3390/knowledge3040036SQMetrics: An Educational Software Quality Assessment Tool for JavaDimitrios Sofronas0Dimitrios Margounakis1Maria Rigou2Efthimios Tambouris3Theodore Pachidis4School of Science & Technology, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patras, GreeceSchool of Science & Technology, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patras, GreeceSchool of Science & Technology, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, 546 36 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Computer Science, International Hellenic University, 654 04 Kavala, GreeceOver the years, various software quality measurement models have been proposed and used in academia and the software industry to assess the quality of produced code and to obtain guidelines for its improvement. In this article, we describe the design and functionality of SQMetrics, a tool for calculating object-oriented quality metrics for projects written in Java. SQMetrics provides the convenience of measuring small code, mainly covering academic or research needs. In this context, the application can be used by students of software engineering courses to make measurements and comparisons in their projects and gradually increase their quality by improving the calculated metrics. Teachers, on the other hand, can use SQMetrics to evaluate students’ Java projects and grade them in proportion to their quality. The contribution of the proposed tool is three-fold, as it has been: (a) tested for its completeness and functionality by comparing it with widely known similar tools, (b) evaluated for its usability and value as a learning aid by students, and (c) statistically tested for its value as a teachers’ aid assisting in the evaluation of student projects. Our findings verify SQMetrics’ effectiveness in helping software engineering students learn critical concepts and improve the quality of their code, as well as in helping teachers assess the quality of students’ Java projects and make more informed grading decisions.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9585/3/4/36software qualityquality modelsoftware metricsmetrics toolobject-oriented software metricsQMOOD |
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