Data Extraction Form

Data Item

Description

Bibliographic
- Citation
- ISSN
- DOI
- URL
- Name of Database

Citation Detail
ISSN
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) name for the reference
URL for the paper
Database from which the paper was taken
Study aims The aims or goal of the primary study
Type of Study Controlled experiment, Observation, Case study
Number of Participants Number of participants in the study
Data Analysis How the data was analyzed, qualitative, quantitative or mixed
Type of software application
Application / Software name Specific name of the software or application
Domain Specific domain of the application, i.e Banking, Scientific, Tool
Notation Notation used to describe the design patterns, i.e. UML
Programming Language i.e. C++, Java, C#
Architecture Which software architecture was used in the study, i.e. Peer-to-Peer, Client-Server
Platform How the software is executed, i.e. Standalone, Web App
Open Source Yes/No
Design Patterns Used Which design pattern(s) were included in the study?
Measurement Method Details of the methodology used to measures the effect of the design pattern(s) on the quality attributes
Software Quality Attribute(s) and definition(s) Definitions of the quality attributes included in the study
Advantage of design pattern(s) Any positive effects the design pattern(s) had on the quality attributes
Disadvantage of design pat- tern(s) Any negative effects the design pattern(s) had on the quality attributes
Major threats to validity The major threats to validity of the study

Last Updated on September 12, 2012.