期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2019
卷号：97
期号：19
页码：5146-5165
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：In industrialized nations there is a very strong relationship between university research centers and industry players, which supports the exchange of knowledge and the development of new technologies, particularly in the software engineering domain. This paper analyzes the extent of cooperation between university and industry specifically in relation to research and utilization of aspect orientation (AO). It also assesses whether AO is still an area of interest for software engineering researchers and ICT industry professionals. The study achieves these aims by gathering and analyzing the opinions of 52 researchers and 66industry professionals by means of domain-specific questionnaire surveys. Out of an original sample size of 196, 118 participated in this study, representing a 60.2% response rate. The originality and value of this study lies in the fact that it is the first to examine AO from two different perspectives (research and industry).The findings reveal the level of correlation between the behaviors of researchers and industry professionals toward AO. The research outcomes indicate that while there is an acceptable level of cooperation and synchronization between research institutes and ICT firms, it is less than ideal. The results also show that there are significant differences between the respondents� points of view by experience, gender and/or job role/research interest. In light of these findings, some suggestions are made to improve the synergy between research and industry. Generally, both parties need to have more trust in AO in order to employ it in all stages of the software development life cycle. Thus, more workshops, seminars and training sessions need to be conducted to increase awareness of the capabilities of AO to encourage is utilization in both research and industry.
关键词：Aspect Orientation; AO; Software Engineering; ICT Industry; Empirical Study; University Research Center
