ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework

Alexander Ragnarsson; Shalini Chakraborty; Grischa Liebel

doi:10.1109/MODELS-C53483.2021.00059

ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework

Alexander Ragnarsson, Shalini Chakraborty, Grischa Liebel

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

Empirical studies involving human subjects, such as controlled experiments, are common in the modelling community. However, replications are uncommon, partially as studies depend on specific modelling tools or instrumentation thereof. To support designing and replicating empirical studies across multiple modelling environments, we present ModRec, a tool that allows specifying empirical study designs and executing them in tools based on the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF). A study can be expressed as a series of tasks in ModRec, and shared for replication and documentation purposes. We further provide an example listener that supports logging of user actions in Papyrus, and is easy to adapt to generated EMF editors. To motivate and demonstrate ModRec, we show how two published modelling studies with different study designs and purposes can be expressed and executed using ModRec.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	361-369
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665424844
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MODELS-C53483.2021.00059
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021 - Virtual, Online, Japan Duration: 10 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2021

Publication series

Name	Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021

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Conference	24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Virtual, Online
Period	10/10/21 → 15/10/21

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Funding Information:
We would like to express our gratitude to Timothy C. Lethbridge and Reyhaneh Kalantari for sharing their insights and ideas on the design of Umple Tasks with us.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.

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Eclipse
EMF
Empirical Research
Open Science
Papyrus
Replication

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Ragnarsson, A., Chakraborty, S., & Liebel, G. (2021). ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework. In Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021 (pp. 361-369). (Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MODELS-C53483.2021.00059

Ragnarsson, Alexander ; Chakraborty, Shalini ; Liebel, Grischa. / ModRec : A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework. Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 361-369 (Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021).

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Ragnarsson, A, Chakraborty, S & Liebel, G 2021, ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework. in Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021. Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 361-369, 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021, Virtual, Online, Japan, 10/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MODELS-C53483.2021.00059

ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework. / Ragnarsson, Alexander; Chakraborty, Shalini; Liebel, Grischa.
Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 361-369 (Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021).

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Ragnarsson A, Chakraborty S, Liebel G. ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework. In Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 361-369. (Companion Proceedings - 24th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS-C 2021). doi: 10.1109/MODELS-C53483.2021.00059

ModRec: A Tool to Support Empirical Study Design for Papyrus and the Eclipse Modeling Framework

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