On UML modeling tool evaluation, use and training
Unified Modeling Language™ (UML) is an international standard for systems
modeling. UML is used for modeling requirements, architecture, detailed
design, and software code generation. UML modeling tools offer graphical
editors for UML model development, generating software from UML models,
creating UML models from the software, and supporting collaborative model
development. This thesis offers new knowledge about UML modeling tool use,
evaluation, and training. The main research question is: How can a globally
distributed product company where UML modeling activities are scattered
across different locations and countries implement a UML modeling tool? Five
studies comprise the research process. The first study provided new
information concerning how UML and UML modeling tools can be used in the
context of product requirements and release management process. In the
second study, version management capabilities of the UML modeling tool were
evaluated. The main contribution of this study was the creation and evaluation
a set of evaluation criteria. A virtual meeting tool (VMT)-based training method
for teaching UML and the features of a UML modeling tool was designed and
evaluated in the third study. According to the study, the VMT-based training
positively impacted learners’ skills, knowledge, and motivation and they were
satisfied with the training. The training cost decreased in the case company by
88% compared to traditional classroom training. In the fourth study, a new
instrument was developed for measuring users’ satisfaction with the UML
modeling tool and service. A longitudinal case study was conducted to evaluate
several classes of e-teaching tools supporting the teaching of UML and the UML
modeling tool during the fifth study. E-teaching tools facilitate learning both
asynchronously (e.g., Wikis) and synchronously (e.g., video-conferencing).
According to this study intranet and virtual meeting tool (VMT) were used to
support UML and UML modeling tool training in terms of application
knowledge covering commands and tools embedded in the information system;
business context knowledge covering the use of information systems to
effectively perform business tasks; and collaborative task knowledge covering
how others use the information system in their tasks.
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