@Article{FelizardoSouNapVijBal:2020:SyMaSu,
               author = "Felizardo, Katia Romero and Souza, {\'E}rica Ferreira de and 
                         Napole{\~a}o, Bianca Minetto and Vijaykumar, Nandamudi 
                         Lankalapalli and Baldassarre, Maria Teresa",
          affiliation = "{Universidade Federal Tecnol{\'o}gica do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Federal Tecnol{\'o}gica do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Federal Tecnol{\'o}gica do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Universit{\`a} di Bari}",
                title = "Secondary studies in the academic context: a systematic mapping 
                         and survey",
              journal = "Journal of Systems and Software",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "170",
                pages = "e110734",
                month = "Dec.",
             keywords = "Education, Secondary studies, Systematic literature review, 
                         Systematic mapping.",
             abstract = "Context: Several researchers have reported their experiences in 
                         applying secondary studies (Systematic Literature Reviews SLRs and 
                         Systematic Mappings SMs) in Software Engineering (SE). However, 
                         there is still a lack of studies discussing the value of 
                         performing secondary studies in an academic context. Goal: The 
                         main goal of this study is to provide an overview on the use of 
                         secondary studies in an academic context. Method: Two empirical 
                         research methods were used. Initially, we conducted a SM to 
                         identify the available and relevant studies on the use of 
                         secondary studies as a research methodology for conducting SE 
                         research projects. Secondly, a survey was performed with 64 SE 
                         researchers to identify their perception related to the value of 
                         performing secondary studies to support their research projects. 
                         Results: Our results show benefits of using secondary studies in 
                         the academic context, such as providing an overview of the 
                         literature as well as identifying relevant research literature on 
                         a research area enabling to find reasons to explain why a research 
                         project should be approved for a grant and/or supporting decisions 
                         made in a research project. Difficulties faced by SE graduate 
                         students with secondary studies are that they tend to be conducted 
                         by a team and it demands more effort than a traditional review. 
                         Conclusions: Secondary studies are valuable to graduate students. 
                         They should consider conducting a secondary study for their 
                         research project due to the benefits and contributions provided to 
                         develop the overall project. However, the advice of an experienced 
                         supervisor is essential to avoid bias. In addition, the 
                         acquisition of skills can increase students motivation to pursue 
                         their research projects and prepare them for both academic or 
                         industrial careers.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.jss.2020.110734",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.110734",
                 issn = "0164-1212",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "felizardo_secondary.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}