CALL FOR CHAPTERS: OO Design Knowledge.

CALL FOR CHAPTERS

Submission Deadline: December 1st, 2004

Object-Oriented Design Knowledge: Principles, Heuristics, Best Practices, etc.

A book edited by Javier Garzás and Mario Piattini

In order to establish itself as a branch of engineering, a profession
must understand its accumulated knowledge. In this regard, software
engineering has advanced greatly in recent years, but it still suffers
from the lack of a structured classification of its knowledge. In
Object – Oriented Design (OOD) Knowledge, design patterns are the most
popular example of accumulated knowledge, but other elements of
knowledge exist such as Principles, Heuristics, Best Practices, Bad
Smells, Refactorings, etc. But the differences between these elements
are not clear. Many concern a single concept with different names,
while others on occasions do not contain knowledge gained from
experience, and still others are simply vague concepts. This confusion
leads to a less efficient use of object-oriented design knowledge, so
concepts such as principles or heuristics are still unknown to some
software engineers, few of whom understand completely their goals or
relationships

This book will collect real experience and practical advices, together
with research solutions, to the problem of classify and use different
kinds of object-oriented design knowledge.

Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following:

-. OOD Patterns, Principles, Heuristics, Best Practices, Bad Smells,
Refactorings or similar.
-. Empirical Studies on OOD Knowledge.
-. Methods and Metrics related to OOD Knowledge.
-. Industrial Experiences with OOD Knowledge.
-. Organizational issues (policies, organizational structures,
learning, team dynamics, leaderships, etc.) related to OOD Knowledge.
-. Modelling languages related to OOD Knowledge.
-. Development processes and frameworks based on the use of OOD Knowledge.
-. CASE tools that support OOD Knowledge.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
December 1st, 2004, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining
the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted
proposals will be notified by December 15, 2004 about the status of
their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full
chapters are expected to be submitted by March 15th, 2005. All
submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least two reviewers on a
blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea
Group Inc.

Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) by email to:

jgarzas@gmail.com

or additionally to:

Javier Garzás, PhD
mCentric
Project Manager
C.\ Gabriel García Márquez 4, 28230, Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain
Phone: +34 91 277 03 96; Mobile: +34 600 97 55 96; Fax: +34 912 770 404
Javier.Garzas@m-centric.com / javier31175@terra.es

Prof. Mario Piattini
Alarcos Research Group
Escuela Superior de Informática - University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ronda de Calatrava, s/n. 13071, Ciudad Real – SPAIN
Mario.Piattini@uclm.es