The KITE Model for Assessment of Academic Software Products

• Rojas Galeano, Sergio Andrés ^[1] ; Diosa, Henry Alberto ^[1] ; Melgarejo Rey, Miguel Alberto ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

     Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

     Colombia

     
• Localización: Ingeniería, ISSN-e 2344-8393, ISSN 0121-750X, Vol. 18, Nº. 2, 2013
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We reflect on the topic of assessing the merit of soft-ware products developed by research groups within theacademia. For this aim, a model is proposed consisting of four determinants defining the scoring of an arbitrary software product: new knowledge dissemination effect (K), impact in target population (I), technological in-novation (T), and engineering achievement (E). These determinants are integrated into a “KITE” graphical model. The model admits both a geometric or numeric interpretation, enabling decision makers to analyze pro-files of software productivity of an academic unit, from a quantitative or qualitative viewpoint. The ratings en-abling the software to be scored in each determinant arealso described. Preliminary test lists are sketched as aproposal of measurement instruments for these scores, according to the model.