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Empathy has been discussed as a relevant human capability in software engineering, particularly in activities that require understanding users, stakeholders, and the societal implications of technological systems. This relevance becomes…

Empathy is widely used in many disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, psychology, health care. Ability to empathise with software end-users seems to be a vital skill software developers should possess. This is because engineering…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Ingo Mueller , Rashina Hoda

Empathy plays a crucial role in software engineering (SE), influencing collaboration, communication, and decision-making. While prior research has highlighted the importance of empathy in SE, there is limited understanding of how empathy…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Context. Empathy, a key social skill, is essential for communication and collaboration in SE but remains an under-researched topic. Aims. This study investigates empathy in SE from practitioners' perspectives, aiming to characterize its…

Empathy, defined as the ability to understand and share others' perspectives and emotions, is essential in software engineering (SE), where developers often collaborate with diverse stakeholders. It is also considered as a vital competency…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Empathy is a powerful yet often overlooked element in software engineering (SE), supporting better teamwork, smoother communication, and effective decision-making.This paper introduces 17 actionable empathy guidelines designed to support…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Software engineering (SE) requires developers to collaborate with stakeholders, and understanding their emotions and perspectives is often vital. Empathy is a concept characterising a person's ability to understand and share the feelings of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Empathy plays a critical role in software engineering (SE), influencing collaboration, communication, and user-centred design. Although SE research has increasingly recognised empathy as a key human aspect, there remains no validated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Sustainability is increasingly recognized as a critical dimension of engineering education, yet its integration into Software Engineering curricula remains a challenge. This paper reports on a case study that examines how sustainability is…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Ruzanna Chitchyan , Niki Mahmoudi

Physics, like many scientific disciplines, has long struggled with attracting and retaining a diverse population and fostering inclusivity. While there have been improvements in addressing equity issues within physics, significant…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-09-13 Alia Hamdan , Ash Bista , Dina Newman , Scott Franklin

Mental health and well-being are major concerns in higher education and professional fields such as software engineering, yet are often overlooked in curricula. This paper describes our approach to include mental health, well-being, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Isabella Graßl , Birgit Penzenstadler

Empathy indicates an individual's ability to understand others. Over the past few years, empathy has drawn attention from various disciplines, including but not limited to Affective Computing, Cognitive Science, and Psychology. Detecting…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Md Rakibul Hasan , Md Zakir Hossain , Shreya Ghosh , Aneesh Krishna , Tom Gedeon

Software Engineering as an industry is highly diverse in terms of development methods and practices. Practitioners employ a myriad of methods and tend to further tailor them by e.g. omitting some practices or rules. This diversity in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-09-25 Kai-Kristian Kemell , Anh Nguyen-Duc , Xiaofeng Wang , Juhanki Risku , Pekka Abrahamsson

Role models are widely discussed in educational research as influential in students identity development and sense of belonging, yet less attention has been given to how role model visibility can be systematically embedded within everyday…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Ronnie de Souza Santos

Background: Software project management activities help to introduce software process models in Software Engineering courses. However, these activities should be adequately aligned with the learning outcomes and support student's…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-01-21 Javier Gonzalez-Huerta , Jefferson Seide Molleri , Aivars Šablis , Ehsan Zabardast

Higher education provides a solid theoretical and practical, but mostly technical, background for the aspiring software developer. Research, however, has shown that graduates still fall short of the expectations of industry. These…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-11-05 Wouter Groeneveld , Joost Vennekens , Kris Aerts

Background. As digital technologies increasingly shape social domains such as healthcare, public safety, entertainment, and education, software engineering has engaged with ethical and political concerns primarily through the notion of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Lucas Valenca , Ronnie de Souza Santos

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demands adequate levels of awareness and actions to address sustainability challenges. Software systems will play an important role in moving towards these targets. Sustainability skills…

Empirical software engineering has received much attention in recent years and coined the shift from a more design-science-driven engineering discipline to an insight-oriented, and theory-centric one. Yet, we still face many challenges,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Daniel Méndez Fernández , Jan-Hendrik Passoth

Empirical Software Engineering has received much attention in recent years and became a de-facto standard for scientific practice in Software Engineering. However, while extensive guidelines are nowadays available for designing, conducting,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Daniel Mendez , Paris Avgeriou , Marcos Kalinowski , Nauman bin Ali
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