Effective Object-Oriented Modeling and Design through Groupware

그룹웨어를 통한 효과적인 객체지향모델링 및 설계

This paper deals with effectiveness of Object-Oriented Modeling and Design(OOMD) through GroupSystems V which is a typical groupware or group decision support system(GDSS) to aid group work. Objective and subjective evaluations between traditional non-GDSS face-to-face group and GDSS-supported group have been performed in terms of modeling accuracy and subjective ratings, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the GDSS group shows much better performance than the traditional group in the realm of OOMD. In particular, when a modeling task is not simple or not structured, the former outperforms the latter. Based on the questionaire, the GDSS group feel more equal status and have less dominant voices than do the non-GDSS group. These facts show that GDSS can be used effectively for OOMD under Korean cultures.