Task

Please read this page carefully. Your formal agreement is required for participation. You must be at least 18 years of age to give your consent.

Description and Purpose of the Study

This is an observational study in which a number of phenomena occurring in programming tasks are being investigated. To do this, we will ask you to perform some specific development tasks using an integrated development environment (IDE) provided by us. The study is being performed by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Bremen.

The study’s purpose is to investigate several phenomena of software development and the possible relations between them. This means we want to find out some general information about the occurrence of specific phenomena while working on programming tasks. We are not interested in any specific individual's data.

Collected Data

The following data will be collected as part of the study:

Gender, age, education level, experience in software development.
Answers to the personality survey, i.e. how much you agree with certain general statements about your personality.
Interactions with the provided IDE, including changes made to source code files which are part of the task.

You will be assigned a code number which will protect your identity. All data will be kept in secured files, in accord with the standards of the University, E.U. regulations, and the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. No identifying data will be stored or recorded.

Opportunities to Withdraw at will

If you decide now or at any point to withdraw this consent or stop participating, you are free to do so at no penalty to yourself.

Contact

For any questions or comments regarding the survey, task, or study in general, feel free to contact us on our Discord Server.

Any technical questions about this research may be directed to:

Study Coordinator: Martin Schröer, masc@uni-bremen.de

Any questions concerning the use of your personal data as well as questions regarding your rights as a research participant may be directed to:

Study Coordinator: Martin Schröer, masc@uni-bremen.de
Privacy Officer at the University of Bremen: Petra Banik, pbanik@uni-bremen.de

If you are 18 years of age or older, understand and agree to all of the statements above and freely consent to participate in the study, click on the "I Agree" button below to register with the study.