Abstract:
Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is one of the main tools used in software design process. This representation enables
software engineers to understand system data requirements at a more comprehensive level. Designing and understanding
of ERD and hence system data requirements is a critical issue for the success of software projects. In this study we are
introducing an experiment environment which would be used to understand the behaviors of software engineers during
designing and understanding these representations. This experimental setting is planned to be used to measure the
software engineers’ performance during ERD defect detection process. We believe such an environment can be used to
develop some reviewing guidelines for the software engineers to improve their reviewing process in ERD which in turn
will provide some tools for the educators to improve design and review skills of future software engineers. The results of
this study would also provide recommendations for the researchers in similar experiments.