Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6585680.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
The Architecture Expert (ArchE) tool serves as a software architecture design assistant. It embodies knowledge of quality attributes and the relation between the achievement of quality attribute requirements and architecture design. This technical note describes the use of a pre-alpha release of ArchE in a graduate-level software architecture class at Clemson University.
ArchE was used to assist the students in the architecting process. The tool was then evaluated by the students and instructor. The instructor felt that ArchE met his objectives as a pedagogical tool. The students, although critical of the pre-alpha status of ArchE, were enthusiastic about the benefits of having the step-by-step guide to the architect's designing process as provided by ArchE.
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McGregor, J., Bachmann, F., Bass, L., Bianco, P., & Klein, M. (2007, September 1). Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001). Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1.
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author={McGregor, John and Bachmann, Felix and Bass, Len and Bianco, Phil and Klein, Mark},
title={Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience},
month={Sep},
year={2007},
number={{CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6585680.v1},
url={https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-11}
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McGregor, John, Felix Bachmann, Len Bass, Phil Bianco, and Mark Klein. "Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience." (CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1.
J. McGregor, F. Bachmann, L. Bass, P. Bianco, and M. Klein, "Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001, 1-Sep-2007 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1. [Accessed: 11-Sep-2026].
McGregor, John, Felix Bachmann, Len Bass, Phil Bianco, and Mark Klein. "Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.
McGregor, John; Bachmann, Felix; Bass, Len; Bianco, Phil; & Klein, Mark. Using ArchE in the Classroom: One Experience. CMU/SEI-2007-TN-001. Software Engineering Institute. 2007. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6585680.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585680.v1