Resumen de The KITE Model for Assessment of Academic Software Products
Sergio Andrés Rojas Galeano, Henry Alberto Diosa, Miguel Alberto Melgarejo Rey
We reflect on the topic of assessing the merit of soft-ware products developed by research groups within theacademia. For this aim, a model is proposed consisting of four determinants defining the scoring of an arbitrary software product: new knowledge dissemination effect (K), impact in target population (I), technological in-novation (T), and engineering achievement (E). These determinants are integrated into a “KITE” graphical model. The model admits both a geometric or numeric interpretation, enabling decision makers to analyze pro-files of software productivity of an academic unit, from a quantitative or qualitative viewpoint. The ratings en-abling the software to be scored in each determinant arealso described. Preliminary test lists are sketched as aproposal of measurement instruments for these scores, according to the model.
