Lessons Learned from Collaborative Research in Software Engineering: A Student's Perspective

Abstract

Time zone, different work schedule, limited real-time information sharing, steep learning curve and different personal specialties, these are common limitations in the collaborative studies, especially when a researcher has just been introduced to the research field or working in a different environment (i.e. Internship programs). This paper introduces you with the experiences, challenges, difficulties, lessons learned, common fallacies and pitfalls in the collaborative software engineering research through the experience of 2-months collaborative research program between Kasetsart University in Thailand and Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Good mentoring and flat-style communication between professors and students are good indicators of the high quality result in the internship program. These information can be useful to professors, young researchers and internship students who will be conducting researches in such manner.