Research of selected aspects of software testers motivation using the theory of self-determination

The thesis is focused on the analysis of selected aspects of motivation of the employees who work in branch of the software testing. The software testing of product is the key activity for quality assurance. The thesis is devaded into seven parts. The first part is about theory of motivation in psychology and explanation of self-determination theory. The second is about motivation research in software engineering. The third part describes the methods used during the research. Recorded interviews were conducted with respondents. Most of the protocol for interview was created in accordance with the self-determination theory. The interviews were later rewritten into text form and for that I used text analysis with a code template. The whole text analysis was made in a computer program. In the fourth part there are the findings of my research. The fifth part describes the types of motivation that occurred in individual respondents. The sixth part shows if the same motivation factors appeared in my work as in the research in the second part. There are also mentioned motivation and demotivation factors, which, in my opinion, have the biggest influence on motivation of software testers.Finally, in the seventh part, I present possible ways to motivate software testers. It is my opinion and a form of personal reflection on the knowledge that emerged from my research. In conclusion, I present the fulfillment of the set goals, the contribution of my work and suggest its possible extension.