A number of new modularization techniques are emerging to cope with the challenges of contemporary software engineering, such as Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD), Feature-Oriented Programming (FOP), and the like. The effective assessment of such technologies plays a pivotal role in (i) understanding of their costs and benefits when compared to conventional development techniques, and (ii) their effective transfer to mainstream software development.

The main goal of this workshop is to put together researchers and practitioners with different backgrounds in order to discuss open issues on the assessment of contemporary modularization techniques, such as:

1. How do new modularization techniques affect working practices and help with software development and evolution? What guidelines can be established from assessment results to improve working practices?

2. What is the impact of using conventional quantitative metrics to assess software modularity? Are they effective enough to assess contemporary modularity techniques? How can we validate assessment mechanisms?

3. To what extent does assessment depend on extensive experience in practice? How can observations of practitioners help in assessment of contemporary modularization techniques?

4. What are the potential paths leading to more effective modularization techniques?

5. How can we compare these modularization techniques, reconcile their seemingly different appearance, and synthesize their applications to design software more effectively?