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Systems Requirements Engineering
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for this course, the precise details must be checked with the lecturer(s).
| Code: | M014
(Also taught as: GS01)
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| Year: | 4 |
| Prerequisites: | An understanding of the basics of programming and software engineering. |
| Term: | 1 |
| Taught By: | Emmanuel Letier (100%)
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| Aims: | This module describes the role of requirements in the construction and continued maintenance of large, complex and evolving software-intensive systems. It introduces the important concepts and activities in systems requirements engineering, explains how they can knit together to form a through-life requirements engineering process, and demonstrates how such an end-to-end process can be defined and used in practice. The module provides a broad overview of the notations, techniques, methods and tools that can be used to support the various requirements engineering activities, and complements this with the opportunity to gain experience in a selection of these. The module seeks to illustrate the wider applicability of requirements engineering to everyday projects, the breath of skills required and the many contributing disciplines. |
| Learning Outcomes: | On completion of this module, the successful student should have a good knowledge and understanding of the role of requirements engineering in the development of software-intensive systems and of the various activities involved in requirements engineering. The successful student should also be able to elicit, model, analyse, communicate, and evolve system requirements using state-of-the-art requirements modelling techniques and tools. |
Content:
| 1. Introduction to requirements engineering | Definition of requirements engineering and role in system development
Fundamental concepts and activities of requirements engineering
Target qualities and common erros in software requirements documents |
| 2. Project Initiation and Information Elicitation Techniques | Identifying the project scope and organizational context
Information elicitation techniques
Modelling scenarios |
| 3. Goal Modelling | Fundamentals of goal-oriented requirements engineering
Modelling behavioural goals
Modelling quality goals
Goal modelling heuristics |
| 4. Object Modelling | Fundamentals of object modelling for requirements engineering
Object modelling notations
Object modelling heuristics
Identifying objects from goals |
| 5. Operation Modelling and Verification and Validation | Modelling use cases and state machines
Deriving operational requirements from goals
Requirements verification and validation |
| 6. Managing Inconsistencies and Conflicts | Types of conflicts and inconsistencies
Fundamental techniques for inconsistency and conflict management
Handling Goal Conflicts |
| 7. Managing Risks | Types of risks
Fundamentals of risk management
Software development risks
Goal obstacle analysis |
| 8. Requirements selection and prioritization | The role of quality goals in the requirements selection process
Qualitative and quantitative techniques for requirements evaluation, selection and prioritization |
| 9. Requirements Management and Evolution | Fundamentals of requirements management
Principles of requirements traceability and impact analysis
Requirements management tools |
| 10. Requirements Engineering and Software Design | Relations between RE and software design |
Method of Instruction:
Lecture presentations with associated tutorials. Practical workshops.
Assessment:
The course has the following assessment components:
- Written Examination (2.5 hours, 75%)
- Coursework Section (3 pieces, 25%)
To pass this course, students must:
- Obtain an overall pass mark of 50% for all sections combined
The examination rubric is:
Answer TWO questions. All questions carry equal marks.Resources:
Reading will be set from journal and conference articles and book chapters.
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