LECTURE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Walid Maalej
- Dr. Andreas Martens
Teaching assistants
Level
Master: Informatics, ITMC, Intelligent Adaptive Systems, Information Systems.
This course is part of the module “Empirical Software Engineering”.
DESCRIPTION
The course „Requirements Engineering“ extends the current teaching catalogue with advanced topics like Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Modelling, Prioritization Frameworks, Traceability, Requirements Validation, and Requirements Evolution in Software Product Lines.
In addition, current topics such as User Participation, Analysis of Usage Data, Software Analytics, Requirements Knowledge, and Requirements Mining will be discussed.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Basic knowledge in empirical methods and how they can be applied in the field of software engineering
- Knowledge in advanced topics in requirements engineering
- Insights about the state of the art and current research topics in software engineering
PRELIMINARY TIMELINE (under construction)
| Date | Start | End | Main subject | Location | Topics |
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| 20.04 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Introduction to Software Requirements | Online | Importance of Requirements, Terminology, Requirements Engineering & Managements, Empirical Research, Course objectives |
| 27.04 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Requirements Elicitation Methods | Online | Stakeholder identifications, Interviews, Surveys, Workshops, Templates |
| 04.05 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Prototyping | Online | Horizontal and Vertical Prototyping, Mock Ups, Throwaways, Wireframes, Experiments |
| 11.05 | 10:15 | 11:45 | User Involvement | Online | Feedback, Socialness, Ratings, Votes, Lead users |
| 18.05 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Mining User Feedback | Online | Text mining, Sentiments Analysis, Content Analysis |
| 25.05 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Usage Data Analytics | Online | Software Analytics, Usage Data, Analytics Techniques |
| 08.06 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Requirements Analysis and Modelling I | Online | Use Case Modeling, Object Modeling |
| 15.06 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Requirements Analysis and Modelling II | Online | Dynamic Modeling, After Analysis |
| 22.06 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Requirements Patterns and Reuse | Online | Requirements Templates, Requirements Patterns Catalogue |
| 29.06 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Negotiation and Prioritization | Online | Group decision making, Rationale management, Prioritization techniques |
| 06.07 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Legal Requirements and Compliance | Online | Privacy, Security, Accessibility, and Safety Requirements and Standards |
| 13.07 | 10:15 | 11:45 | Requirements Traceability | Online | Requirements Evolution, Requirements Traceability |
RELEVANT SEMINAR
- Seminar „Empirical Software Engineering“ (EMSE)
LITERATURE
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Ralph L. Rosnow and Robert Rosenthal: Beginning Behavioral Research: A Conceptual Primer. Pearson, 7th Edition, 2012. |
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Klaus Pohl: Requirements Engineering. Springer, 2010. |
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Walid Maalej and Anil Kumar Thurimella: Managing Requirements Knowledge. Springer, 2013. |
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Bernd Brügge and Allen H. Dutoit: Object-Oriented Software Engineering. Pearson, 3rd Edition, 2010. |
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Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty: Software Requirements. Microsoft Press, 3rd Edition, 2013. |
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Stephan Withall: Software Requirement Patterns. Microsoft Press, 1st Edition, 2007. |