Aim
The objective of the course is to give basic and advanced knowledge and skills within requirements engineering for large-scale development of systems completely or partly based on software. The course gives both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in methods and techniques for requirements engineering. The course gives training in scientific paper reading.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to define basic concepts and principles within requirements engineering

• give an account of several different types of requirements

• be able to describe and value several different methods and techniques for requirements engineering

• be able to describe and relate different sub-processes within requirements engineering

• be able to describe the relation between the requirements engineering process and other processes in the product lifecycle

• be able to describe the relation between requirements engineering and market-driven product management

• be able to discuss some scientific results within requirements engineering research

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to choose suitable requirements techniques for a given context

• be able to apply several different techniques for requirements elicitation

• be able to apply several different techniques for requirements specification

• be able to apply several different techniques for requirements validation

• be able to apply several different techniques for requirements prioritisation

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to consciously select a process depending on the nature of the requirements

• show a systematic and long-term approach to processes

• be able to consciously see the problem in the relation between the quality of requirements and the quality of the resulting implementation

• be able to adequately involve users in the requirements engineering process

• be able to consciously see the problem in the relation between requirements engineering and economical aspects of product development

Contents

• Requirements on different abstraction levels and in different contexts

• Sub-processes of requirements engineering and their relation

• Specification of data requirements, e.g. using virtual windows and data models

• Specification of functional requirements, e.g. using textual feature requirements and task descriptions

• Specification of different types of non-functional requirements, e.g. usability, performance, reliability

• Different techniques for requirements elicitation, e.g. focus groups

• Different techniques for requirements validation, e.g. inspections

• Different techniques for requirements prioritisation, e.g. pair wise comparisons

• Market-driven requirements engineering, product management and prioritisation

Literature
Lauesen S: Software Requirements - Styles and Techniques, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-74570-4.
Additional literature assigned by the department.

Code: 0107. Name: Requirements Engineering.
Higher education credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Written exam.

Code: 0207. Name: Project.
Higher education credits: 3. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Project in teams. Contents: Project in teams.