Course syllabus

Kravhantering för digitala system
Requirements Engineering for Digital Systems

TFRG55, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: Single courses at LTH spring 2021
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2020-03-30

General Information

Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The objective of the course is to give basic knowledge and skills within requirements engineering for digital systems. The course gives both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in methods and techniques for requirements engineering. An important part of the course ia a practical project within a digitalisation area where the student combines domain knowledge with requirements engineering competence.

Learning outcomes

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

Competences and skills
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

Lectures give a theoretical overview and help for private studies. Projects give practical skills and training in different areas of requirements engineering. Exercises relate theory to practice through discussions of problems and solutions.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Examination is based on both individual and group assessment. Project work is assessed in groups, lab sessions are assessed in pairs, and the written exam is assessed individually. The final mark is a combination of written exam marking and project marking.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• 7.5 hp programming at university level
• EDA011 Programming, First Course or EDA016 Programming, First Course or EDA017 Programming, First Course or EDA501 Programming, First Course or EDAA45 Introduction to Programming or EDAA50 Programming, First Course or EDAA55 Programming, First Course or EDAA65 Programming, First Course

The course overlaps following course/s: ETSN15, ETS672, ETSF30, ETS170

Reading list

• Soren Lauesen: Software Requirements, Styles and Techniques. Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN: 0-201-74570-4.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Björn Regnell, bjorn.regnell@cs.lth.se
Course homepage: http://cs.lth.se/krav/