Software requirements analysis

1.Course titleSoftware requirements analysis
2.CodeF18L2S002
3.Study programme
4.Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department)Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
5.Degree level (first, second, third cycle)First cycle
6.Academic year / semester4 / Summer
7.Number of ECTS credits6
8.Teacher—
9.Prerequisites for enrolling in the courseОбјектно ориентирана анализа и дизајн или Софтверско инженерство
10.Course objectives (competences)Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to understand and have in-depth knowledge in the application of techniques for
extracting knowledge from the client, to understand techniques for documenting software and business requirements, to understand
and has in-depth knowledge in the application of change management techniques for software and business requirements.
11.Course contentDefining requirements (e.g., product, project, constraints, system boundaries, external and internal)
Requirements Engineering Process
Layers/levels of requirements (e.g., needs, goals, user requirements, system requirements, and software requirements)
(1) Requirements characteristics (for example, testability, unambiguous, consistent, accurate, traceability, and priority)
(1) Analysis of the quality (nonfunctional) requirements (for example, safety, security, usability, and performance)
(1) Software Requirements in the Context of Systems Engineering
Evolution of requirements, tracking, prioritization, trade-off analysis, risk analysis, and impact analysis
(1) Requirements management (for example, consistency management, release planning, and reuse), Interaction between requirements and architecture
Requirement elicitation, sources for extraction (e.g., stakeholders, domain experts, and operational and organizational environments), elicitation techniques (for example, interviews, questionnaires/surveys, prototypes, use cases, observation, and participation techniques)
(1) Requirements specification and documentation, basis for requirements documentation (e.g., types, purpose, structure, quality, attributes, and standards)
(1) Techniques for specifying software requirements (e.g., requirements documentation for plans, decision tables, user stories, and behavioral specifications)
(1) Requirements validation, reviews and inspections, prototyping to confirm the requirements
(1) Design for acceptance testing, verification of product quality attributes, analysis of requirements interaction (e.g., functional interaction), analysis of formal requirements
12.Learning methodsLectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and seminar paper, learning in an electronic environment (forums, consultations).
13.Total available time6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours
14.Distribution of the available time30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours
15.Forms of teaching activities
15.1.Lectures – theoretical teaching30 hours
15.2.Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work45 hours
16.Other forms of activities
16.1.Project assignments15 hours
16.2.Individual assignments15 hours
16.3.Home study75 hours
17.Grading
17.1.Tests10 points
17.2.Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)15 points
17.3.Activity and participation10 points
17.4.Final exam70 points
18.Grading criteria (points / grade)
up to 50 points5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points10 (ten) (A)
19.Requirements for signature and taking the final examRegular class attendance (up to 3 absences), timely submission of all homework assignments, seminar papers, forum discussions, and the project.
20.Language of instructionMacedonian and English
21.Method of monitoring teaching qualityinternal evaluation and survey mechanism
22.Literature
22.1.Required literature
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