Requirements Engineering (SE560) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Requirements Engineering SE560 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the requirements engineering methods for software engineers.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Get comprehensive knowledge and skills needed to develop high quality software requirements specification which is vital in successful software development projects.
  • Learn the methodologies and techniques - related with requirements - that are immediately applicable to a broad range of systems. Attain knowledge on the use of CASE tools
Course Content Domain understanding and requirements eliciation; requirements evaluation; requirements specification and documentation; requirements quality assurance; requirements evolution; modeling system objectives with goal diagrams; risk analysis on goal models; modeling system agents and responsibilities; modeling system behaviours; integrating multiple sy

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Domain Understanding and Requirements Eliciation Requirements Engineering, Axel van Lamsweerde- Ch. 2
2 Requirements Evaluation Ch.3
3 Requirements Specification and Documentation Ch.4
4 Requirements Quality Assurance Ch.5
5 Requirements Evolution Ch.6
6 Modelling System Objectives with Goal Diagrams Ch.8
7 Risk Analysis on Goal Models Ch.9
8 Modelling System Agents and Responsibilities Ch.11
9 Modelling System Behaviours Ch.13
10 Integrating Multiple System Views Ch.14
11 A Goal-Oriented Model-Building Method in Action Ch.15
12 Formal Specification of System Models Ch.17
13 Case study Review of topics
14 Case study Review of topics
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. van Lamsweerde, A., Requirements Engineering: From System Goals to UML Models to Software Specifications, Wiley, 2009.
2. Wiegers, K. E., Software Requirements, Second Edition (Pro-Best Practices), Microsoft Press, 2003
Other Sources 3. Leffingwell, D. & Widrig, D., Managing Software Requirements: A Use Case Approach, Addison Wesley, 2nd edn, 2003.
4. Hull, E., Jackson, K. & Dick, J., Requirements Engineering, Springer, 2nd Ed.,Pressman, R. S., Software Engineering, McGraw Hill, 2005
5. Thayer, R. H., Dorfman, M., Software Requirements Engineering, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society, 1999
6. Young, R. R., The Requirements Engineering Handbook, Artech House, 2004
7. Kotonya, G., Sommerville, I., Requirements Engineering: Processes and Techniques, Wiley, 1998
8. Requirements Management with Use Cases, Rational Software Corporation, (>=v5.5).

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 15
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. X
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. X
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. X
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. X
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. X
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. X
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. X
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship 1 20 20
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 10 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 228