The requirements engineering framework

Requirements planning and management

The requirements hierarchy

Stakeholders in the requirement process

Requirements elicitation techniques

Requirements modelling

Specification documentation

Requirements analysis techniques

Validating requirements including a focus on stakeholder identification, needs, contributions and benefits realisation/analyses models

Risk-based requirements and quality assurance

Testable requirements and metrics

Comparative analysis of Agile and Waterfall methodologies (single division ‘sprint’ development versus ‘sequential completion’ methods) for project/software delivery

WRITTEN: Coursework will be case study based, students will be expected to elicit, analyse and specify a system using the theories and practices covered in the indicative content (All learning outcomes).

PRACTICAL: A practical/technical demonstration of the software system engineering requirements.

Theory will be delivered via lectures and supported by practical classes, seminars and discussion groups. In addition, you will be provided with a range of resources for independent study such as case studies, academic papers and industry stories. There will be a mixture of practical and theoretical formative exercises which will help you build your knowledge and confidence as well as preparing you for the formative assessment.

1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of requirements engineering through a technical framework and process

Knowledge and Understanding


2. Elicit, document, analyse and specify requirements for a software system using appropriate theory and practice

Application

Problem solving


3. Evaluate and critique a range of requirements elicitation practice

Reflection


4.Investigate and document findings on good and bad practice in requirements engineering in a real-world context

Enquiry

Communication

Dick, J. Hull, E. and Jackson, K. (2017) Requirements Engineering, 4th ed. Springer, ISBN: 978-3319610726

Bailey, L. (2017) Requirements Gathering for the New Business Analyst: The Simplified Beginners Guide to Business Systems Analysis, Independent, ISBN: 978-1520450292

Laplante, P.A. (2017) Requirements Engineering for Software and Systems, 3rd ed. Auerbach Publications, ISBN: 978-1138196117

Sols, A. (2016) Requirements Engineering: A systems Approach, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, ISBN: 978-1533080028

Paul et. Al (2014) Business Analysis, BCS Learning and Development, ISBN: 978-1780172781

Heath, F. (2020) Managing Software Requirements the Agile Way, Packt Publishing, ISBN: 978-1800206465



An annually updated keylinks online resource bank will be made available

Office productivity software and tools

Microsoft Visio or similar graphic diagramming software

A key skill for any analyst is eliciting, documenting, analysing, validating and managing the requirements process; no system can be developed without the solid foundation that a well-engineered requirements specification provides. On this course you will study and master all the latest theories and practices that industry demands from the best analysts when engineering requirements specifications.