Requirements Engineering II

Dr. Norbert Seyff
Dr. Anne Koziolek

The course will cover advanced topics in Requirements Engineering (RE).

Requirements Engineering II is a "Wahlpflichtmodul"* for MSc students in Informatics with concentration in Software Systems or in Business Informatics as well as for MSc students doing a minor degree ("Nebenfach") in Informatics.

Bachelor students are NOT admitted.

_{*A member of a set of modules where students have to choose some of them.}

Contents of course Requirements Engineering I (MINF 4204).

Location: BIN 2.A.01

Both the course materials and the course language will be in English.

Please note: Slides and assignment descriptions are freely downloadable. The papers, however, are password-protected. Students enrolled in the course receive the password in the first class on October 17th.

Introduction and Setup

Introduction Slides (PDF, 322 KB)

Requirements Elicitation and Innovation

Assignment 1 - Elicitation (PDF, 368 KB)

Mandatory reading: Zowghi 2005, Beyer 1999, Maiden 2004
Additional reading Selection of Elicitation Techniques: Hickey 2003, Dieste 2008, Dieste 2008 (Appendix), Resulting Slides
Additional reading Elicitation of Requirements on Site: Maiden 2007a, Maiden 2007b, Resulting Slides
Additional reading Creativity and Product Innovation: Maiden 2005, Gorschek 2010, Resulting Slides

Information on Requirements Engineering Literature (in class 29.10.2012)

RE Journals and Conferences (PDF, 707 KB)

Conflict Management

Assignment 2 - Conflict Management (PDF, 330 KB)

Mandatory reading: Carlshamre 2001, Robinson 2003, Grünbacher 2005
Additional reading A. Requirements Engineering with Viewpoints: Easterbrook 1996, Sabetzadeh 2006, Resulting Slides
Additional reading B. Conflict Management with Goal Oriented Requirements Engineering: Dardenne 1993, van Lamsweerde 1998, Resulting Slides
Additional reading C. Dialogue between Customer and Supplier: Fricker 2010a, Fricker 2010b, Resulting Slides

Social Networks

Introduction to RE in Social Networks Assignment (slides) (PDF, 727 KB)

Assignment 3 - RE in Social Networks (PDF, 277 KB)

Mandatory reading: Gruenbacher 2000, Kukreja 2012
Resulting Slides G1, Resulting Slides G2, Resulting Slides G3

Modelling in RE

Assignment 4 - Modelling in RE (PDF, 334 KB)

Mandatory reading: Ludewig 2003, Machado 2005, Glinz 2002
Additional reading A. Modeling Systems with ADORA: Seybold 2005, Reinhard 2008, Resulting Slides
Additional reading B. Modeling Non-Functional Requirements Using Soft Goals: Chung 2000, Gross 2001, Resulting Slides
Additional reading C. Quality of Models: Lindland 1994, Moody 2003, optionally Moody 2005, Resulting Slides

Traceability and Requirements Evolution

Assignment 5 - Traceability and Requirements Evolution (PDF, 331 KB)

Mandatory reading: Jarke 1998, Dick 2005, Ramesh 2001, optional: Gotel 1994
Additional reading A. Traceability and Software Execution: Egyed 2002, Ben Charrada 2012, Resulting Slides
Additional reading B. Traceability and Information Retrieval: Hayes 2006, Cleland-Huang 2007, Resulting Slides
Additional reading C. Impact Analysis with Traceability: von Knethen 2003, Jönsson 2005, Resulting Slides

RE for Software Product Lines

Assignment 6 - RE for Software Product Lines (PDF, 338 KB)

Mandatory reading: Pohl 2005, Clements 1999, Clements 2003
Additional reading A. Feature-oriented Domain Analysis: Reiser 2006, Schobbens 2007, Resulting Slides
Additional reading B. Specifying Product Line Variability in Requirements Models: Jarzabek 2003, Stoiber 2010b, Resulting Slides
Additional reading C. Product Derivation with Requirements Models: Czarnecki 2005, Stoiber 2010a, Resulting Slides

RE Tools

Assignment 7 - RE Tools (PDF, 338 KB)

Introduction to A7 practical part on Mobile RE Tools and RE Crowdsourcing (slides) (PDF, 989 KB)

Mandatory Reading: Kitchenham 1997, Farmer 2006, Bruckhaus 1996, Seyff 2010
Additional reading A. Tools for Requirements-Centered Collaboration: Sinha 2006, Decker 2007, Resulting Slides
Additional reading B. Tools for Requirements Elicitation and Analysis: Mich 2004, Campos 2007, Resulting Slides
Additional reading C. Tools for Requirements Management: Hoffmann 2004, Beuche 2007, Resulting Slides

For passing this course, all three following requirements must be met:
1. Successful completion of at least 5 of 7 assignments,
2. Present the group topic at least two times in class,
3. Presence in class sessions for at least 6 assignments,
4. Passing grade or better in final exam.

Final exams will be held as oral exams on January 17th and January 24th as assigned during the lecture.