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Requirements Engineering

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Course Unit Code460-4076/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
STO03Ing. Svatopluk Štolfa, Ph.D.
Summary
This subject explains the specifics of requirements engineering for software intensive systems. Techniques of elicitation, documentation, analysis an their impact on the development of product is thoroughly studied there.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of this subject is to explain the role of requirements engineering as a step of software process. Techniques and methods for elicitation, analysis, organization and traceability will be introduced in this subject.
Course Contents
The goal of this subject is to explain the role of requirements engineering as a step of software process. Techniques and methods for elicitation, analysis, organization and traceability will be introduced in this subject.

Lectures content:
1. Requirements elicitation – what is requirement, requirements classification
2. Requirements management process – elicitation, specification, analysis, requirements management
3. Business modeling as a part of requirements specification – methods
4. Requirements traceability, prioritization, change management – methods ana tools
5. Methods for requirements specification
6. Roles and their involvement in requirements engineering, iteration development
7. Requirements engineering as a part of software process
8. Methods and techniques for requirements analysis
All topics will be practiced on different experimental examples from practice.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson, Jeremy Dick. Requirements Engineering. ISBN 1849964041, Springer, October 11, 2010
Klaus Pohl, Chris Rupp. Requirements Engineering Fundamentals. ISBN-13: 978-1933952819, Rocky Nook; May 1, 2011.
Suzanne Robertson, James Robertson. Mastering the Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right (3rd Edition), ISBN-13: 978-0321815743, Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition, August 16, 2012.
System Analysis and Design - Study material, project Rozvoj jazykových kompetencí pracovníků VŠB-TU Ostrava: InterDV, Klíčová aktivita KA 03 3/2014-2/2017.
Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson, Jeremy Dick. Requirements Engineering. ISBN 1849964041, Springer, October 11, 2010
Klaus Pohl, Chris Rupp. Requirements Engineering Fundamentals. ISBN-13: 978-1933952819, Rocky Nook; May 1, 2011.
Suzanne Robertson, James Robertson. Mastering the Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right (3rd Edition), ISBN-13: 978-0321815743, Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition, August 16, 2012.
System Analysis and Design - Studijní opory v rámci projektu Rozvoj jazykových kompetencí pracovníků VŠB-TU Ostrava: InterDV, Klíčová aktivita KA 03 3/2014-2/2017.
Recommended Reading:
Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence, and Joanne M. Atlee. 2009. Software Engineering: Theory and Practice: Prentice Hall, ISBN 0136061699.
Pressman, Roger S. 2010. Software Engineering : A Practitioner's Approach. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN 9780073375977.
Sommerville, Ian. 2010. Software Engineering. 9th ed, International Computer Science Series. Harlow: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 978-0137035151.
Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence, and Joanne M. Atlee. 2009. Software Engineering: Theory and Practice: Prentice Hall, ISBN 0136061699.
Pressman, Roger S. 2010. Software Engineering : A Practitioner's Approach. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN 9780073375977.
Sommerville, Ian. 2010. Software Engineering. 9th ed, International Computer Science Series. Harlow: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 978-0137035151.
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