Course syllabus - Requirements Engineering

Objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce the students to Requirements Engineering and provide them with methods, techniques, and skills to perform the main requirement activities (i.e. elicitation, analysis, specification and validation) with focus on dependable and security systems.
The course will provide an overview of the role of requirements engineering within the system's development process and show how it relates to design and testing activities.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
 
1. show what a requirement is, the attributes that identify and describe a requirement, and the qualities for good requirements,
2. describe the basic principles of requirements engineering to manage the requirements, and the connections between system requirements, system architecture and verification,
3. apply common methods and techniques to perform the requirements engineering activities, i.e. requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, requirements specification and requirements validation,
4. argue about some specific techniques and methods for requirements engineering, such as for requirements elicitation and specification, and
5. relate to methods and techniques in Requirements Engineering and with known common standards.

Course content

This course is focused on the concept of requirement. The course describes the concept of requirement for a system and the main attributes and properties a requirement should have. It introduces methods and techniques to manage requirements for a system. It describes the four main activities in requirements engineering that are carried out to work with requirements, i.e. requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, requirements specification and requirements validation, along with the commonest techniques to perform them.

Specific requirements

Programming for Embedded Systems 7,5 hp.

Examination

Project (PRO1), an assignment that is presented with a report of the project, 3 credits, examines the learning outcomes 3-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G).
Written examination (TEN1), 4.5 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U), 3, 4 or 5.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course completely overlaps with DVA253/DVA206 Requirements Engineering.

The course can be included in the technology area for dependable systems.