CS-E4940 - Requirements Engineering D, Lecture, 16.1.2023-5.5.2023

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, you are able to explain what the key activities of requirements engineering (RE) are. You also learn to select good RE practices for development projects. After the course, you are able to relate RE to other processes. You also learn to combine and apply different RE approaches and good practices when developing software-intensive products and digital services.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 16.01.2023 - 05.05.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Marjo Kauppinen, Sari Kujala

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    After the course, the student will have a broad understanding of requirements engineering and its role in system, product and digital service development. The key topics of the course are:

    • the main RE activities and good RE practices
    • discovering customer and user needs
    • customer value creation and customer value evaluation
    • linking RE with long-term planning and development
    • RE from the perspective of critical and creative thinking

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Individual assignments, a group assignment and a final review are the learning and evaluation methods of the course.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Study sessions (lectures): 30h, Assignments and individual work: 50h, Group assignment and workshops: 50h.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - V
    2023-2024 Spring III - V

    Enrollment :

    The number of participants will be limited (40). Registrations will be prioritized in the following order:

    1. the students of CCIS / SSE major;
    2. other SCI MSc students;
    3. the students of SSE minor;
    4. all other students

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