Course Syllabus
Course Information
Course Number/Section CS6361/501
Course Title (Advanced) Requirements Engineering
Term Fall
2006
Days & Times TR 5:30-6:45pm
Professor Contact Information
Professor
Office Phone 972-883-2178
Email Address
Office Hours T12:30-2:00pm
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites,
and/or Other Restrictions
CS
5354 (SE 5354) Software Engineering, or CS 3353 (SE 3354)
Course Description
To
be able to systematically establish, define, and manage the requirements for a
large, complex, changing, software-intensive system, be it organizational or
mostly a computer sub-system. To be able to understand the central issues which
form the background to, or have tendency to deform, the process. To be able to
understand, evaluate and choose from traditional techniques and further
advances in the field.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
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a,b,c,d |
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Ability to understand and apply
Requirements Engineering Process |
a,b,c,d |
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Ability to understand and use Requirements
Elicitation and Specification: |
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Notations and Methodologies |
a,b,c,d,e |
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Ability to understand and use Formal
Techniques |
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(Axiomatizations, Meta-modeling, Model Checking) |
a,b,c,d |
|
Non-Functional Requirements: Modeling and
Analysis |
a,b,c,d |
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CS
Outcomes |
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a.
an ability to understand advanced concepts
in theory of computer science; |
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b. an
ability to understand advanced concepts in applications of computer science; |
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c. an ability to apply knowledge of advanced
computer science |
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to formulate and analyze
problems in computing and solve them; |
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d. an ability to learn emerging concepts in
theory and applications |
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of computer science; and, |
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e. an ability to design and conduct
experiments as well as to analyze |
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and interpret data. |
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Required Textbooks and Materials
Required Texts
Required Materials
Lecture Notes
Suggested Course Materials
Suggested Readings/Texts
System
Requirements Engineering, P. Loucopoulos and V. Karakostas, McGraw-Hill:
1.zip; 2.zip; 3.zip; 4.zip
Requirements
Engineering: Processes and Techniques, G. Kotonya and
Software
Requirements: Objects, Functions, & States, A. M.
Davis,
Prentice Hall:
Non-Functional
Requirements in Software Engineering, L. Chung, B. Nixon,
System and
Software Requirements Engineering: Tutorial, R. H. Thayer and M.
Dortman (Editors), IEEE Computer Society Press
Requirements
Engineering - A Good Practice Guide,
Requirements
Engineerng: Frameworks for Understanding, R. Wieringa, Wiley, 1997
Requirements
Engineering, L.
Macaulay, Springer Verlag, 1996
User-Centered
Requirements Analysis, C. F. Martin, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Information
System Requirements: Determination and Analysis, D. Flynn,
McGraw-Hill, 1992
Exploring
Requirements, D. Gause and G. Weinberg,
Object-Oriented Analysis
and Design, with Applications, G. Booch, Benjamin-Cummings, 1994
Object-Oriented
Methods: A Foundation, J. Martin and J. Odell, Prentice-Hall, 1995
The Unified Modeling Language
Reference Manual, J.
Rumbaugh,
The Unified Modeling Language User
Manual, G. Booch, J. Rumbaugh and
Suggested Materials
Assignments & Academic Calendar
Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates,
Exam Dates
Course Outline (subject to evolution, hence it
is recommended that you download 1-2 modules at a time on a weekly basis or
whenever appropriate)
Requirements
Engineering Journal and a Swing [PowerPoint]
Requirements
Engineering: Introduction - Part I [PostScript] [PDF]
Requirements
Engineering: Introduction - Part II [PostScript] [PDF]
-
Examples of
requirements defects
-
http://techdirt.com/articles/20060818/1613226.shtml
Requirements
Engineering Processes [PowerPoint]
Requirements
Elicitation: Part I [PostScript]
[PDF]
Requirements
Analysis, Modelling and Specification: Review [PostScript] [PDF]
My
Cat is Object-Oriented – A Brief
Review of UML
Functional
Requirements: A Formal OO-RML [PostScript] [PDF];
Functional
Requirements: Behavioral Requirements [PostScript] [PDF]
Non-Functional
Requirements: New;
Old [PostScript]
[PDF]
Requirements
Elicitation: Part II [PostScript]
[PDF]
Scenario
Analysis [PostScript]
[PDF]
Project: There
will be a 2-phase project. Each project
phase should be submitted by the expected due date in the beginning of the
class that day. Project phases should be
submitted with student name, student ID, student email address, project phase
#, and class/section written on the first page. The project will be done by teams of
3 students. (Teams with more or less than 3 members will be allowed only under
exceptional circumstances). All students in a team will get the same mark for
the work they do unless they unanimously agree (in writing) to an unequal
division. You are to choose your own team members. An orphan will be assigned
to a team by the instructor. Project I under development should be presented
approximately 2 weeks before the final submission due date; Project II under
development should be presented approximately 2 weeks before the submission due
date.
Important
Dates:
1.
August 17 (Thursday) - First day of class for this course
2.
September 28 (Thursday) – Interim Project I (old: [PostScript] [PDF] – to be updated)
presentation
3.
October 3 (Tuesday) – Test 1
4.
October 12 (Thursday) – Final Project I submission (and also possibly
presentation)
5.
November 9 (Thursday) – Interim
project II (old: [PostScript] [PDF]) presentation
6.
November 21 (Tuesday) – Test 2
7.
November 22 (Wednesday) – November 28 (Tuesday) – Final Project II submission and demo (Each team should set up
a time with the TA to do a demo; A hardcopy should be submitted at the time of
the demo.)
Grading Policy
|
Project
(2 x 15) |
30
% |
|
Test
1 |
25
% |
|
Test
2 |
40
% |
|
Class
Participation |
5
% |
Course Policies
Make-up exams
Extra Credit
Late Work
Special Assignments
Class Attendance
Classroom Citizenship
Field Trip Policies / Off-Campus
Instruction and Course Activities
Student Conduct & Discipline
The
The
A student at the university neither loses the
rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state,
and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and
administrative rules. Students are
subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct
takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also
imposed for such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high
level of responsibility and academic honesty.
Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity
of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a
student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her
scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not
limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for
enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or
material that is not one’s own. As a
general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying
academic records. Students suspected of
academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from
portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable
and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general
catalog for details). This course will
use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible
plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The
Withdrawal from Class
The
administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any
college-level courses. These dates and times are published in that semester's
course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is the student's
responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. In other
words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork
to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course
if you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled.
Student Grievance Procedures
Procedures for student grievances
are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities, of the
university’s Handbook of Operating
Procedures.
In attempting to resolve any student
grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments of academic
responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious
effort to resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or
committee with whom the grievance originates (hereafter called “the
respondent”). Individual faculty members
retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that
level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy
of the respondent’s School Dean. If the
matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the
student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the
School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of
Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an
Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of
the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The
results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved
parties.
Copies of these rules and
regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students,
where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules
and regulations.
Incomplete Grade Policy
As per university policy, incomplete
grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the semester’s end
and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within
eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the course
and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline,
the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of F.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is
to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those
of their non-disabled peers. Disability
Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for the Office
of Disability Services is:
The
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)
Essentially, the law requires that
colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to
eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove
classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog
guides) for students who are blind.
Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example,
a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing
impaired). Classes enrolled students
with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide
special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility
to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with
letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a
disability and needs accommodations.
Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor
after class or during office hours.
Religious Holy Days
The
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity
sponsor as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the
assignment. The student, so excused,
will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable
time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a
maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any
missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who
fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may
receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the
absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there
is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable
time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or
the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the
institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee
must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student
and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or
designee.
Off-Campus Instruction and
Course Activities
Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities
are subject to state law and University policies and procedures regarding
travel and risk-related activities.
Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the
website address given below. Additional
information is available from the office of the school dean. (http://www.utdallas.edu/Business
Affairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm)
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the
discretion of the Professor.