Accession Number:

ADA278536

Title:

Lecture Notes on Requirements Elicitation

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST

Personal Author(s):

• Raghavan, Sridhar
• Zelesnik, Gregory
• Ford, Gary

Report Date:

1994-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

98.0

Abstract:

Requirements elicitation is the first of the four steps in software requirements engineering the others being analysis, specification, and validation. Software engineers use several elicitation techniques. To facilitate teaching these techniques, materials are provided to support an introductory lecture and four lectures on specific techniques joint application design, brainstorming, interviewing, and the PIECES framework. A role-playing exercise is provided that allows students to experience each of the techniques. Information for instructors includes educational objectives, pedagogical considerations, additional exercises, and a bibliography. Joint application design, Software engineering education, Requirements, Requirements elicitation, Software requirements.

Descriptors:

• *SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
• *METHODOLOGY
• *ENGINEERS
• *ANALYSTS
• REQUIREMENTS
• EDUCATION
• VALIDATION
• LECTURES
• INTERVIEWING
• INSTRUCTORS
• STUDENTS
• SPECIFICATIONS
• MATERIALS
• BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE