In Software Requirements Elicitation for Secure Software Development, we're going to discuss the overall software requirements process as it applies in waterfall, spiral, and agile models. You'll learn about each of these processes and your goals as a software requirements analyst. This is not an easy task! Who do you talk to, when, and what kind of knowledge are you trying to obtain, in any software life cycle? How do you handle obstacles as you go?
This course is part of the Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications Specialization
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Requirements ElicitationRequirements AnalysisSoftware RequirementsRequirements Engineering
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
The Software Requirement Specification Process and Cost
Software Requirements are a vital part of the Software Development Lifecycle. While there are many ways to go about collecting and recording requirements, the cost of bad requirements is high. Here we discuss what Software Requirements Specifications are and some challenges in writing them well.
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 27 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
Introduction to the Specialization6m
The Software Requirement Specification Process7m
Cost of Bad Requirements3m
Getting Started- "I want THIS"3m
3 readings
Software Requirement Specification Process - Slides25m
Cost of Bad Requirements - Slides25m
Getting Started: I want THIS - Slides10m
1 practice exercise
Software Specification Process30m
2 hours to complete
Starting to Build Requirements- What does the customer want?
We need to figure out what the customer wants. And moreso- what they need! How do you develop a relationship with you customers and learn about the overall domain and potential solutions?
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 11 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 readings
Introduction to Requirements Engineering - Slides30m
Building Requirements - Slides25m
Requirements Elicitation Towards the Unknown Unknowns30m
1 practice exercise
Requirements Engineering30m
2 hours to complete
Software Lifecycles
Not all requirements documents are created equally- if at all (formally). How you work with requirements partially depends on the software lifecycle used. Here we learn about the different software development lifecycles and discuss how they affect the requirements we produce.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 15 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 videos
Different Lifecycle Models5m
Hybrid Model/Iterative Lifecycle Approaches3m
3 readings
Software Lifecycle | Lifecycle Models | Hybrid Model - Slides10m
Software Development Lifecycles- Approaches and Benefits30m
Agile Software Development- The Business of Innovation40m
1 practice exercise
Software Lifecycles30m
3 hours to complete
Goals and Models for Elicitation
To increase flexibility to change in software development, the agile lifecycle was produced. The agile process much changes how we deal with requirements. We discuss these challenges and your role as a requirements analyst. We also begin to analyze the types of statements that you want to form as you elicit data to move towards clarity.
3 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 43 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
8 videos
Lines and Cats- What we can learn8m
Who, when, why, and how?4m
Requirement Engineering Statement Types4m
Requirement Challenges3m
The Analyst - Who and What?6m
Steps to Effective Knowledge Acquisition - Identifying Stakeholders2m
Obstacles in Data Handling4m
4 readings
The Agile Model - Slides20m
Lines and Cats - Slides20m
WWWH | Requirement Engineering Statement | Requirement Challenges - Slides20m
The Analyst | Identifying Stakeholder | Obstacles - Slides20m
1 practice exercise
Goals and Models30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM REQUIREMENTS GATHERING FOR SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
by SRJun 21, 2020
Professor seems a little underconfident. A little more training on her presentation skills would benefit her Other than that course and questions are easy which makes this a fun course.
by MFApr 7, 2020
Wonderful Experience, covering all the basic stuff in the course and helps me in my research work by discussing two different research article on requirement elicitation.
by ATJan 3, 2020
Clear and well presented, with some interesting readings. Could benefit from an interactive game/quiz/tool or two, perhaps. Anyway, very good overall.
by SMJan 21, 2018
More examples may be added to illustrate on how security of a software is impacted if proper care is not taken during requirements gathering phase.
About the Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications Specialization
This specialization is intended for software engineers, development and product managers, testers, QA analysts, product analysts, tech writers, and security engineers. Even if you have experience in the requirements realm, this course will expand your knowledge to include new viewpoints, development styles, techniques and tools.
For anyone seeking a graduate degree, certificate, or professional degree in computer science, these courses will additionally give you a broad understanding of how requirements engineering is performed and help you get a first foot forward into your upcoming careers.
The Software Requirements specialization focuses on traditional software requirements elicitation and writing techniques, while also looking at requirements from a security standpoint. In traditional methods, non-functional requirements, such as security, are often ignored overall. In this specialization, students will be introduced to ways of eliciting requirements from stakeholders, how to analyze these requirements, conduct risk mitigation and analysis, prioritize requirements, document, and bring security concerns into the software lifecycle early on.
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