In Requirements Goal Development and Language Analysis, we move from the spoken word to precise writing. A first step in this is writing goals. We will talk about goals used in requirements engineering and, from this, writing use cases from what we learn. Use cases can be in diagram and written form. Then- the villains enter- misuse cases and abuse cases are discussed in how we can deal with them in a Requirements environment. In gathering requirements, you'll have many questions remaining. Often this leads to the need of more interviews and group sessions. We'll go through how to handle group meetings, dealing with inconsistency, and handling conflict between stakeholders.
This course is part of the Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications Specialization
Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis
Offered By
Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
14 hours to complete
Goal Creation
After learning a lot from your customers, you now need to analyze, evaluate, and negotiate. One way to begin working with the data is to write out explicit goals from the information you've gathered. Goals can be written at high and low levels, but they need to be clear and measurable at any level. The first step is determining behavioral goals.
5 videos (Total 35 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes
5 videos
High Level Goal Types6m
Low Level Goal Types8m
3 readings
Introduction to Goal Development and Language Conflict Analysis30m
Fuzzy goals for requirements-driven adaptation2h
Goal Development | Language Conflict Analysis |Goal Types - Slides10m
3 practice exercises
Module 1.1 Practice Quiz8m
Module 1.2 Practice Quiz6m
Module 1 Graded Quiz30m
Week
25 hours to complete
Use, Misuse, and Abuse Cases
Once goals have been identified, they can be pulled together to create use cases; these are easy to read and understand by both customer and developer. To address security, misuse cases and abuse cases can also be defined, in written or drawn form.
4 videos (Total 21 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes
4 videos
Benefits of Misuse Cases5m
4 readings
Use Case | Description | ATM System - Slides8m
Eliciting security requirements with misuse cases2h
Misuse and abuse cases: Getting past the positive1h
Misuse Cases| Security Benefits - Slides8m
2 practice exercises
Module 2.1 Practice Quiz6m
Module 2.2 Practice Quiz6m
Week
34 hours to complete
Group Sessions for Elicitation, Analysis, and Negotiation
While writing use cases, you'll likely realize that you are missing many components, have questions, and realize that some statements conflict. Group Sessions can help you get more information quickly and begin the negotiation process. Here you'll learn about different types of group sessions and how to make group sessions efficient and effective.
4 videos (Total 17 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes
4 videos
Group Session Benefits6m
4 readings
Group Sessions - Slides20m
JAD: Joint application design45m
QFD: Quality Function Deployment1h 30m
Structured & Unstructured Sessions | Group Session Benefits - Slides10m
3 practice exercises
Module 3.1 Practice Quiz6m
Module 3.2 Practice Quiz6m
Module 3 Graded Quiz30m
Week
45 hours to complete
Finding Conflicts and Risks
Inconsistency and conflicts often arise due to language that's being used. There are many types of inconsistency that you can identify early on. The conflicts identified need to be clarified and fixed. In this module, identifying inconsistency, identifying clashes, and handling conflict are discussed.
3 videos (Total 14 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 readings
Software Requirements Negotiation and Renegotiation Aids: A Theory-W Based Spiral Approach2h
Applying WinWin to quality requirements: a case study1h 30m
Inconsistency | Conflict | Boundary Condition - Slides10m
2 practice exercises
Module 4 Practice Quiz6m
Module 4 Graded Quiz30m
Instructor
Kristen Walcott-Justice
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Computer Science
About University of Colorado System
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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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