This course is part of the Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications Specialization

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Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System

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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.

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Kristen Walcott-Justice

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

5 hours to complete

Goal Creation

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 35 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction to Goal Development and Language Conflict Analysis6m

Generating Goals6m

Goal Overview6m

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 Quiz30m

Module 1.2 Practice Quiz30m

Module 1 Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Use, Misuse, and Abuse Cases

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 21 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Group Sessions for Elicitation, Analysis, and Negotiation

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 17 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

4 videos

Group Sessions in Analysis and Negotiation3m

Group Sessions: Tips and Tricks4m

Structured and Unstructured Sessions3m

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 Quiz30m

Module 3.2 Practice Quiz30m

Module 3 Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Finding Conflicts and Risks

5 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 14 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

3 videos

Learning to Discover Inconsistency8m

Dealing with Conflict4m

Goal Development and Language Conflict Summary1m

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 Quiz30m

Module 4 Graded Quiz30m

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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.

Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

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