Advanced Requirements Modeling and Specification.
Assignment 1: Advanced Requirements Modeling and Specification
Important note
Each student is required work on the selected problem statement from Assignment
Objective
Assignment 2 asks you to further use advanced modeling techniques like UML class diagram, goal modeling /or i* models and then produce a software requirements specification (SRS) document. The objective of this assignment is to give you practice in organizing the results of a requirements analysis and modeling into a specification document.
Doing the Assignment
This assignment has following steps. They are listed as below:
1) Further, develop models of key aspects of the problem. Your models must include: a) The structure of application domain information to be represented by the proposed system (using UML Class Diagram). Include details on generalizations, associations, cardinality and role names where they apply.
b) Select one of the framework, e.g. modeling stakeholder goals using “goal modeling” OR i* models.
Note: Drawings must be clear and legible. You can use open source modeling tools of your choice like ArgoUML, Star UML, OpenOME etc to draw your models – Strictly, do not draw models/diagrams by hand.
2) Identify the requirements, including all functional and non-functional requirements for the new system, the data that the system will need to manage, interfaces to other systems, and interfaces for different classes of users.
3) Write a requirements specification that documents these requirements (using the IEEE standard or Karl E. Wiegers SRS document). IEEE & Karl E. Wiegers templates are provided on the unit webpage as ready reference).
4) Create wireframe/mockup diagrams that illustrate what the requirement or functionality may look like when fulfilled. These must be done using appropriate diagram modeling tools such as draw.io or cacoo.com.
5) Clearly list any assumptions you might make in completing this assignment at appropriate places.
Written requirements of the assignment:
You should hand in a report (in .pdf format and contain all relevant graphics) of your work, not exceeding two (2) pages (not counting references, appendices, figures or tables etc). The report itself is intended just to give an overview of what you did, and the rationale for any choices you made (e.g. about what to model and how to model it; how to organize the specification; the requirements elicitation techniques used to further refine the requirements, discuss any interesting lessons learned during the elicitation and modeling process etc). Your appendices (see below) are likely to be considerably longer than this report.
The report should include the following:
1) A methodology section that describes your analysis process, including steps you took for requirements identification, elicitation and documentation as SRS.
2) A discussion session that briefly describes any difficulties you encountered, limitations on your analysis, and interesting lessons learned during the analysis and specification process, etc.
3) A conclusion that summarizes the key points in the report, including a brief assessment of what you have achieved overall.
4) An appendix containing all of your models (UML Class Diagram and Goal Models OR i* Models). Make sure you provide enough commentary with the models for the reader to understand what each model is of, and how to understand them.
5) Second appendix containing a detailed requirements specification (SRS). Use the IEEE standard or Karl E. Wiegers SRS document to give you a structure for this document.
6) Third appendix containing wireframe/mockup diagrams.
7) Any further appendices you feel are relevant
Assignments will be judged on the basis of visual appearance, grammatical correctness and quality of writing, as well as their contents. Please make sure that the text of your report is well-structured, using paragraphs, full sentences, and other features of a well-written presentation. The report must not consist of itemized lists of points. Text font size should be either 10 or 12 points.
