Requirements Engineering

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Credits
6
Types
Specialization compulsory (Information Systems)
Requirements
  • Prerequisite: EEE
  • Prerequisite: IES
Department
ESSI
The most difficult task of building an information system or, in general, a software system, consists of determining which system should be built. This task is called Requirements Engineering. No other work has a such negative economic and social impact as if done wrong. Many of the systems development failures are attributed to not do correctly their engineering requirements. This course presents the concepts, activities and artifacts of requirements engineering. Emphasis is placed on aspects that are essential to ensure the success of projects, especially the definition of the objectives of stakeholders, the correct formulation of the requirements and satisfaction of the argument. The teaching method of the course is of the family of PBL (Project Based Learning) and the centerpiece is a project (which varies each year) for which students, working in groups, have to make ​​the complete engineering requirements.

Teachers

Person in charge

  • Maria Ribera Sancho Samso ( )

Others

  • Ernest Teniente Lopez ( )
  • Inmaculada Ramirez Perez ( )
  • Manuel Rello Saltor ( )
  • Sergio Morales Garcia ( )

Weekly hours

Theory
2
Problems
0
Laboratory
2
Guided learning
0
Autonomous learning
6

Competences

Transversal Competences

Teamwork

  • G5 - To be capable to work as a team member, being just one more member or performing management tasks, with the finality of contributing to develop projects in a pragmatic way and with responsibility sense; to assume compromises taking into account the available resources.
  • CT3 - Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, as a normal member or performing direction tasks, in order to develop projects with pragmatism and sense of responsibility, making commitments taking into account the available resources.
  • CTR3 - Capacity of being able to work as a team member, either as a regular member or performing directive activities, in order to help the development of projects in a pragmatic manner and with sense of responsibility; capability to take into account the available resources.

Entrepreneurship and innovation

  • G1 - To know and understand the organization of a company and the sciences which govern its activity; capacity to understand the labour rules and the relation between planning, industrial and business strategies, quality and benefit. To develop creativity, entrepreneur spirit and innovation tendency.
  • CT1 - Know and understand the organization of a company and the sciences that govern its activity; have the ability to understand labor standards and the relationships between planning, industrial and commercial strategies, quality and profit. Being aware of and understanding the mechanisms on which scientific research is based, as well as the mechanisms and instruments for transferring results among socio-economic agents involved in research, development and innovation processes.
  • CTR1 - Capacity for knowing and understanding a business organization and the science that rules its activity, capability to understand the labour rules and the relationships between planning, industrial and commercial strategies, quality and profit. Capacity for developping creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation trend.

Appropiate attitude towards work

  • G8 - To have motivation to be professional and to face new challenges, have a width vision of the possibilities of the career in the field of informatics engineering. To feel motivated for the quality and the continuous improvement, and behave rigorously in the professional development. Capacity to adapt oneself to organizational or technological changes. Capacity to work in situations with information shortage and/or time and/or resources restrictions.
  • CT5 - Capability to be motivated for professional development, to meet new challenges and for continuous improvement. Capability to work in situations with lack of information.
  • CTR5 - Capability to be motivated by professional achievement and to face new challenges, to have a broad vision of the possibilities of a career in the field of informatics engineering. Capability to be motivated by quality and continuous improvement, and to act strictly on professional development. Capability to adapt to technological or organizational changes. Capacity for working in absence of information and/or with time and/or resources constraints.

Reasoning

  • G9 - Capacity of critical, logical and mathematical reasoning. Capacity to solve problems in her study area. Abstraction capacity: capacity to create and use models that reflect real situations. Capacity to design and perform simple experiments and analyse and interpret its results. Analysis, synthesis and evaluation capacity.
  • CT6 - Capability to evaluate and analyze on a reasoned and critical way about situations, projects, proposals, reports and scientific-technical surveys. Capability to argue the reasons that explain or justify such situations, proposals, etc..
  • CTR6 - Capacity for critical, logical and mathematical reasoning. Capability to solve problems in their area of study. Capacity for abstraction: the capability to create and use models that reflect real situations. Capability to design and implement simple experiments, and analyze and interpret their results. Capacity for analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

Sustainability and social commitment

  • G2 - To know and understand the complexity of the economic and social phenomena typical of the welfare society. To be capable of analyse and evaluate the social and environmental impact.
  • CT2 - Capability to know and understand the complexity of economic and social typical phenomena of the welfare society; capability to relate welfare with globalization and sustainability; capability to use technique, technology, economics and sustainability in a balanced and compatible way.
  • CTR2 - Capability to know and understand the complexity of the typical economic and social phenomena of the welfare society. Capacity for being able to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact.

Third language

  • G3 - To know the English language in a correct oral and written level, and accordingly to the needs of the graduates in Informatics Engineering. Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary group and in a multi-language environment and to communicate, orally and in a written way, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related to the technical informatics engineer profession.
  • CT5 - Achieving a level of spoken and written proficiency in a foreign language, preferably English, that meets the needs of the profession and the labour market.

Effective oral and written communication

  • G4 - To communicate with other people knowledge, procedures, results and ideas orally and in a written way. To participate in discussions about topics related to the activity of a technical informatics engineer.

Information literacy

  • G6 [Avaluable] - To manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualization of data and information of the field of the informatics engineering, and value in a critical way the results of this management.
    • G6.3 - To plan and use the necessary information for an academic essay (for example, the final project of the grade) using critical reflection about the used information resources. To manage information in a competent, independent and autonomous way. To evaluate the found information and identify its deficiencies.
  • CT4 - Capacity for managing the acquisition, the structuring, analysis and visualization of data and information in the field of specialisation, and for critically assessing the results of this management.
  • CTR4 - Capability to manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualization of data and information in the area of informatics engineering, and critically assess the results of this effort.

Autonomous learning

  • G7 - To detect deficiencies in the own knowledge and overcome them through critical reflection and choosing the best actuation to extend this knowledge. Capacity for learning new methods and technologies, and versatility to adapt oneself to new situations.

Analisis y sintesis

  • CT7 - Capability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.

Basic

  • CB6 - Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and capacity for solving problems in new or unknown environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
  • CB7 - Ability to integrate knowledge and handle the complexity of making judgments based on information which, being incomplete or limited, includes considerations on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
  • CB8 - Capability to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to both skilled and unskilled public in a clear and unambiguous way.
  • CB9 - Possession of the learning skills that enable the students to continue studying in a way that will be mainly self-directed or autonomous.
  • CB1 - That students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in an area of ??study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that imply Knowledge from the vanguard of their field of study.
  • CB2 - That the students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of ??study.
  • CB3 - That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ??study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
  • CB4 - That the students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized public.
  • CB5 - That the students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake later studies with a high degree of autonomy
  • CB10 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.

Transversals

  • CT1 - Entrepreneurship and innovation. Know and understand the organization of a company and the sciences that govern its activity; Have the ability to understand labor standards and the relationships between planning, industrial and commercial strategies, quality and profit.
  • CT2 - Sustainability and Social Commitment. To know and understand the complexity of economic and social phenomena typical of the welfare society; Be able to relate well-being to globalization and sustainability; Achieve skills to use in a balanced and compatible way the technique, the technology, the economy and the sustainability.
  • CT3 - Efficient oral and written communication. Communicate in an oral and written way with other people about the results of learning, thinking and decision making; Participate in debates on topics of the specialty itself.
  • CT4 - Teamwork. Be able to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, either as a member or conducting management tasks, with the aim of contributing to develop projects with pragmatism and a sense of responsibility, taking commitments taking into account available resources.
  • CT5 - Solvent use of information resources. Manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualization of data and information in the field of specialty and critically evaluate the results of such management.
  • CT6 - Autonomous Learning. Detect deficiencies in one's own knowledge and overcome them through critical reflection and the choice of the best action to extend this knowledge.
  • CT7 - Third language. Know a third language, preferably English, with an adequate oral and written level and in line with the needs of graduates.

Gender perspective

  • CT6 - An awareness and understanding of sexual and gender inequalities in society in relation to the field of the degree, and the incorporation of different needs and preferences due to sex and gender when designing solutions and solving problems.

Technical Competences

Common technical competencies

  • CT1 - To demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to informatics and their disciplines of reference.
  • CT2 - To use properly theories, procedures and tools in the professional development of the informatics engineering in all its fields (specification, design, implementation, deployment and products evaluation) demonstrating the comprehension of the adopted compromises in the design decisions.
  • CT3 - To demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the organizational, economic and legal context where her work is developed (proper knowledge about the company concept, the institutional and legal framework of the company and its organization and management)
  • CT4 - To demonstrate knowledge and capacity to apply the basic algorithmic procedures of the computer science technologies to design solutions for problems, analysing the suitability and complexity of the algorithms.
  • CT5 - To analyse, design, build and maintain applications in a robust, secure and efficient way, choosing the most adequate paradigm and programming languages.
  • CT6 - To demonstrate knowledge and comprehension about the internal operation of a computer and about the operation of communications between computers.
  • CT7 - To evaluate and select hardware and software production platforms for executing applications and computer services.
  • CT8 - To plan, conceive, deploy and manage computer projects, services and systems in every field, to lead the start-up, the continuous improvement and to value the economical and social impact.

Technical competencies

  • CE1 - Skillfully use mathematical concepts and methods that underlie the problems of science and data engineering.
  • CE2 - To be able to program solutions to engineering problems: Design efficient algorithmic solutions to a given computational problem, implement them in the form of a robust, structured and maintainable program, and check the validity of the solution.
  • CE3 - Analyze complex phenomena through probability and statistics, and propose models of these types in specific situations. Formulate and solve mathematical optimization problems.
  • CE4 - Use current computer systems, including high performance systems, for the process of large volumes of data from the knowledge of its structure, operation and particularities.
  • CE5 - Design and apply techniques of signal processing, choosing between different technological tools, including those of Artificial vision, speech recognition and multimedia data processing.
  • CE6 - Build or use systems of processing and comprehension of written language, integrating it into other systems driven by the data. Design systems for searching textual or hypertextual information and analysis of social networks.
  • CE7 - Demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply the necessary tools for the storage, processing and access to data.
  • CE8 - Ability to choose and employ techniques of statistical modeling and data analysis, evaluating the quality of the models, validating and interpreting them.
  • CE9 - Ability to choose and employ a variety of automatic learning techniques and build systems that use them for decision making, even autonomously.
  • CE10 - Visualization of information to facilitate the exploration and analysis of data, including the choice of adequate representation of these and the use of dimensionality reduction techniques.
  • CE11 - Within the corporate context, understand the innovation process, be able to propose models and business plans based on data exploitation, analyze their feasibility and be able to communicate them convincingly.
  • CE12 - Apply the project management practices in the integral management of the data exploitation engineering project that the student must carry out in the areas of scope, time, economic and risks.
  • CE13 - (End-of-degree work) Plan and design and carry out projects of a professional nature in the field of data engineering, leading its implementation, continuous improvement and valuing its economic and social impact. Defend the project developed before a university court.

Especifics

  • CE1 - Develop efficient algorithms based on the knowledge and understanding of the computational complexity theory and considering the main data structures within the scope of data science
  • CE2 - Apply the fundamentals of data management and processing to a data science problem
  • CE3 - Apply data integration methods to solve data science problems in heterogeneous data environments
  • CE4 - Apply scalable storage and parallel data processing methods, including data streams, once the most appropriate methods for a data science problem have been identified
  • CE5 - Model, design, and implement complex data systems, including data visualization
  • CE6 - Design the Data Science process and apply scientific methodologies to obtain conclusions about populations and make decisions accordingly, from both structured and unstructured data and potentially stored in heterogeneous formats.
  • CE7 - Identify the limitations imposed by data quality in a data science problem and apply techniques to smooth their impact
  • CE8 - Extract information from structured and unstructured data by considering their multivariate nature.
  • CE9 - Apply appropriate methods for the analysis of non-traditional data formats, such as processes and graphs, within the scope of data science
  • CE10 - Identify machine learning and statistical modeling methods to use and apply them rigorously in order to solve a specific data science problem
  • CE11 - Analyze and extract knowledge from unstructured information using natural language processing techniques, text and image mining
  • CE12 - Apply data science in multidisciplinary projects to solve problems in new or poorly explored domains from a data science perspective that are economically viable, socially acceptable, and in accordance with current legislation
  • CE13 - Identify the main threats related to ethics and data privacy in a data science project (both in terms of data management and analysis) and develop and implement appropriate measures to mitigate these threats
  • CE14 - Execute, present and defend an original exercise carried out individually in front of an academic commission, consisting of an engineering project in the field of data science synthesizing the competences acquired in the studies

Technical Competences of each Specialization

Information systems specialization

  • CSI2 - To integrate solutions of Information and Communication Technologies, and business processes to satisfy the information needs of the organizations, allowing them to achieve their objectives effectively.
  • CSI3 - To determine the requirements of the information and communication systems of an organization, taking into account the aspects of security and compliance of the current normative and legislation.
    • CSI3.5 - To propose and coordinate changes to improve the operation of the systems and the applications.
  • CSI4 - To participate actively in the specification, design, implementation and maintenance of the information and communication systems.
    • CSI4.1 - To participate actively in the specification of the information and communication systems.
  • CSI1 - To demonstrate comprehension and apply the principles and practices of the organization, in a way that they could link the technical and management communities of an organization, and participate actively in the user training.

Software engineering specialization

  • CES1 - To develop, maintain and evaluate software services and systems which satisfy all user requirements, which behave reliably and efficiently, with a reasonable development and maintenance and which satisfy the rules for quality applying the theories, principles, methods and practices of Software Engineering.
  • CES2 - To value the client needs and specify the software requirements to satisfy these needs, reconciling conflictive objectives through searching acceptable compromises, taking into account the limitations related to the cost, time, already developed systems and organizations.
    • CES2.1 - To define and manage the requirements of a software system.
  • CES3 - To identify and analyse problems; design, develop, implement, verify and document software solutions having an adequate knowledge about the current theories, models and techniques.

Information technology specialization

  • CTI1 - To define, plan and manage the installation of the ICT infrastructure of the organization.
  • CTI2 - To guarantee that the ICT systems of an organization operate adequately, are secure and adequately installed, documented, personalized, maintained, updated and substituted, and the people of the organization receive a correct ICT support.
  • CTI3 - To design solutions which integrate hardware, software and communication technologies (and capacity to develop specific solutions of systems software) for distributed systems and ubiquitous computation devices.
  • CTI4 - To use methodologies centred on the user and the organization to develop, evaluate and manage applications and systems based on the information technologies which ensure the accessibility, ergonomics and usability of the systems.

Computer engineering specialization

  • CEC1 - To design and build digital systems, including computers, systems based on microprocessors and communications systems.
  • CEC2 - To analyse and evaluate computer architectures including parallel and distributed platforms, and develop and optimize software for these platforms.
  • CEC3 - To develop and analyse hardware and software for embedded and/or very low consumption systems.
  • CEC4 - To design, deploy, administrate and manage computer networks, and manage the guarantee and security of computer systems.

Computer science specialization

  • CCO1 - To have an in-depth knowledge about the fundamental principles and computations models and be able to apply them to interpret, select, value, model and create new concepts, theories, uses and technological developments, related to informatics.
  • CCO2 - To develop effectively and efficiently the adequate algorithms and software to solve complex computation problems.
  • CCO3 - To develop computer solutions that, taking into account the execution environment and the computer architecture where they are executed, achieve the best performance.

Academic

  • CEA1 - Capability to understand the basic principles of the Multiagent Systems operation main techniques , and to know how to use them in the environment of an intelligent service or system.
  • CEA2 - Capability to understand the basic operation principles of Planning and Approximate Reasoning main techniques, and to know how to use in the environment of an intelligent system or service.
  • CEA3 - Capability to understand the basic operation principles of Machine Learning main techniques, and to know how to use on the environment of an intelligent system or service.
  • CEA4 - Capability to understand the basic operation principles of Computational Intelligence main techniques, and to know how to use in the environment of an intelligent system or service.
  • CEA5 - Capability to understand the basic operation principles of Natural Language Processing main techniques, and to know how to use in the environment of an intelligent system or service.
  • CEA6 - Capability to understand the basic operation principles of Computational Vision main techniques, and to know how to use in the environment of an intelligent system or service.
  • CEA7 - Capability to understand the problems, and the solutions to problems in the professional practice of Artificial Intelligence application in business and industry environment.
  • CEA8 - Capability to research in new techniques, methodologies, architectures, services or systems in the area of ??Artificial Intelligence.
  • CEA9 - Capability to understand Multiagent Systems advanced techniques, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
  • CEA10 - Capability to understand advanced techniques of Human-Computer Interaction, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
  • CEA11 - Capability to understand the advanced techniques of Computational Intelligence, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
  • CEA12 - Capability to understand the advanced techniques of Knowledge Engineering, Machine Learning and Decision Support Systems, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
  • CEA13 - Capability to understand advanced techniques of Modeling , Reasoning and Problem Solving, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
  • CEA14 - Capability to understand the advanced techniques of Vision, Perception and Robotics, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.

Professional

  • CEP1 - Capability to solve the analysis of information needs from different organizations, identifying the uncertainty and variability sources.
  • CEP2 - Capability to solve the decision making problems from different organizations, integrating intelligent tools.
  • CEP3 - Capacity for applying Artificial Intelligence techniques in technological and industrial environments to improve quality and productivity.
  • CEP4 - Capability to design, write and report about computer science projects in the specific area of ??Artificial Intelligence.
  • CEP5 - Capability to design new tools and new techniques of Artificial Intelligence in professional practice.
  • CEP6 - Capability to assimilate and integrate the changing economic, social and technological environment to the objectives and procedures of informatic work in intelligent systems.
  • CEP7 - Capability to respect the legal rules and deontology in professional practice.
  • CEP8 - Capability to respect the surrounding environment and design and develop sustainable intelligent systems.

Direcció i gestió

  • CDG1 - Capability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems of Informatics Engineering, in general and in broader and multicisciplinary contexts.
  • CDG2 - Capacity for strategic planning, development, direction, coordination, and technical and economic management in the areas of Informatics Engineering related to: systems, applications, services, networks, infrastructure or computer facilities and software development centers or factories, respecting the implementation of quality and environmental criteria in multidisciplinary working environments .
  • CDG3 - Capability to manage research, development and innovation projects in companies and technology centers, guaranteeing the safety of people and assets, the final quality of products and their homologation.

Especifics

  • CTE1 - Capability to model, design, define the architecture, implement, manage, operate, administrate and maintain applications, networks, systems, services and computer contents.
  • CTE2 - Capability to understand and know how to apply the operation and organization of Internet, technologies and protocols for next generation networks, component models, middleware and services.
  • CTE3 - Capability to secure, manage, audit and certify the quality of developments, processes, systems, services, applications and software products.
  • CTE4 - Capability to design, develop, manage and evaluate mechanisms of certification and safety guarantee in the management and access to information in a local or distributed processing.
  • CTE5 - Capability to analyze the information needs that arise in an environment and carry out all the stages in the process of building an information system.
  • CTE6 - Capability to design and evaluate operating systems and servers, and applications and systems based on distributed computing.
  • CTE7 - Capability to understand and to apply advanced knowledge of high performance computing and numerical or computational methods to engineering problems.
  • CTE8 - Capability to design and develop systems, applications and services in embedded and ubiquitous systems .
  • CTE9 - Capability to apply mathematical, statistical and artificial intelligence methods to model, design and develop applications, services, intelligent systems and knowledge-based systems.
  • CTE10 - Capability to use and develop methodologies, methods, techniques, special-purpose programs, rules and standards for computer graphics.
  • CTE11 - Capability to conceptualize, design, develop and evaluate human-computer interaction of products, systems, applications and informatic services.
  • CTE12 - Capability to create and exploit virtual environments, and to the create, manageme and distribute of multimedia content.

Computer graphics and virtual reality

  • CEE1.1 - Capability to understand and know how to apply current and future technologies for the design and evaluation of interactive graphic applications in three dimensions, either when priorizing image quality or when priorizing interactivity and speed, and to understand the associated commitments and the reasons that cause them.
  • CEE1.2 - Capability to understand and know how to apply current and future technologies for the evaluation, implementation and operation of virtual and / or increased reality environments, and 3D user interfaces based on devices for natural interaction.
  • CEE1.3 - Ability to integrate the technologies mentioned in CEE1.2 and CEE1.1 skills with other digital processing information technologies to build new applications as well as make significant contributions in multidisciplinary teams using computer graphics.

Computer networks and distributed systems

  • CEE2.1 - Capability to understand models, problems and algorithms related to distributed systems, and to design and evaluate algorithms and systems that process the distribution problems and provide distributed services.
  • CEE2.2 - Capability to understand models, problems and algorithms related to computer networks and to design and evaluate algorithms, protocols and systems that process the complexity of computer communications networks.
  • CEE2.3 - Capability to understand models, problems and mathematical tools to analyze, design and evaluate computer networks and distributed systems.

Advanced computing

  • CEE3.1 - Capability to identify computational barriers and to analyze the complexity of computational problems in different areas of science and technology as well as to represent high complexity problems in mathematical structures which can be treated effectively with algorithmic schemes.
  • CEE3.2 - Capability to use a wide and varied spectrum of algorithmic resources to solve high difficulty algorithmic problems.
  • CEE3.3 - Capability to understand the computational requirements of problems from non-informatics disciplines and to make significant contributions in multidisciplinary teams that use computing.

High performance computing

  • CEE4.1 - Capability to analyze, evaluate and design computers and to propose new techniques for improvement in its architecture.
  • CEE4.2 - Capability to analyze, evaluate, design and optimize software considering the architecture and to propose new optimization techniques.
  • CEE4.3 - Capability to analyze, evaluate, design and manage system software in supercomputing environments.

Service engineering

  • CEE5.1 - Capability to participate in improvement projects or to create service systems, providing in particular: a) innovation and research proposals based on new uses and developments of information technologies, b) application of the most appropriate software engineering and databases principles when developing information systems, c) definition, installation and management of infrastructure / platform necessary for the efficient running of service systems.
  • CEE5.2 - Capability to apply obtained knowledge in any kind of service systems, being familiar with some of them, and thorough knowledge of eCommerce systems and their extensions (eBusiness, eOrganization, eGovernment, etc.).
  • CEE5.3 - Capability to work in interdisciplinary engineering services teams and, provided the necessary domain experience, capability to work autonomously in specific service systems.

Specific

  • CEC1 - Ability to apply scientific methodologies in the study and analysis of phenomena and systems in any field of Information Technology as well as in the conception, design and implementation of innovative and original computing solutions.
  • CEC2 - Capacity for mathematical modelling, calculation and experimental design in engineering technology centres and business, particularly in research and innovation in all areas of Computer Science.
  • CEC3 - Ability to apply innovative solutions and make progress in the knowledge that exploit the new paradigms of Informatics, particularly in distributed environments.

Generic Technical Competences

Generic

  • CG1 - Identify and apply the most appropriate data management methods and processes to manage the data life cycle, considering both structured and unstructured data
  • CG2 - Identify and apply methods of data analysis, knowledge extraction and visualization for data collected in disparate formats
  • CG3 - Define, design and implement complex systems that cover all phases in data science projects
  • CG4 - Design and implement data science projects in specific domains and in an innovative way
  • CG5 - To be able to draw on fundamental knowledge and sound work methodologies acquired during the studies to adapt to the new technological scenarios of the future.
  • CG6 - Capacity for general management, technical management and research projects management, development and innovation in companies and technology centers in the area of Computer Science.
  • CG7 - Capacity for implementation, direction and management of computer manufacturing processes, with guarantee of safety for people and assets, the final quality of the products and their homologation.
  • CG8 - Capability to apply the acquired knowledge and to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments inside broad and multidisciplinary contexts, being able to integrate this knowledge.
  • CG9 - Capacity to understand and apply ethical responsibility, law and professional deontology of the activity of the Informatics Engineering profession.
  • CG10 - Capacity to apply economics, human resources and projects management principles, as well as legislation, regulation and standardization of Informatics.

Objectives

  1. Understanding the need, objectives and contexts in which engineering requirements activities are performed
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  2. Knowing defining the objectives of a project.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1, CSI3.5,
  3. Knowing identifying stakeholders of a porject.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1, CSI3.5,
  4. Understanding what isthe system context, the boundary of the system and the use cases.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  5. Knowing defining a business process in a particular language.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  6. Understanding the need to perform a detailed state of the art of the professional practice within the scope of a project.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1, G6.3,
  7. Knowing performing a detailed state of the art of professional practice within the scope of a project.
    Related competences: G6.3,
  8. Understanding what are the scenarios and use cases of a system and what are the relations among them.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  9. Knowing defining the use cases of a system by using a particular template.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  10. Knowing what are the software system requirements and into what types are classified.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  11. Knowing the methods to specify the requirements and contexts in which they are useful.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  12. Knowing what the conflicts of requirements engineering, how to analyze them and how to solve them.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  13. Understanding the need for argumentation satisfaction of goals on a project.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  14. Knowing performing argumentation satisfaction of goals.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  15. Knowing writing the requirements specification by using a particular template.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  16. Knowing the methods to validate the requirements and in which contexts they are useful.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  17. Knowing validating a requirements specification through inspection.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  18. Understaing the need of performing the conceptual schema.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  19. Knowing developing the conceptual schema from the requirerments of a project.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  20. Knowing writing a conceptual schema in an executable language.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  21. Understanding the relations among the artifacts of requirements engineering, and the need to keep the traceability and consistency.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,
  22. Knowing validating a conceptual schema through inspection.
    Related competences: CSI4.1, CES2.1,

Contents

  1. Overview of requirements engineering
  2. Project goals
  3. Stakeholders
  4. The system and its context
  5. Scenarios and use cases
  6. Software requirements
  7. Satisfaction argument of goals.
  8. Requirements engineering activities: Determination of requirements, documentation, negotiation and validation
  9. Conceptual modeling in requirements engineering
  10. Development of the conceptual schema
  11. Traceability of requirements engineering artifacts
  12. Validation of conceptual schemas

Activities

Activity Evaluation act


Introduction

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'expliquen els objectius i l'organització de l'assignatura (2 hores). (2) Repassar els exemples de cursos anteriors, i el material docent publicats a l'Atenea (4 hores) (2) Preparar la reunió de constitució dels grups de projecte revisant la missió del projecte (1,5 hores). (3) Participar activament en la reunió constituent del grup de projecte, on es nomenen els càrrecs de coordinador i secretari, es comenta l'objectiu i la planificació de la feina que caldrà fer, i es comencen a explorar els objectius del projecte. També es repassa el document de bones pràctiques en l'organització i realització de reunions, que s'hauran de seguir en les reunions del curs (2 hores). (4) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 1
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Autonomous learning
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Goals project

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'expliquen què són i com han de ser els objectius d'un projecte (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, realitzar un exercici sobre 'objectius de projectes' i presentar-lo via Atenea (2 hores) (3) Preparar la reunió del grup de projecte, revisant un cop més la missió publicada del projecte, els exemples de cursos anteriors i pensant quins poden ser els objectius del projecte del curs (3,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup de projecte, que es centra en els objectius del projecte (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana, que tracta de les parts interessades en un projecte. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 2 3
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Autonomous learning
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E1

Exercise on project goals.
Objectives: 2
Week: 2
Type: lab exam
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Requirements

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'expliquen què són els requisits, de quins tipus n'hi ha, i la seva relació amb els objectius del projecte (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici sobre l'argument de satisfacció i el presenta via Atenea (3 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà de les parts interessades del projecte del curs i el refinament d'objectius (2,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centra en els requisits que es deriven dels objectius del projecte (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 2 3 13 14 10
Contents:
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Autonomous learning
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E2

Exercise on satisfaction argument
Objectives: 13 14
Week: 3
Type: lab exam
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Introduction to requirements engineering

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'explica què és l'enginyeria de requisits i les activitats que s'hi fan (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici sobre modelització de processos de negoci i el presenta via Atenea (2 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà de delimitar l'àmbit de la feina i els casos d'ús de negoci del projecte (3,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els temes indicats anteriorment (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 4 5
Contents:
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Autonomous learning
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Delivering state of the art

S'avaluarà el document preparat pels estudiants sobre l'estat de l'art en l'àmbit del projecte.
Objectives: 6 7
Week: 4
Type: theory exam
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System, context, use cases

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'explica què són el sistema, el context i els casos d'ús. S'introdueixen els elements bàsics per a la modelització de processos de negoci en un llenguatge (2 hores). (2) Aquesta setmana no hi ha exercici per tal de poder destinar més temps a l'estat de l'art (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà de l'estat de l'art en l'àmbit del projecte (acabament) i de l'aplicació dels conceptes esmentats al projecte (5,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en l'estat de l'art i de l'aplicació dels conceptes esmentats al projecte (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 6 7 4 5
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

E3

Modeling business processes
Objectives: 5
Week: 5
Type: theory exam
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Problems
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Laboratory
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Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
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Determining requirements

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'explica quins són els mètodes principals per a determinar els requisits i quan es poden aplicar (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici sobre casos d'ús i el presenta via Atenea (2 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà dels requisits funcioanls i dels casos d'ús (3,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els requisits funcionals i casos d'ús (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 9 10 11
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

E4

Exercise on essential and real use cases
Objectives: 8 9
Week: 6
Type: theory exam
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Autonomous learning
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Negotiating requirements

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'expliquen la necessitat i els mètodes de negociació de conflictes en l'enginyeria de requisits (2 hores). (2) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà sobre l'acabament del lliurament preliminar de l'especificació de requisits (5,5 hores). (3) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que tractarà sobre l'acabament del lliurament preliminar de l'especificació de requisits (2 hores). (4) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 12
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

D1

Preliminary delivery on requirements specification
Objectives: 2 3 8 9 15 10 4
Week: 7
Type: theory exam
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Autonomous learning
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Validation requirements

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'explica quins són els mètodes principals de validació de requisits (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici sobre validació de requisits (2 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà dels requisits no funcionals del projecte (3,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els requisits no funcionals, i en la planificació de l'activitat de validació dels requisits (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 17 16
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

E5

Exercise on validation requirements
Objectives: 17 16
Week: 8
Type: theory exam
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Recap on requirements

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on es fa una recapitulació de tots els conceptes i tècniques vistos al curs fins aquest moment. (2 hores). Aquesta setmana no hi ha exercici per tal de poder destinar més temps al lliurament definitiu dels requisits. (2) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà sobre la validació de l'especificació de requisits (5,5 hores). (3) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que tractarà sobre la validació de l'especificació i l'acabament del lliurament definitiu de l'especificació de requisits (2 hores). (4) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 2 3 8 9 13 14 15 17 21 22 10 16 4
Contents:
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1h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

Q1

Questionnaire on basic concepts of requirements engineering. Each student must bring a laptop or similar to access and respond to the questionnaire.
Objectives: 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 17 10 11 16 4 5 12
Week: 9
Type: theory exam
Theory
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Problems
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D2

Final delivery of the requirements specification
Objectives: 2 3 8 9 13 14 15 17 10 11 16 4
Week: 9
Type: theory exam
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Conceptual modeling in requirements engineering

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'explica quin és el paper de la modelització conceptual en l'enginyeria de requisits (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici sobre OCL executable (3 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà d'estudiar l'esquema conceptual de projectes anteriors i determinar què s'ha de fer en aquest cas. (2,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els aspectes indicats anteriorment (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 18 21 20
Contents:
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2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

E6

Exercise on the executable OCL
Objectives: 20
Week: 10
Type: theory exam
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Autonomous learning
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The structural scheme

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on es repassaran (i, si cal, s'aprofundiran) els conceptes d'esquema estructural necessaris per al projecte (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici esquemes estructurals (3 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà sobre la definició de l'esquema estructural del projecte. (2,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els aspectes indicats anteriorment (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 20 19
Contents:
Theory
2h
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Autonomous learning
6h

E7

Exercise making structural scheme
Objectives: 20 19
Week: 11
Type: theory exam
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The scheme behavior

(1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on es repassen (i, si cal, s'aprofundeixen) els conceptes necessaris d'esquema del comportament necessaris per al projecte (2 hores). Aquesta setmana ho hi ha exercici per tal de poder destinar més temps al lliurament preliminar de l'esquema conceptual. (2) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que consistirà en la contiunació de l'esquema estructural i de comportament del projecte (5,5 hores). (3) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que consolidarà les feines individuals i prepararà el lliurament preliminar de l'esquema conceptual (2 hores). (4) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 20 19
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
4h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

D3

Preliminary delivery of conceptual schema of the project
Objectives: 20 19
Week: 12
Type: theory exam
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Autonomous learning
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Validating conceptual schema

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on s'estudiarà què és la validació d'esquemes conceptuals i els mètodes que hi ha per a fer-la (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, l'estudiant realitza un exercici de validació d'esquemes (3 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà sobre la definició de l'esquema de comportament del projecte. (2,5 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en els aspectes indicats anteriorment (2 hores). (5) Respondre (via Atenea) al qüestionari de la setmana. (30 minuts).
Objectives: 21 20 22
Contents:
Theory
2h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

E8

Exercise on schema validation
Objectives: 21 22
Week: 13
Type: theory exam
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Autonomous learning
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Recap subject

1) Participar activament en una classe de teoria, on el coordinador de cada grup explica què han après d'enginyeria de requisits al curs (2 hores). (2) Durant la setmana, prepara un document explicatiu del seu grau d'assoliment dels objectius del curs (3 hores) (3) Realitzar la tasca encomanada pel grup, que tractarà de la validació de l'esquema conceptual del projecte (3 hores). (4) Participar activament en la reunió del grup, que es centrarà en la validació conjunta de l'esquema conceptual (2 hores).
Objectives: 18 21 20 22 19
Contents:
Theory
1h
Problems
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Laboratory
2h
Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
6h

Completion of the final delivery of the conceptual scheme

L'alumne realitza la part encomanada d'acabament i presentació de l'esquema conceptual, tenint en compte el resultat de la validació efectuada en la darrera reunió del grup (10 hores)
Objectives: 20 22 19
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D4

Final delivery of conceptual schema
Objectives: 21 20 22 19
Week: 15
Type: theory exam
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Q2

Questionnaire on basic concepts of conceptual modeling in requirements engineering. The questionnaire will be answered online within the class. Each student must bring a laptop or similar to access and respond to the questionnaire.
Objectives: 18 21 20 22 19
Week: 14
Type: theory exam
Theory
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Guided learning
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Autonomous learning
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Teaching methodology

The course will primarily (but not completely) be taught using the teaching method PBL (Problem Based Learning).

There is a class (conventional) two hours a week in which the teacher presents the topics of the course and all aspects that are not sufficiently covered by other activities. The class also provides a good solution to the exercise of the previous week.

The second main activity of the course is the determination of the requirements of a particular software system. The teacher sketches a specific situation (different from one course to another), for which students have to determine and specify the requirements of a software system, using some methods and languages ¿¿to be learned previously. This work is performed in group. The number of people and the composition of the group is defined at the beginning of the course (no more than five/six). Each group appoints a coordinator. Each group meets at least once a week for two hours, the hours of laboratory classes. The group submits its work in five deliverables during the course, within limits fixed at the beginning of the course.

Each project meeting consists of three parts: During the first part each student explains the individual work done during the week and the group consolidates the work done by each member; During the second part the group progress towards the new project aspects that must be taken over; the third part is the planing of what will be done during next week, and who will.

The third major activity is the course exercises. The teacher proposes several exercises during the course. Each student must submit (via Athena) his own solution to the exercises, within the specified deadline. The completion of the exercise requires learning new skills.

Note: The teaching method used in the course requires students to acquire new knowledge independently, using bibliographic sources that are normally in English. It is essential that the student has a sufficient level of English without much difficulty assimilating the literature (technical).

Evaluation methodology

The generic competence assigned to the course is graded with values A, B, C, D, where:
· A indicates that the competence has been accomplished with a level of excellence
· B indicates that the competence has been accomplished with the desired level
· C indicates that the competence has been accomplished with a sufficient level
· D indicates that the competence has not accomplished
This grade comes from the evaluation of the first deliverable of the project (Context analysis).

Bibliography

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Complementary:

Previous capacities

- An overview of software engineering, and the role it plays in Requirements Engineering
- Basic elements of conceptual modeling in UML / OCL
- Organizations, economic environment, decision-making.
- English reading level.