An Online Graduate Requirements Engineering Course

Author

Kilicay-Ergin, N. ; Laplante, P.A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Grad. Prof. Studies, Pennsylvania State Univ., Malvern, PA, USA

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2013

fDate

May-13

Firstpage

208

Lastpage

216

Abstract

Requirements engineering is one of the fundamental knowledge areas in software and systems engineering graduate curricula. Recent changes in educational delivery and student demographics have created new challenges for requirements engineering education. In particular, there is an increasing demand for online education for working professionals. This paper describes a graduate requirements engineering course designed to address these new dynamics while aligning learning objectives with the prevailing body of knowledge and professional practices.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer science education; distance learning; educational courses; formal specification; formal verification; professional aspects; systems analysis; educational delivery; fundamental knowledge areas; knowledge practices; learning objectives; online education demand; online graduate requirements engineering course; professional practices; software engineering graduate curricula; student demographics; systems engineering graduate curricula; working professionals; Context; Education; Industries; Knowledge engineering; Software; Software engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Adult learner; asynchronous online education; graduate requirements engineering course; professional students;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2012.2208461

Filename

6253277