Requirements Analysis and Prototyping CS 8011P is a graduate seminar on the subject of software requirements analysis and specification. You have the choice in your objectives for this class of either emphasizing professional skills or research activities . Doing requirements analysis well is one of the critical success factors for software projects, and a very useful career skill.
Requirements engineering is also currently an active research field.
Some class activities will be common to the two strands and class sessions will mainly emphasize these. Software system procurement models. Consequences of poorly understood requirements. Identifying system goals. Refining goals and determining the boundary of automation.