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====== CSE4312E — Software Requirements Engineering======




===== SC/CSE 4312 3.00 Software Engineering Requirements =====

This[[https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/10/wo/hElFhsWavXqoZJyUxXJSWg/3.1.81.8.1.141.0.7|course]] deals with the elicitation, specification and analysis of software requirements and provides a critical description of available methods and tools, and practical exercises on applying these methods and tools to realistic problems. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: General prerequisites, including CSE 3311.

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===== Lecture Times =====

  * Lecture Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4.00pm-5.30pm in CB 129
  * Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.30pm-6.15pm










=====Recommended Textbooks=====
  *[J] Michael Jackson, Problem Frames, Pearson, 2001.
  *[KS] Kotonya & Sommerville, Requirements Engineering, Wiley, 1998
  *[W] Karl Wiegers, More about Software Requirements, Microsoft Press, 2006
  *[F] Martin Fowler, UML Distilled, Addison-Wesley, 2003
  *[[http://www.volere.co.uk/books.htm|Other books on Requirements]] 

A request has been made to the Steacie Library to have the above volumes on two hour reserve.




=====Important Dates=====

[[http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/importantdates/fw07.htm|Important Dates from the Registrar]]

We hope to have two guest lecturers on the following topics:

  * [[http://fit.c2.com/|Fit Table]] Descriptions for information system requirements: October 2nd and October 4th.
  * Parnas Table Descriptions for safety critical system requirements (possibly some time in November).