Department of Computer Science Requirements Analysis for Complex Software Systems Vereistenanalyse voor complexe softwaresystemen

Context  Study programs  Master informatics o Software engineering: basic package  Master applied informatics o Software engineering: mandatory package  Master of Computer Science o Software engineering: mandatory package o Secure software: optional package  Timetable  1 st or 2 nd year  1 st semester  Load  3 study points

Objectives  Business process modeling  Study and describe the business (the real world) in which the ultimate system must operate  Requirements specification  Study and describe functional requirements imposed on the ultimate system o Emphasis is on (advanced) use case modeling  Domain modeling  Model the context (the business) of the software system o Emphasis is on advanced modeling concepts in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) o Emphasis is also on formal specifications in the Object Constraint Language (OCL)

Teaching Staff  Academic [K.U.Leuven]  Eric Steegmans  Industrial [ACA IT-Solutions]  Kurt Hardy  Stijn Van Den Enden

Contact Sessions  Example driven [music store]  Short presentations of basic concepts  Application  Homework  Schedule  Sep 30: Introduction [Eric]  Oct 14, oct 28, nov 18 : Use Cases [Kurt]  Nov 25, dec 9: Domain Modeling [Stijn]  Dec 23: Object Constraint Language [Eric]

Course Material  Course notes  Agile Requirements Management [K. Hardy]  The Object Constraint Language [Tutorial]  Slides 6

Examination  Project-driven  Requirements analysis of a vaguely described system o Business use cases o System use cases o Domain models  Individual or in teams of 2 students  Schedule  Nov 30: distribution of assignment  Jan 12: solutions due  Jan 17 – Feb 4: defense (appointment)