3 credits
Summer 2026 Distance Learning Upper Division
The course explores the approaches used by today's information system professionals to conduct and manage the requirements development process. Course emphasis focuses on contemporary techniques for requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, requirements specification, requirements validation and verification. Emphasis is also placed on identifying stakeholders through the use of formal stakeholder analysis techniques, the use of formal change control, requirements traceability and the use of requirements management tools. The course is designed based on the principles and competencies prescribed by the Project Management institute's PM BOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) and Business Analyst Guide as well as the International Institute of Business Analysis's BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge). Permission of Department required.
Learning Outcomes1Research and analyze in order to discuss the pros and cons in intelligent discourse, of the need for, and integration of techniques for requirements management into information technology projects.
2Research and assess the various elicitation, analysis, specification and validation approaches to requirements development in real life business problems.
3Accurately document, and communicate business requirements for an IT project.
4Select, defend and utilize requirements management tools and techniques in the context of information technology projects and management.
5For residential, thesis students, research and contribute to the requirements management body of knowledge as it can be applied to information technology projects.
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