Here are instructions for completing the first project in the Requirements Engineering course. Read the document carefully: there are three deadlines you need to meet!

Literature survey

In your RE group, conduct a survey of research and practice in some particular problem of RE. You can start by searching on some of the following topics:


Before you start working on this projects, discuss your selection of topics and have it approved by Roman, latest during the consulting time 2.11.2009 13-14, room 307. Either use email or personal contact.
Then find 7-10 scientific papers on the topic - you can use ACM Portal, IEEE Explore, or other digital libraries. For example, IEEE Software - journal has regularly special issues on RE, there is the Requirements Engineering journal (Springer), there is a specialized conference about RE (last meeting www.re09.org), or check other Software Engineering sources, journals, and conferences. Other resources are listed also here: http://www.resg.org.uk/sources.html. The departmental library has copies of the course book and a selection of software engineering journals.
Use http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/pubservices/confpub/AuthorTools/conferenceTemplates.html template for A4. Your resulting paper will have 4-5 pages, including the list of references. Use English, the style should be scientific, can be an essay. Use mind-maps, images, tables or other imagery to bring the meaning to the reader.

We will work through two versions of the paper. The deadline for submission of the first version is 6.11.2009, 16:00 11.11.2009.16:00. Remove your names from the paper and send your paper via email with subject RE 2009 - project 1 first version . Replace the RE instructor by the surname of the lecturer.


There will be one week time for review. Here are instructions for review:
You will download a file written by other group. Here is the list of assigned files (works from inside the university network only):
Your task is to read the new paper in your group, and present criticisms and arguments to help improving the paper. Your feedback will contain the following:
- ID number of the paper and its title - Short statement about "What is the paper about as you understand it'. 1 paragraph.
- List of problematic parts in the paper with recommendation of how would you solve it.
- Focus on proper use of references. Does paper cite important papers? Are arguments supported by proper references?
- Two questions you think are important to highlight for discussion in the presentation of the topic.
- Suggested grade for the paper, 0 - failed, 1-worse...5 excellent. The grade will be taken into account when evaluating the paper by the teachers.

The deadline for feedback submission is 19.11.2006 16:00 , by email, with subject RE 2009 - feedback on project 1

Include the text directly to the body of the email, do not use attachments.

After you receive feedback, improve the paper. Publish the paper on your www and submit the final version (with your names amd clear statement about the extend of each author's contribution. E.g. "John Doe was resposible for XY&Z, total contribution 45%") to the instructors, with subject RE 2009 - project 1 final version.

Assessment:
The grading will focus on organization, presentation, consistency, understandability, readability of the paper, the quality of feedback on other group's work. Any plagiarism will be noticed, the course will be failed.