About this course: This course covers practical techniques to elicit and express software requirements from client interactions. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: - Create clear requirements to drive effective software development - Visualize client needs using low-fidelity prototypes - Maximize the effectiveness of client interactions - Adapt to changing product requirements

Created by: University of Alberta

Taught by: Kenny Wong, Associate Professor
Computing Science, Faculty of Science

Basic Info	Course 3 of 6 in the Software Product Management Specialization.
Commitment	4 weeks, 3 - 4 hours per week
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
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Syllabus

WEEK 1

Module 1: Introduction to Requirements

Welcome to the first module! In this module, you will become familiar with software requirements and some issues surrounding them. You will learn what a software requirement is, including the different types of requirements. Then, you will learn how to deal wi...

11 videos, 5 readings, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Module 1 Assessment (Graded)

WEEK 2

Module 2: User Interaction

A major duty of a software product manager is eliciting and expressing requirements from your client. This module will walk you through the basics of client interactions and requirements elicitation and expression. You will learn how to create the best product...

9 videos, 3 readings

Graded: Module 2: Wireframes Assignment (Graded)

Graded: Module 2 Assessment (Graded)

WEEK 3

Module 3: Writing Requirements

Explore the many ways in which software requirements can be represented. In this module, you will learn about the most popular means of expressing requirements in the industry today: the user story. You will learn how acceptance tests help to verify the storie...

8 videos, 2 readings

Graded: Module 3: User Stories Assignment (Graded)

Graded: Module 3 Assessment (Graded)

WEEK 4

Module 4: Quality Requirements

To this point, you have learned how to effectively elicit, express, and prioritize requirements. It’s now time to ensure clarity. This last module will explore the activity of analyzing requirements in greater detail. Analyzing creates clear, actionable, requi...

4 videos, 5 readings

Graded: Ambiguous Requirements Quiz

Graded: Module 4: Assessment (Graded)

Graded: Course Assessment (Graded)

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