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.
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| Commitment | 4 weeks, 3 - 4 hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
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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Ratings and Reviews
Very interesting course if you want to learn about needs and requirements
Great class with nice resources!
Outstanding Course!
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I've been waiting for the end of the Capstone project to review all courses of the specialization. I want to check how they interact and how would the concepts be applied. I couldn't be more satisfied! This specialization is very complete and focused on the main topic "Software Product Management". Although there are several additional resources for us to deeply analyse a concept that interest us, the overall course gives you the necessary view of all options available without becoming to generic. I really recommend this specialization and congratulate all the team involved on developing this course. Thanks!