IT Software Requirement Analysis and Specification

COURSE CODE CS9

 

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course provides a methodical approach to the development, design and specification of IT applications software.  The course looks at and assesses the effectiveness of each stage of this process with a view to improving the analysis and design. 

INTENDED FOR

Software developers, software engineers, systems staff, programmers and those who are involved in management, analysis, design and specification of IT applications.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Software development
  • Current problems in software development
  • Managing software development
  • Fundamental issues
• Comprehension of
  • Software lifecycle
  • Controlling specification change
  • Prototyping
• Specification
  • An overview of specification issues
  • Conceptualising requirements & feasibility
  • User requirement specification.
• The outline systems design
  • The outcome of the specification & feasibility stage
• Organising & Controlling Software Development
  • Task planning and control
  • Necessary documentation
  • Team structure
• Systems & Software Design
  • Principles of good design
  • Some design approaches
  • Design practices
• Documentation
  • Deliverable documentation: user manual, operators manual, maintenance manual
• System & Acceptance Testing
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Efficiency, reliability, portability, testability, modifiable, maintainable, modular, well structured, and secure.

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Tel: 01903 266675, email: axiom.mss@tiscali.co.uk