Date of Award
2014
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Master's Paper
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Computer Science
Department
Computer Science
College
Engineering
Faculty Advisor
Walia, Gursimran
Description
Defect prevention techniques can be used during the creation of software artifacts to help developers create high-quality artifacts. The Requirement Error Taxonomy developed by Walia et al. [22, 23] helps focus developer’s attention on common errors that can occur during requirements engineering. This paper investigates the usefulness of the Requirement Error Taxonomy as a defect prevention technique. The goal was to determine if making requirements engineers’ familiar with the Requirement Error Taxonomy would reduce the likelihood that they commit errors while developing a requirements document. We conducted an empirical study in which the participants used the Requirement Error Taxonomy during inspection of a requirements document. Then, in teams, they developed their own requirements document which was evaluated by other students. The hypothesis was that participants who find more errors during the inspection of a requirements document would make fewer errors when creating their own requirements document. The overall result supports this hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Rehman, Sana, "Evaluating the Usefulness of Requirement Error Taxonomy as a Defect Prevention Technique: An Empirical Investigation" (2014). Computer Science. 9.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/computer-sci/9
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/23221