Abstract:
Requirements engineering is offered to students at the
faculty of Information Technology in the University of
Technology, Sydney. It is a core subject in the Graduate
Certificate in Information Technology and Graduate
Diploma. This paper outlines the subject’s objectives, the
topics discussed. Details of the lecturing methods used
are also presented, namely: role-playing and peerassessment
within a group environment. The paper also
describes the main features of the online support tool
utilised in addition to summarising the lessons learnt. The
main aim is to highlight both successful practices and
those that can be improved further.