<<IMPORTANT NOTES
(READ AND THEN DELETE BEFORE SUBMISSION)
USE THIS DOCUMENT AS A STARTING POINT (TEMPLATE) FOR THE
FORMAT OF YOUR REPORT
YOU ARE WELCOME TO MODIFY/IMPROVE THIS TEMPLATE BUT THE
HEADINGS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT CORRESPOND TO THE
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
CHANGE THE FOOTER WITH YOUR NAMES AND DETAILS
PLAGIARISM RULES WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED TO THIS
ASSIGNMENT
DELETE THIS INSTRUCTION PAGE AND ALL OTHER INSTRUCTIONS
EMBEDDED IN THIS REPORT BETWEEN << AND >> NOTATIONS
AFTER YOU HAVE READ THEM
DON’T FORGET THAT ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION INCLUDES YOUR 3
WEEKLY POSTS IN THE E-PORTFOLIO THAT WILL BE CHECKED
REGULARLY
[N] IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS IN YOUR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE 4 MEMBERS, YOU NEED
AT LEAST 12 (N x 3) ENTITIES ETC.
NO HAND-DRAWN DIAGRAMS ARE ALLOWED
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS ARE ALL ABOUT CLEAR
COMMUNICATION – THEREFORE, YOU NEED TO ENSURE THAT
YOUR DIAGRAMS CAN BE EASILY READ AND UNDERSTOOD
EDIT AND SPELL-CHECK YOUR WRITTEN PARTS THOROUGHLY SO
THAT THEY ALSO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION CLEARLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY >>
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Group Assignment A, IBRM/EBRM001
Business Requirements
Modelling
Group Assignment 1
<<Group members’ names and student numbers>>
<<Tutorial A day and time >>
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Group Assignment A, IBRM/EBRM001
Table of Contents
<<INSERT TABLE OF CONTENTS HERE>>
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Group Assignment A, IBRM/EBRM001
1 Introduction
<< EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT (IN THE CASE STUDY
SCENARIO/INDUSTRY CONTEXT, NOT THE PURPOSE IN TERMS OF YOUR
LEARNING). THIS NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEW SYSTEM,
AND ALSO THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION
REPORT.>>
2 System Stakeholders
<< LIST 10-15 SYSTEM STAKEHOLDERS AS YOU CAN IDENTIFY. EXPLAIN
BRIEFLY (1 SENTENCE IS ENOUGH) WHY SUCH A LIST WOULD BE
IMPORTANT IN CREATING A REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION REPORT
SUCH AS THIS ONE.>>
3 Requirements Gathering Methods
<<DESCRIBE IN DETAIL METHODS THAT YOU USED TO ELICIT THE
SYSTEM’S REQUIREMENTS, AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU USED THESE
METHODS. USE AT LEAST 4 SOURCES/ARTICLES ABOUT THE METHODS TO
SUPPORT THIS SECTION, WITH IN-TEXT REFERENCING. YOU NEED TO USE
AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS GATHERING METHODS, AND AT
LEAST 1 OF THEM NEEDS TO DIRECTLY INVOLVE PARTICIPANTS
(INTERVIEW, SURVEY, OR OBSERVATION).
FOR EACH METHOD, ALSO PROVIDE A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN
FINDINGS (1-2 PARAGRAPHS FOR EACH METHOD IS ENOUGH). DON’T
FORGET THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 4.1 SO IT NEEDS
TO BE CLEAR FROM YOUR FINDINGS SUMMARY FOR WHY YOU PROPOSED
THE SPECIFIC NEW REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 4.1.>>
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4 Functional and Non-functional Requirements
4.1 Functional Requirements
<< LIST AT LEAST [N x 4] FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SYSTEM.
YOU NEED TO DISCOVER THESE REQUIREMENTS USING AT LEAST 2
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS GATHERING METHODS (SEE SECTION 3). >>
4.2 Non-functional Requirements
<< LIST AT LEAST [N x 3] NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS. NOTE THAT
IN REAL-LIFE PROJECTS, EXTENSIVE REQUIREMENTS GATHERING
INVOLVING NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN
ORDER TO ARRIVE AT SUCH A LIST. HERE, SINCE IT WOULD BE
IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO GET INFORMATION FROM MANY STAKEHOLDERS
(SUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT), THE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE DERIVED
FROM SECONDARY RESEARCH (PUBLISHED ARTICLES) AND BY MAKING
ASSUMPTIONS, AS LONG AS THEY ARE REASONABLE.>>
5 Entity Relationship Diagram
<<DRAW A DETAILED ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM USING A CROW-
FOOT NOTATION FOR THE SYSTEM THAT SHOWS [Nx3] ENTITIES, EACH
WITH MINIMUM 3 ATTRIBUTES, AND ALL THEIR REQUIRED
RELATIONSHIPS, AND CARDINALITIES, AS WELL AS PRIMARY KEYS.>>
6 Use Case Diagram
<<DRAW ONE USE CASE DIAGRAM FOR THE SYSTEM. IT MUST CONTAIN AT
LEAST [N x 4] USE CASES, 2 PRIMARY ACTORS, 1 ‘INCLUDE’, AND 1
‘EXTEND’ RELATIONSHIP.>>
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7 Use Cases Descriptions
<< WRITE [N] USE CASE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SELECTED USE CASES
MODELLED IN SECTION 6. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE USE CASE
DESCRIPTION TEMPLATE FROM MODULE 4 TO ENSURE THAT YOU COVER
ALL THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS.>>
8 Appendix
<< PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS GATHERING METHODS
HERE. THIS MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, SURVEY OR INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS, YOUR SUMMARY OF ANSWERS, SUMMARY OF YOUR
OBSERVATION NOTES, PHOTOS FROM OBSERVATIONS, OR A
LIST/SCREENSHOT OF THE DOCUMENTS YOU USED. DON’T FORGET THAT
AN APPENDIX IS USED FOR ‘RAW’ MATERIALS AND EVIDENCE, BUT YOUR
METHODS NEED TO BE DESCRIBED AND EXPLAINED, AND FINDINGS
SUMMARISED, IN SECTION 3’.>>
9 References
<<LIST ALL THE REFERENCES USED IN THIS REPORT, IN THE APA 7TH
STYLE. SOME SECTIONS OF THIS REPORT DO NOT NEED REFERENCES.
MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE REFERENCES FOR SECTION 3 HERE. SECTION 1
AND 2 MAY USE REFERENCES AS WELL, BUT IT IS OPTIONAL.YOU SHOULD
ALSO INCLUDE THE IN-TEXT CITATION IN SECTION 3.>>
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