Requirements change: Understanding the type of changes in the requirements document of novice designers

被引：0

作者：

Joshi, Shraddha ^{[1
]}

Summers, Joshua D. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

[2] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, 29634-0921, SC

来源：

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education | 2015年 / 43卷 / 04期

关键词：

capstone design; case study; change management; design education; novice designers; Requirements; requirements change type;

D O I：

10.1177/0306419015612348

中图分类号：

G4 [教育];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0401 ;

摘要：

This paper presents the findings from a case study conducted to investigate the evolution in the requirements documents of novice engineering designers (students). The case study was conducted with four student teams working in parallel on senior design project. At the beginning of the semester, all four teams were given the design problem and set of initial requirements by the sponsor. For the purpose of this case study, data were collected from all four teams in the form of weekly requirements update. These requirements were then investigated to explore the evolution of requirements and identify the changes in individual requirements from initial weeks to final week. The findings from this case study suggest that the requirements document of novice designers changes in multiple ways. Finally, a set of recommendations and guidelines are developed to help the novice designers to maintain the requirements document and manage the changes in the requirements document. © SAGE Publications.

引用

页码：286 / 304

页数：18

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