DocumentCode
3531028
Title
Experience in e-Science Requirements Engineering
Author
Thew, Sarah ; Sutcliffe, Alistair ; de Bruijn, O. ; McNaught, John ; Procter, Rob ; Venters, Colin ; Buchan, Iain
Author_Institution
Manchester Bus. Sch., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
fYear
2008
fDate
8-12 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
277
Lastpage
282
Abstract
We describe the experience of using a combination of requirements engineering techniques (scenarios, storyboards, observation and workshops) in an e-science application to develop a geographical analysis tool for epidemiologists. Problems encountered were: eliciting tacit knowledge; and creating new visions and working practices for our users. The combination of techniques worked well, although observation of working practice was not so effective in this scientific domain, where activity is mainly cognitive.
Keywords
geographic information systems; middleware; systems analysis; collaborative research; e-science requirements engineering; geographical analysis tool; middleware; tacit knowledge; Collaborative software; Diseases; Genetics; Geographic Information Systems; Informatics; Public healthcare; Statistical analysis; Testing; Text mining; Visualization; Requirements; eScience; epidemiology; scenarios; storyboards;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
International Requirements Engineering, 2008. RE '08. 16th IEEE
Conference_Location
Catalunya
ISSN
1090-705X
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3309-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RE.2008.34
Filename
4685682
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