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
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;
Conference_Titel :
International Requirements Engineering, 2008. RE '08. 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Catalunya
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3309-4
