An Experience Report on the Use of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria in Teaching Software Requirements

• Thalia S. Santana Federal University of Goiás (UFG) / Federal Institute of Goiás (IF Goiás) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1899-4819
• Taciana N. Kudo Federal University of Goiás (UFG) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-0562
• Renato F. Bulcão-Neto Federal University of Goiás (UFG) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-0019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wie.2022.225747

Abstract

There have been pieces of evidence that a gap exists between Requirements Engineering Education (REE) and the current demands of the software industry. This paper reports an REE experience with an undergraduate class, using active methodologies and agile methods. The requirements specification and validation activities were carried out collaboratively with the support of the Trello software. The survey results with students highlight the effectiveness of different teaching methodologies, the ease of use of user stories and acceptance criteria, and the promotion of soft skills. As lessons learned, we highlight the support for learning what to do and how to do based on a shared and collaborative vision of the artifacts produced in group work.

Keywords: Requirements Engineering Education, Specification, Validation

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