ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title MIS604 Requirement Engineering
Assessment Three – Reflective journal
Individual/Group Individual
Length 750 words
Learning Outcomes a,b,c,d
Submission Due 23:59 (Sydney time) Friday, end of module 6.1.
Weighting 30%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context:
This Subject primarily focuses on the various key processes in requirements engineering, including
requirement elicitation, requirement analysis, requirement documentation, requirement validation
and requirement management. This assessment requires you to reflect on any requirements
engineering practices or processes you applied in your academic, personal and professional life.
Task Instructions:
Throughout the course of this Subject, you have developed an understanding of the key processes in
requirements engineering, the various best practices, tools and techniques used in requirements
engineering.
In your academic, personal and professional life, there must have been many requirements imposed
upon you by your parents, teachers, lecturers, friends and so on. Some requirements may require you
to perform certain tasks, some may be related to how well you should perform those tasks.
Write a 750-word reflection about the way you managed requirements from your academic, personal
or professional life. Have you intentionally or unintentionally employed any requirement engineering
practices? Would what you learnt in this Subject change how you gather, analysis, document, validate,
manage requirements?
If you have work experience relevant to requirement engineering, reflect whether there is anything
you would do differently in the future after the completion of this Subject.
A Prezi presentation is developed to help you with reflective writing, which can be found at:
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General Assessment Requirement
Incomprehensible submissions. Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate
their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need
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to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have
demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly
including the potential for 0 (zero) marks where relevant.
Track changes. If you use Track Changes when writing your assessment, you must ensure that the
submitted document is the final and correct version of the document. That is, if your submitted report
contains Track Changes or Comments or any other editing marks it may be awarded 0 (zero) marks. It
is your responsibility to submit the final and correct version of your report.
Check with marking criteria. Before submitting your assessment, you should check it against the
assessment criteria and the marking rubric included in this specification to ensure that you have
satisfactorily addressed all the criteria that will be used to mark your submission.
Academic language. All submissions should be thoroughly proof-read for spelling, typographical or
grammatical errors before being submitted. Do not reply on the ‘spell-check’ function in your word
processing program. If, for example, ‘affect’ is substituted for ‘effect’, your program may not detect
the error.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more
information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing
Submission Instructions:
Means of submission. Students must submit ONE MSWord document (.doc or .docx) via the
Assessment link in the main navigation menu in MIS604: Requirements Engineering. Physical
copies/Email submissions are not accepted.
No Zipped files. Students must NOT zip the MSWord document and submit it as one single
zip/compressed file.
Complete and correct submission. Assessment, once submitted, are FINAL and therefore cannot be
modified. You bear all the onus to ensure that your submissions are final, correct (correct files in
correct format) and complete before submitting to Blackboard.
You are expected to begin this assessment when you begin the trimester, especially as you relate the
learning activities (formative assessment) in the modules to this and the other (summative)
assessments. Be sure to keep several drafts of your work as well as your notes and any sources you
used to draw on in preparing your report.
Extensions will be considered only in extenuating circumstances where the student has applied before
the due date. At that point, students are required to provide the latest draft, in case the extension is
not granted and to demonstrate they have earnestly done everything to avoid lateness.
Students are responsible for keeping appropriate back-ups and drafts of their assignments and to
submit the correct version.
Torrens University Australia policies apply to the preparation and submission of this assignment.
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Learning Rubric: Assessment three
Assessment Attributes
Fail (Unacceptable
) 0-49%
Pass (Functional)
50-64%
Credit (Proficient)
65-74%
Distinction (Advanced)
75 -84%
High Distinction
(Exceptional) 85-100%
Knowledge and understanding 50%
Limited understanding of required concepts and knowledge Key components of the assignment are not addressed.
Knowledge or understanding of the field or discipline. Resembles a recall or summary of key ideas. Often confuses assertion of personal opinion with information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials.
Thorough knowledge or understanding of the field or discipline/s. Supports personal opinion and information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials. Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.
Highly developed understanding of the field or discipline/s. Discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Well demonstrated capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.
A sophisticated understanding of the field or discipline/s. Systematically and critically discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Mastery of concepts and application to new situations/furthe r learning.
Content, Audience and Purpose 20%
Demonstrates no awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Demonstrates limited awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment
Demonstrates consistent awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Demonstrates an advanced and integrated understanding of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Consistently demonstrates a systematic and critical understanding of context and purpose of the assignment.
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Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge 30%
Limited synthesis and analysis. Limited application/rec ommendations based upon analysis.
Demonstrated analysis and synthesis of new knowledge with application. Shows the ability to interpret relevant information and literature.
Well-developed analysis and synthesis with application of recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis .
Thoroughly developed and creative analysis and synthesis with application of pretested models and / or independently developed models and justified recommendation s linked to analysis/synthesi s.
Highly sophisticated and creative analysis, synthesis of new with existing knowledge. Strong application by way of pretested models and / or independently developed models. Recommendatio ns are clearly justified based on the analysis/synthesi s. Applying knowledge to new situations/other cases.