Games-based requirements engineering training: An initial experience report

Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE'08

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 211-216

  Beatty, Joy ^a   Alexander, Mike ^a  

^a Seilevel Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

CASE STUDIES; EFFECTIVE TOOLS; EXPERIENCE REPORTS; FUTURE WORKS; REQUIREMENTS VISUALIZATIONS; STUDENT LEARNINGS; TRAINING COURSES;

RHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58049172433     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RE.2008.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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