Teaching Agile Requirements Engineering: A Stakeholder Simulation with Generative AI
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| author | Schön, Eva-Maria Neumann, Michael da Silva, Tiago Silva |
| author_facet | Schön, Eva-Maria Neumann, Michael da Silva, Tiago Silva |
| contents | Context: The active involvement of users and customers in agile software development remains a persistent challenge in practice. For this reason, it is important that students in higher education become familiar with good practices in Agile Requirements Engineering during their studies. Objective: Our objective is to enable students to learn how to interact with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) through the use of a stakeholder simulation with AI Personas, while also developing an understanding of the limitations of AI tools in practical contexts. Method: In our courses, we employ a stakeholder simulation using GenAI, in which students conduct interviews with AI Personas through a provided meta-prompt. Based on the outcomes of these interviews, students apply agile practices (e.g., story mapping or impact mapping) to document requirements. The use of GenAI is subsequently reflected upon in a structured group discussion. Results: Through this approach, students gain practical experience by applying state-of-the art agile practices for requirements elicitation and documentation while simultaneously developing an understanding of the technical and ethical limitations associated with the use of generative AI. Conclusion: We have applied this approach over several terms and found that using a meta-prompt provides flexibility, allowing us to remain independent of specific large language model providers. |
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| spellingShingle | Teaching Agile Requirements Engineering: A Stakeholder Simulation with Generative AI Schön, Eva-Maria Neumann, Michael da Silva, Tiago Silva Software Engineering Human-Computer Interaction Context: The active involvement of users and customers in agile software development remains a persistent challenge in practice. For this reason, it is important that students in higher education become familiar with good practices in Agile Requirements Engineering during their studies. Objective: Our objective is to enable students to learn how to interact with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) through the use of a stakeholder simulation with AI Personas, while also developing an understanding of the limitations of AI tools in practical contexts. Method: In our courses, we employ a stakeholder simulation using GenAI, in which students conduct interviews with AI Personas through a provided meta-prompt. Based on the outcomes of these interviews, students apply agile practices (e.g., story mapping or impact mapping) to document requirements. The use of GenAI is subsequently reflected upon in a structured group discussion. Results: Through this approach, students gain practical experience by applying state-of-the art agile practices for requirements elicitation and documentation while simultaneously developing an understanding of the technical and ethical limitations associated with the use of generative AI. Conclusion: We have applied this approach over several terms and found that using a meta-prompt provides flexibility, allowing us to remain independent of specific large language model providers. |
| title | Teaching Agile Requirements Engineering: A Stakeholder Simulation with Generative AI |
| topic | Software Engineering Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12925 |