Requirements Engineering Education with Just-in-Time Teaching and Projects

Requirements Engineering (RE) is an important discipline of Software Engineering. Teaching RE should be based on two pillars: a solid methodological foundation and practical experience in application. This paper describes the teaching concept of a master's course on RE for engineers. The main components are Just-in-Time Teaching, exercises and mini-projects in small groups, and a big RE project with larger teams. So far, the course has been taught ten times. Experience is reported that led to the confirmation or to improvements of the teaching concept.