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The EPSRC funded project on Framework for Responsible Research and Innovation in ICT aims to develop a network of ICT researchers to discuss issues of responsibility, develop case studies, and build The “Observatory of Responsible Research and Innovation in ICT” (TORRII). TORRII is meant to be a community-owned resource that will facilitate discussion and the exchange of relevant information. The MSc project will contribute to the development of this system. Requirements engineering for TORRII The requirements MSc project would involve the appropriate selection of requirements techniques to assist in determining user requirements for the TORRII system and to specify how they might be implemented in a usable manner. This may involve undertaking small-scale case studies to understand ICT researchers’ conceptions of Responsible Research and Innovation, conducting interviews and focus groups with ICT researchers, and undertaking fieldwork where the requirements and design of novel technologies are discussed. The contribution of the MSc project will be to use innovative techniques for eliciting and analysing data from a novel area in ICT and to translate that information into design principles for TORRII ideally exploring how these may contribute to the implementation of the initial prototype. This project would run in parallel to the FRRIICT project work on the development of the TORRII system. Prerequisites It is essential that the student attends and completes the Requirements Engineering module. An interest in understanding the social impact of computers in society is also desirable and the student might also benefit from attending the Computers in Society module.

 

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