Using Large Language Models to Develop Requirements Elicitation Skills

Requirements Elicitation (RE) is a crucial software engineering skill that involves interviewing a client and then devising a software design based on the interview results. We propose conditioning a large language model to play the role of the client during a chat-based interview. We evaluate our approach in a study (n=120) using both a qualitative survey and quantitative observations about participants' work. Our positive findings suggest a new way to practice critical RE skills in a scalable and realistic manner without the overhead of arranging live interviews.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

• Publication date

  2025-03-10

• Fields of study

  Computer Science

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  DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2503.07800arXiv 2503.07800
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