Requirement Engineering for a Web-mobile Application for Digitization of Traditional Knowledge of Phytomedicine in Tanzania

Authors

  • Irene Evarist Beebwa Nelson Mandela African Institution Of science and Technology
  • Mussa Ally Dida Nelson Mandela – African Institution of Science and Technology (NM_AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
  • Musa Chacha Nelson Mandela – African Institution of Science and Technology (NM_AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
  • David Onchonga Nyakundi Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU), P.O.BOX 1226, Moshi, Tanzania
  • Janeth Marwa Nelson Mandela – African Institution of Science and Technology (NM_AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania

Keywords:

Requirement engineering, functional requirements, Non-functional requirements, Indigenous knowledge, traditional medical knowledge, user requirements

Abstract

The digitization of traditional medical knowledge in Tanzania will greatly enhance its preservation and dissemination. Herein, the study presents the required engineering approaches and requirements for a web-mobile application that would successfully digitize indigenous knowledge of phytomedicine and practitioners license management. The study was carried out in Arusha, Kagera and Dar es Salaam regions and involved ethnobotanical researchers, herb practitioners, curators from herbaria and registrar officers from Traditional and Alternatives Health Practice Council. Structure interview, survey, observation and document review were employed to discover the basic functional and nonfunctional requirements for designing and implementing a web-mobile application that would digitize indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants. The requirements were modelled using the use case diagram. Finally, the study came up with a requirement document which defines both functional and non-functional requirements that can be used as a guideline to develop a web-mobile application that will capture and document traditional medical knowledge of medicinal plants in Tanzania. Additionally, the requirements can be used to incorporate a module of practitioner’s registration by relevant government authorities.

URL: http://ijkcdt.net/xml/22146/22146.pdf

Author Biography

Irene Evarist Beebwa, Nelson Mandela African Institution Of science and Technology

rene Evarist Beebwa is a Master's candidate in Information and Communication Science and engineering, specializing in Information Technology Systems Development and Management (ITSDM) at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha Tanzania. Her research interests include; Information and Communication Technologie for Development (ICT4D), Internet governance, Data Science and Open Science

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Published

2019-12-31

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Beebwa, I. E., Dida, M. A., Chacha, M., Nyakundi, D. O., & Marwa, J. (2019). Requirement Engineering for a Web-mobile Application for Digitization of Traditional Knowledge of Phytomedicine in Tanzania. International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, 9(4). Retrieved from https://journals.sfu.ca/ijkcdt/index.php/ijkcdt/article/view/263

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2019)

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