Course outline for Software Testing

ST 101: SOFTWARE TESTING

Goal:

Pre-requisites:

Audience:

Duration:

Course Outline:

UNIT I. SOFTWARE TESTING PRINCIPLES

• Need for testing
• Psychology of testing
• Testing economics
• SDLC and Testing
• Verification & Validation
• QA and QC

UNIT II. TESTING STRATEGIES AND TYPES

• White box testing techniques:
  • Statement coverage
  • Branch Coverage
  • Condition coverage
  • Decision/Condition coverage
  • Multiple condition coverage
  • Dataflow coverage
  • Automated code coverage analysis
  • Inspections
  • Walkthroughs and Code Review


• Black box testing techniques:
  • Boundary value analysis
  • Robustness testing
  • Equivalence partitioning
  • Syntax testing
  • Finite state testing
  • Levels of testing
  • Unit Integration and System Testing
  • Compatibility Testing
  • Domain Testing
  • Adhoc Testing
  • Use of Requirements Traceability Matrix


• Integration Testing:
  • Top-down
  • Bottom up
  • Big bang
  • Sandwich
  • Scenario Testing
  • Defect Bash


• System and Performance Testing:
  • Types of system testing
  • Functional and non-functional testing
  • Acceptance Testing
  • Setting entry and exit criteria for phases and typical product release scenarios
  • Basic factors governing performance testing
  • Methodology for performance testing
  • Tools for performance testing


• Regression Testing:
  • Purpose
  • Timing
  • Choice of tests
  • Smoke tests
  • best practices


• Internationalization and Localization testing:
  • preliminary concepts


• Adhoc testing:
  • Pair testing
  • Extreme testing
  • Agile testing
  • Exploratory testing
  • Defect seeding


• Usability Testing:
  • Factors in usability testing
  • Aesthetics testing
  • Accessibility testing
  • Tools for usability testing

UNIT III. TESTING OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE

• Definitions and Challenges
• Differences from testing non-OO Software
• Class testing strategies Class Modality
• State-based Testing
• Message Sequence Specification

UNIT IV. PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES IN TESTING

• Common people issues and myths in testing
• Providing career paths in testing
• Organizational structures for testing teams
• Geographically distributed testing teams and success factors

UNIT V. TEST MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMATION

• Test Planning
• Test Management
• Test Process
• Test Reporting
• Test Automation
• Factors to consider in automation
• Challenges in test automation
• Test Metrics
• Product Metrics
• Process Metrics
• Progress Metrics
• Use of metrics in ascertaining product release