Software Testing

Offered during Fall Semester each year.

1. Credits and contact hours: 3 credits, 3 contact hours
2. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name: Myra Cohen
3. Text book, title, author, and year: Introduction to Software Testing, 2^nd edition, Paul Ammann and Jeff Offutt.
4. Other supplemental materials: None

Specific course information

1. Brief description of the content of the course: An introduction to software testing principles and techniques. Test models, test design, test adequacy criteria; regression, integration, and system testing; and software testing tools.
2. Prerequisites or co-requisites: COM S 309; COM S 230 or CPRE 310; ENGL 250, SP CM 212
3. Required, elective, or selected elective? Selected Elective

Specific goals for the course

1. Specific outcomes of instruction:

• Ability to design tests to meet realistic coverage criteria. (2, 6)
• Ability to apply standard software testing techniques.
• Exposure to testing tools.
• Exposure to one advanced testing method, more in depth.
• Students will work in teams and submit a report and give a presentation. (3, 5)

Brief list of topics to be covered

• Software testing, principles, and methodologies
• Management strategies and techniques
• Test models
• Test design techniques
  • Black box and white box testing techniques
• Test adequacy criteria
• Integration
• Regression
• System testing methods
• Software testing tools