Fundamentals of Software Testing (5cr)
Code: TO00BL79-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 24.05.2021 - 30.05.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2021 - 31.12.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea Virtual Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TON2), Tietojenkäsittely ja tietoliikenne (ICT)
- Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCN2), Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Teachin methods
Features of the course:
o This study unit is FULLY ONLINE learning with the possibilities of volunteer tutoring and counseling via Zoom with the teachers.
Location and time
Fully online studies: Not dependent on place (online distance studies).
>> Complete weekly schedule will be provided to eligible and accepted students.
>> Teacher will send welcome emails to accepted students before the study unit begins
Materials
In this course, we are using the following materials: (1) Video-based tutorials (2) Laurea Library materials
Student workload
Kindly notice the following carefully before registering for the study unit. This is a professional training study unit and it requires regular weekly learning effort.
The student is expected to be able to schedule his work according to the schedule of the implementation.
5 credits | Total 137.5 hours of student learning time | 8-10 hours per week
Content scheduling
The course consist of the following modules:
• Module 1: Fundamentals of Testing
• Module 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
• Module 3: Static Testing
• Module 4: Test Techniques
• Module 5: Test Management
• Module 6: Tool Support for Testing
Content of the course will be based on ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) released
Certified Tester Foundation Level in Software Testing 2018 Syllabus:
https://www.istqb.org/downloads/send/51-ctfl2018/208-ctfl-2018-syllabus.html
Further information
Note: Student materials and volunteer tutoring sessions will be in English
Objective
The student is able to:
- understand basics of software testing and quality assurance
- use common software testing terminology
- create the test process, understand the major testing activities and work products
- describe the different test levels and test types
- apply a review technique to a work product to find defects
- apply test techniques to derive test cases
-handle test management and defect documentation
- learn purpose of various test tools
Evaluation scale
H-5
Further information
Note: Student materials and volunteer tutoring sessions will be in English