Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
1 Semester
36 Hours
Hawthorn
Programming and university-level Software Engineering.
Nil
Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points
A unit of study in the Master of Information Technology , Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) and Master of Technology (Information Technology).
The aim of this unit is that students will understand the issues involved in, and be capable of planning and conducting manual and automated testing of software.Learning Outcomes Students who successfully complete this unit of study should be able to:• Compare various testing concepts and levels• Consider, evaluate and apply adequate test techniques• Explain test-related measures involved in managing test processes• Deploy testing tools• Use automated software testing tools at a professional level• Deploy automated performance testing tools.
Lectures (24 hrs), Tutorial (Labs) (12 hrs)
Assignments, Laboratory exercises, Examination
Testing basic concepts.Test levels.Test techniques.Test related measures.Managing the test process.Automated testing and automated testing life-cycle.Automated test development.Automated defect tracking and reporting.Automated performance testing.
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