BYZ657 - FUNDAMENTALS of SOFTWARE TESTING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDAMENTALS of SOFTWARE TESTING | BYZ657 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | BYZ 681, BYZ 660. | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Problem Solving Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | To be determined by the institute | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the fundamentals of software testing. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Fundamental software testing and program analysis techniques, Testing technology for;Object-oriented, Component-based, Concurrent, Distributed, Graphical-user interface, Web software;Test generation, Test oracles, Test coverage, Regression testing, Mutation testing and program analysis, Static and dynamic analysis, Test-case prioritization. | |||||
| References | ? Ammann and Offutt, Introduction to Software Testing, Cambridge University Press, 2008. ? Marnie L. Hutcheson, Software Testing Fundamentals: Methods and Metrics, John Wiley & Sons, 2003. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Course |
| Week 2 | Fundamental software testing and program analysis techniques, Object-oriented |
| Week 3 | Component-based, Concurrent |
| Week 4 | Distributed |
| Week 5 | Graphical-user interface |
| Week 6 | Web software |
| Week 7 | Test generation |
| Week 8 | Midterm exam |
| Week 9 | Test oracles, Test coverage |
| Week 10 | Regression testing |
| Week 11 | Mutation testing and program analysis |
| Week 12 | Static and dynamic analysis |
| Week 13 | Test-case prioritization |
| Week 14 | Project Presentation |
| Week 15 | Project Presentation |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 7 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 106 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has comprehensive knowledge in fundamental areas of software engineering. | X | ||||
| 2. Has knowledge in the area of software requirements understanding process planning, output specification, resource planning, risk management and quality planning. | X | ||||
| 3. Understands the interplay between theory and practice and the essential links between them. | X | ||||
| 4. Defines real life problems by identifying functional and non-functional requirements a software has to satisfy. | X | ||||
| 5. Overcomes technical or scientific software engineering problems on their own and is in a position to propose the most suitable solution; has good communication skills to explain the completeness of their solution and clearly state the assumptions that were made. | X | ||||
| 6. Completes a project on a larger scale than an ordinary course project in order to acquire the skills necessary to work efficiently in a team. | X | ||||
| 7. Identifies, evaluates, measures and manages changes in software development by applying software engineering processes. | X | ||||
| 8. Understands the social, legal, ethical and cultural issues involved in the deployment and use of software engineering and conducts all occupational pursuits in an ethical and responsible manner. | X | ||||
| 9. Has good command of technical terms in both Turkish and English, where they have the ability to make succinct presentations (including face-to-face, written or electronic) to a range of audiences about technical/scientific problems and their solutions. | X | ||||
| 10. Identifies and conducts research by applying scientific methods in order to solve scientific problems. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest