Course Title: Software Testing

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Software Testing

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ISYS1085	City Campus	Postgraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015
ISYS1085	City Campus	Postgraduate	171H School of Science	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020
ISYS1085	City Campus	Postgraduate	175H Computing Technologies	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2022
ISYS1087	City Campus	Undergraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015
ISYS1087	City Campus	Undergraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face or Internet	Sem 2 2009
ISYS1087	City Campus	Undergraduate	171H School of Science	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020
ISYS1087	City Campus	Undergraduate	175H Computing Technologies	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2022
ISYS2092	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2007, Viet3 2008, Viet1 2009, Viet2 2009, Viet3 2009, Viet2 2010, Viet1 2011, Viet3 2011, Viet3 2014, Viet2 2015, Viet1 2016
ISYS2092	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	171H School of Science	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2018
ISYS2092	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	175H Computing Technologies	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2022, Viet1 2023

Course Coordinator: Golnoush Abaei

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0294

Course Coordinator Email: golnoush.abaei@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: City campus, Building 14, Level 11, Room 02

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-requisite:

ISYS1117/ISYS1118 Software Engineering Fundamentals

 

Assumed Knowledge:  

COSC1284 Programming Techniques

OR

COSC1073 Programming 1

OR 

COSC2801 Programming Bootcamp 1

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

 

Course Description

Software Testing is an essential component of any organisation’s ability to build software quality. Software Testers are, in general, not programmers. This course presents the Foundational software testing goals as laid out by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)and approaches to testing software through all phases of the Software Testing Lifecycle. The course material includes – software testing standards and metrics, types of testing (black-box and white-box), test planning, analysis, test case generation, estimating test resources, test scheduling, test execution, assessing and managing risk, test prioritisation, automation strategy, defect management, test execution. Software quality assurance activities will be discussed as part of a dynamic process that is flexible and constantly tuned to the changing needs of a project.

Practical testing tools will be used in labs. Tutorials will cover specific problems in more depth than possible during a lecture.

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information.

Weighted Average Mark (WAM) - RMIT 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

This course is an option course so it is not required to contribute to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), though it should assist with your learning of several PLOs.    

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of software testing
2. Use fundamental techniques to implement techniques to extrapolate fundamental techniques in the framework of real-world scenarios
3. Demonstrate competence in using software designed to assist in the software testing life cycle for given portions of the testing cycle
4. Present a collaborative approach in groups to map out how the group (a pseudo company) hopes to attract the contract to perform the oversight of Software Testing for a project or company.
5. Communicate clearly and effectively using the technical language of the field correctly.    

 

 

Overview of Learning Activities

The learning activities included in this course are:

• Lectures: Key concepts will be explained in lectures in which course material will be presented and the subject matter will be illustrated with examples.
• Tutorial sessions focus on analysing and problem solving of given testing scenario phases.
• Laboratory sessions provide practice in the finding and exploring the ever-developing suite of testing software used to assist the software testing; and
• Presentation skills in a collaborative demonstrating a plan for approaching a software testing contract will be held and feedback obtained from current Industry Software Testers and Software Quality Managers.      

Overview of Learning Resources

The course is supported by the Canvas learning management system which provides specific learning resources. See also the RMIT Library Guide at http://rmit.libguides.com/compsci 
 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment for this course comprises class quizzes, computer laboratory practice, tutorial assignments, and a presentation plan.

Note: This course has no hurdle requirements.

 

Assessment tasks

Assessment Task 1:  Quizzes

Six quizzes administered during lectures, based on the lecture material, aim to provide you with feedback and assist you to manage your progress and learning.

Weighting 24%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 and 5

 

Assessment Task 2: Tutorial Exercises

Weighting 24%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 3

 

Assessment Task 3: Laboratory Exercises

Weighting 28%

This assessment task supports CLOs 2 and 3

 

Assessment Task 4: Industry Group Presentation

Weighting 24%

This assessment task supports CLOs 4 and 5