University Of Limerick

Software Testing and Inspection

CS4004

Iowa State Course Substitution

Introduction to Software Testing

SE 3170

Course Info

International Credits: 6.0
Converted Credits: 3.5
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Course Description:
  • Key Terminology: testing, debugging, error, bug, defect, quality, risk, mean-time between failures, regression testing, limitations of testing;
  • - Test types and their place in the software development process; - Black-box and white-box testing; - Program reading and comprehension;
  • - Refactoring code;
  • - Inspections, walkthroughs and desk-checking;
  • - Programming with assertions;
  • - Using a debugger for white-box testing;
  • - Reporting and analysing bugs: content of the problem report, analysis of a reproducible bug, making a bug reproducible;
  • - Test case design: characteristics of a good test, equivalence classes and boundary values;
  • - Expected outcomes, test case execution and regression testing;
  • - Requirements for white-box and black-box testing tools;

Review

Evaluated Date:
March 23, 2023
Evaluated:
Ashraf Gaffar
Expiration Date:
March 23, 2028