Subject description
Testing is a crucial task in the software development life cycle, and can easily exceed fifty percent of a project's total development cost. This subject will provide students with practical software testing and analysis methods for software quality assurance. Topics may include: software qualities, static analysis methods including reviews and … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
CSCI926 - Software Testing and Analysis
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Lecturers
Engagement hours
Contact Hours:2 hr lecture and 1 hr computer lab
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Identify key qualities for different types of software applications.
2.
Develop appropriate software testing and analysis strategies to verify key qualities of industrial software applications.
3.
Explain the principles on which state-of-the-art software testing tools work.
4.
Make effective use of existing tools for software testing and explain their application.
5.
Discuss the major open problems in software testing and analysis.
Assessment details
Group project
Final Exam
Textbook information
No prescribed textbooks for this subject.