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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

308716 (v.3) Software Engineering Testing 400

Area: Department of Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 8933 (v.11) Software Engineering 110 or any previous version
Syllabus: An in-depth examination of unit, integration and system testing and the maintenance of large software-based systems. Topics include automated and manual techniques for generating and validating test data, the testing process, static vs. dynamic analysis, functional testing, inspections, and reliability assessments. Testing approaches based on graph theory, finite-state machines, formal specifications, logic and syntax based testing. Testing of graphical user interfaces, Stress testing. Development of a software configuration management plan encompassing tool selection, identification of artefacts, baseline and change control, measurement, auditing and reporting and release of deliverables. To provide practical knowledge of a variety of ways to test software, an understanding of some of the tradeoffs between testing techniques, and a feel for the practice of software testing.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 031305 Computer Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2013 Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech Semester 2 Y        

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