Course syllabus - Software Testing

Objectives

The course will provide participants with an understanding of fundamental problems, practical methods and tools for systematic software testing.
 

Learning outcomes

After the course, participants are expected to:
1. understand the basic objectives and challenges in software testing,
2. have knowledge and experience in applying basic test design techniques,
3. have the knowledge and experience of static and dynamic analysis, and
4. have a limited knowledge in state-of-the-art in software testing.

Course content

The course covers the following areas:
1. Code, integration and system testing, and their basic objectives and problems,
2. Test processes (including process models, standards and test levels),
3. Different metrics for quality measurement,
4. Test Design Techniques (for example, coverage-based techniques, equivalence partitioning and model-based testing) and
5. Static and dynamic analysis.

The course is divided into five modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Software testing
Module 2: Testing at the unit level
Module 3: Testing the integration level
Module 4: Static and dynamic analysis
Module 5: Advanced test design
 

Tuition

Flexible teaching supplemented by laboratory work and seminars.
 

Specific requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent and at least three (3) years of relevant industry experience in software development. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

Examination

Written assignment (INL1), (Module 1), 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL2), (Module 1), 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL3), (Module 2), 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL4), (Module 2), 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL5), (Module 3), 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL6), (Module 3), 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL7), (Module 4), 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL8), (Module 4), credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL9), (Module 5), 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (ÖVN1), (Module 5), 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
 

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course completely overlaps with Software Verification and Validation.