Software Testing and Quality

Code:

EIC0079

Acronym:

TQSO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Software Engineering

Instance: 2008/2009 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~apaiva/teach/0809/TQS.htm
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIC	24	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6	56	162
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Be familiarized with the terminology used in software testing. Acquire knowledge about the main techniques that may be applied in software quality control. Acquiring sensitivity to issues relating to software quality processes.

Program

1. Basic concepts of software quality: concept of quality attributes and quality metrics, according to ISO 9126; factors of quality, costs, quality, verification and validation versus quality assurance.
2. Software testing: basic concepts and definitions, technical design of test cases (black box testing and white box), unit testing and test-driven development (TDD), integration tests, system tests (through the user interface, performance tests, reliability, availability, compatibility, etc.). Model-based testing, acceptance tests, tests planning and documentation, problems reporting and tracking, metrics related to testing, testing process management, test automation.
3. Inspections, reviews and other forms of static analysis software.

Mandatory literature

Burnstein, Ilene; Practical software testing. ISBN: 0-387-95131-8
Aditya P. Mathur; Foundations of Software Testing, Addison-Wesley , 2008. ISBN: 8131716600

Complementary Bibliography

Rick Mugridge, Ward Cunningham; Fit for Developing Software: Framework for Integrated Tests , Prentice Hall PTR, 2005. ISBN: 978-0321269348
Mark Utting, Bruno Legeard; Practical Model-Based Testing: A Tools Approach , Morgan Kaufmann, 2006. ISBN: 978-0123725011
Kent Beck; Test Driven Development: By Example , Addison-Wesley, 2002. ISBN: 978-0321146533

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lecture classes are used for formal exposure of the subject, followed by the presentation of their cases and discussion.
In laboratory classes, students will have the opportunity to conduct small projects and work with testing tools. This work will consist of two phases: initially, students will have to give a lesson on a software testing practical tool; in the second phase, students will have to prepare a report with a comparison of test tools.

Software

µJava
Spec Explorer
NUnit
w3af
Jlint
Compuware tools
JUnit
jMock
Coverlipse

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	54,00
	Trabalho escrito	50,00		2008-12-08
	Exame	4,00		2009-02-20
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	20	2009-02-20
	Estudo autónomo	32	2008-12-19
	Total:	52,00

Eligibility for exams

50% minimum in frequency assessment

Calculation formula of final grade

50% weight for final exam.
50% weight for practical work.
Note: In any event, the final rating can not exceed by more than 3 values the classification of the test round to the nearest integer.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The practical work is mandatory for all students

Classification improvement

The classification of the final exam can be improved in appeal exam.
The ratings obtained in the practical work can be improved in the following edition of discipline.