Adama Science and Technology University
1 School: Electrical Engineering and Computing Department: Computer Science and
Engineering
2 Course Category Core Module
Course Name Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Course Code: SEng4201
3 Synopsis: This course gives fundamental concepts of software testing on a new software
development through software quality assurance methods and principles in order
to produce reliable , cost effective and scalable software product that meet users
need and organizational standards
4 Name(s) of Getinet Yilma
Academic Staff:
5 Semester and Year Semester: I Year: 4 Major Mandatory
offered:
6 Credit Hour: 3
7 Prerequisite/ Co- SEng3201 Software Requirements engineering
requisite: (if any)
SEng3204 - Software Design and Architecture
8 Course Learning Outcome ( CLO): At the end of the course the student will be able to do:
CLO1 Discuss basic concepts of software testing and quality assurance
CLO2 Elaborate software testing design and planning techniques
CLO3 Differentiate type testing and testing tools
CLO4 Describe testing process and Test report
CLO5 Identify software quality characteristics and metrics
CLO6 Discuss Professional ethics, current trends on testing
CLO7 Analyze the quality of the software based on software quality metrics
9 Mapping of the course Learning Outcomes to the program Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and
Assessment:
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1 Transferable Skills (if applicable)
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(Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)
1 Automated Testing tools (Selenium, TestingWhiz, Telerik TestStudio, Tosca Testsuite,
2 Real-Time and Embedded Systems Testing
3…e Open source test tools such as Watir
tc.
1 Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)
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Chapter 1: Introduction to CL 6 8 10
Software Testing O1
1.0. Introduction
1.1. The Testing Process
1.2. What is Software Testing?
1.3. Why Should We Test? What
is the Purpose?
1.4. Who Should do Testing?
1.5. How Much Should We Test?
1.6. Selection of Good Test Cases
1.7. Measurement of Testing
1.8. Incremental Testing Approach
1.9. Basic Terminology Related to
Software Testing
1.10. Testing Life Cycle
1.11. When to Stop Testing?
1.12. Principles of Testing
1.13. Limitations of Testing
Chapter 2: Levels of Testing CL 8 6 21
O2
2.1 UNIT TESTING
2.1.1 Concept of Unit Testing
2.1.2 Static Unit Testing
2.1.3 Defect Prevention
2.1.4 Dynamic Unit Testing
2.1.5 Debugging
2.2 CONTROL FLOW TESTING
2.2.1 Control Flow Graph
2.2.1 Paths in a Control Flow
Graph
2.2.1 Path Selection Criteria
2.2.1.1 All-Path Coverage
Criterion
2.2.1.1 Statement Coverage
Criterion
2.2.1.1 Branch Coverage Criterion
2.2.1.1 Predicate Coverage
Criterion
2.3 DATA FLOW TESTING
2.3.1 Data Flow Anomaly
2.3.2 Overview of Dynamic Data
Flow Testing
2.3.3 Data Flow Graph, Terms and
Testing Criteria
2.3.4 Comparison of Data Flow
Test Selection Criteria
2.4 DOMAIN TESTING
2.4.1 Domain Error
2.4.2 Testing for Domain Errors
2.4.3 Sources of Domains
2.4.4 Types of Domain Errors
2.4.5 ON and OFF Points
2.4.6 Test Selection Criterion
2.4 SYSTEM INTEGRATION
TESTING
2.4.1 Concept of Integration
Testing
2.4.2 Different Types of Interfaces
and Interface Errors
2.4.3 Granularity of System
Integration Testing
2.4.4 System Integration
Techniques
2.4.4.1 Incremental
2.4.4.2 Top Down
2.4.4.3 Bottom Up
2.4.5 Software and Hardware
Integration testing
2.4.6 Test Plan for System
Integration
2.4.7 Off-the-Shelf Component
Integration Testing
2.5 SYSTEM TEST
2.5.2 Basic Tests
2.5.2.1 Boot Tests
2.5.2.2 Upgrade/Downgrade Tests
2.5.2.3 Light Emitting Diode Tests
2.5.2.4 Diagnostic Tests
2.5.2.5 Command Line Interface
Tests
2.5.3 Functionality Tests
2.5.3.1 Communication Systems
Tests
2.5.3.2 Module Tests
2.5.3.3 Logging and Tracing Tests
2.5.3.4 Element Management
Systems Tests
2.5.3.5 Management Information
Base Tests
2.5.3.6 Graphical User Interface
Tests
2.5.3.7 Security Tests
2.5.3.8 Feature Tests
2.5.4 Robustness Tests
2.5.4.1 Boundary Value Tests
2.5.4.2 Power Cycling Tests
2.5.4.3 On-Line Insertion and
Removal Tests
2.5.4.4 High-Availability Tests
2.5.4.5 Degraded Node Tests
2.5.5 Interoperability Tests
2.5.6 Performance Tests
2.5.7 Scalability Tests
2.5.8 Stress Tests
2.5.9 Load and Stability Tests
2.5.10 Reliability Tests
2.5.11 Regression Tests
2.5.12 Documentation Tests
2.6 ACCEPTANCE TESTING
2.6.1 Types of Acceptance Testing
2.6.2 Acceptance Criteria
2.6.3 Selection of Acceptance
Criteria
2.6.4 Acceptance Test Plan
2.6.5 Acceptance Test Execution
2.6.6 Acceptance Test Report
Chapter 3: Test Management CL 6 5 14
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3.1 Risk and Testing CL
3.2 Test Organization and O4,
Independence CL
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3.3Roles within the Test Team
3.4 Test Strategy
3.5 Test Approach
3.6Test Plan
3.7Test Planning Activities
3.8 Test Estimation
3.9Test Progress Monitoring and
Control
4.10 Test Reporting
4.11Test Control
Chapter 4: Tool Support for CL 3 6 13
Testing O3
4.1 What is a Test Tool?
4.2 Benefits and Risks of using a
Test Tool
4.3 Types of Test Tool
● Tool Support for
Management of Testing
and Tests
● Tool Support for Static
Testing
● Tool Support for Test
Specification
● Tool Support for Test
Execution and Logging
● Tool Support for
Performance and
Monitoring
● Tool Support for Specific
Application Areas
● Tool Support using Other
Tools
4.4 Test Tool Limitations
4.5 Tool Selection Advice
4.6 Key Factors in the Selection
of a Tool
Chapter 5: Legal, Ethical, and CL 6 4 8
Professional Aspects of Testing O6
5.1 The Ethical Software Tester
5.2 Professional Responsibility of
Software Tester
5.3 ACM Code of Professional
Conduct and Ethics
Chapter 6: Software Quality CL 7 5 16
Assurance O4
6.1 Quality factors and criteria
6.2 Relationship between quality
factors and quality criteria
6.3 Quality Metric
6.4 Quality characteristic
6.5 software Quality standard
Chapter 7: Current trends of CL 6 4 16
Testing O6
7.1 Change-Driven Testing
7.2 Testing in DevOps
7.3 Testing Autonomous Systems
7.4 Testing Artificial Intelligence
system
7.5 Testing as a service
Total 42 38 80hrs
Assessment
Continuous Assessment Percentage F2F NF2F SLT
Total-60(%)
1 Assignments Assignment I & II 2 8:30 10:3
(20%) 0
2 Quiz/Test Quiz I & II (25%) 2 2 4
3 Project Course Project (15%) 2 20 22
5 Choose an item.
Total 36:30hrs
Final Exam Percentage 40 (%) F2F NF2F SLT
Final Exam 40% 2:30 11 13:30hrs
Grand Total SLT 120hrs
L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, O = Others, F2F = Face to Face, NF2F = Non Face to Face
Note: indicates the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in item 9.
1 Special 1
2 requirements and
resources to 2
deliver the 3 Choose an item.
course (e.g.
software, 4 Choose an item.
computer lab,
simulation room 5 Choose an item.
…etc.)
1 Text book and 1 Ali Mil, Fairouz Tchier, Software Testing :Concepts and Operations,2015,
3 reference: by John Wiley & Sons
(note: ensure the 2 Kshirasagar Naik, Priyadarshi Tripathy, Software Testing And Quality
latest edition Assurance : Theory and Practice, 2008
/publication)
3 Stephan Goericke, The Future of Software Quality Assurance,2020, Springer
open
4 RAJIV CHOPRA, PHD, Software Testing, 2018
Web Reference:
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http://groups.csail.mit.edu/pag/ http://capone.mtsu.edu/storm/
http://www.testingeducation.org/BBST/ https://www.stickyminds.com/
