ECTS - Software Testing and Maintenance
Software Testing and Maintenance (SE559) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Testing and Maintenance | SE559 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
|---|
| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) |  | 
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge of software testing, Different kinds of Testing approaches used in software development organizations. | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course; 
 | 
| Course Content | Fundamentals of testing; testing through software lifecycle; lifecycle of testing; static testing techniques; test design techniques; defect management. | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamentals of Testing | |
| 2 | Unit Testing – Boundary Value Testing | |
| 3 | Unit Testing – Equivalence Class Testing | |
| 4 | Unit Testing - Decision Table-based Testing | |
| 5 | Unit Testing - Code-based Testing | |
| 6 | Unit Testing - Code-based Testing | |
| 7 | Pairwise Testing | |
| 8 | MidtermExam | |
| 9 | Testing OO software | |
| 10 | Life-cycle based testing | |
| 11 | Life-cycle based testing | |
| 12 | Integration Testing | |
| 13 | System Testing | |
| 14 | Software Technical Reviews – Static Testing | |
| 15 | Final examination | 
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Software Testing, A Craftsman's Approach, 5th Edition by P. C. Jorgensen and B. DeVries, 2021,CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-367-76762-4 | 
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| Other Sources | 2. Practical Software Testing, A. Yazıcı, S. Nazlıoğlu, T. Üstünkök, Ö. Tekin, Z. Y. Oğuz, Atılım Publications, 2022 | 
| 3. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification 3rd Edition by Rex BLACK, Eric Van VEENENDAAL and Dorothy GRAHAM, ISBN-13: 978-140804405 | |
| 4. K. Naik & P. Tripathy, “Software Testing & Quality Assurance: Theory and Practice”, John-Wiley, 2008. | |
| 5. Software Testing, Yogesh Singh, Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-107-01296-7 | |
| 6. Software Testing Foundations, Andreas Spillner, Tilo Linz & Hans Schaefer, Rockynook, 4th Ed., 2012, ISBN: 978-1-937538-42-2 | |
| 7. Software Testing In The Real World: Improving The Process by Edward Kit, 1995, ISBN-10: 0-201-87756-2; ISBN-13: 978-0-201-87756-4 | 
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | - | - | 
| Presentation | - | - | 
| Project | 1 | 20 | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 | 
| Toplam | 3 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 100 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | X | 
|---|---|
| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses | 
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Applies knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | X | ||||
| 2 | Designs and conducts experiments, analyzes and interprets experimental results. | X | ||||
| 3 | Designs a system, component, or process to meet specified requirements. | X | ||||
| 4 | Works effectively in interdisciplinary fields. | |||||
| 5 | Identifies, formulates, and solves engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Has awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | Communicates effectively. | X | ||||
| 8 | Recognizes the need for lifelong learning and engages in it. | X | ||||
| 9 | Has knowledge of contemporary issues. | X | ||||
| 10 | Uses modern tools, techniques, and skills necessary for engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | Has knowledge of project management skills and international standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 12 | Develops engineering products and prototypes for real-world problems. | X | ||||
| 13 | Contributes to professional knowledge. | X | ||||
| 14 | Conducts methodological and scientific research. | |||||
| 15 | Produces, reports, and presents a scientific work based on original or existing knowledge. | X | ||||
| 16 | Defends the original idea generated. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 | 
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 | 
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 | 
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 | 
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
