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 Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
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;
  • Describe key techniques and principles of software testing
  • Explain and evaluate strategies for software testing for different software development life cycles, phases of testing, static testing
  • Knowledge of software testing techniques (both white-box and black-box)
  • Knowledge of defect management
  • Produce approximate documentation for testing, including test plans, procedures and reports
  • Work towards constructive cooperation in programming projects
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
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 Comprehends the most advanced technology and literature in the field of software engineering research.
2 Gains the ability to conduct world-class research in software engineering and publish scholarly articles in top conferences and journals in the area.
3 Conducts quantitative and qualitative studies in software engineering. X
4 Develops and applies software engineering approaches to acquire the necessary skills to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of software engineering and to solve real-world problems.
5 Gains the ability to access the necessary information to follow current developments in science and technology, and to conduct scientific research or develop projects in the field of software engineering.
6 Gains awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of software engineering.
7 Acquires project and risk management skills; gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development; adapts international excellence standards for software engineering practices and methodologies.
8 Gains awareness of the universal, environmental, social, and legal consequences of software engineering practices when making decisions.
9 Develops, adopts, and supports the sustainable use of excellence standards for software engineering practices.

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