CSCE CSCE 747 - Software Testing and Quality Assurance

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CSCE 747 - Software Testing and Quality Assurance

General Information

Description: Structural and functional techniques for testing software; code inspection, peer review, test verification and validation; statistical testing methods; preventing and detecting errors; testing metrics; test plans; formal methods of testing.

Instructor

Manton M . Matthews

mm at sc dot edu

Main text

" Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach, Fourth Edition by Paul C. Jorgensen, Auerbach Publications, 2013.
Other references used:
Introduction to Software Testing by Ammann and Offutt, Cambridge press 2008.
Foundations of Software Testing by Aditya Mathur, Pearson 2008.

Time and Location

MW 8:30-9:45 SWGN 2A07

Course Outcomes The goal for this course is for you to understand state of the art techniques for testing software at all levels.
In particular you should be able to:

Demonstrate matery of Unit Testing via JUnit and other environments.
Demonstrate mastery of white box testing techniques,including coverage metrics.
Demonstrate mastery of testing of web-based applications via Selenium.
Demonstrate mastery of system, and deployment testing.
Demonstrate understanding of econmics of testing.
Demonstrate mastery of test-driven development.

Important Dates

Date	Significance
Jan 12	classes begin
Feb 23	Test 1
March 5	Last day to withdraw without WF
TBA	Test 2
Tuesday, April 28	Reading Day
Friday May 1@9:00AM-11:30AM	Final Exam

Policies

Assignments:
Assignments will be handled through dropbox https://dropbox.cse.sc.edu/ . No late homework or projects will be accepted. If you cannot make it to class due to other commitments, you can hand in your homework the day before it is due.

Grading policy:
The final grade will be based on 6-8 assignments and the final exam, according to the following weights:

Projects: 60%
Midterm and Final: 40%

Academic Integrity

The homework and programs you submit for this class must be entirely your own. If this policy is not absolutely clear, then please contact me. Any other collaboration of any type on any assignment is not permitted. It is also your responsibility to protect your work from unauthorized access. You are reminded that you are expected to know and follow the academic code of responsibility that appears in at

APOGEE site

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Carolina Community: Student Handbook & Policy Guide, (Link to actual section) In particular all work submitted for this course must be your own. Violations of this code can result in actions varying from a failing grade to expulsion from the university.

Solutions to midterms will be distributed when the exams are returned, usually within one week of the exam.

Questions about grading of midterms and assignments must be presented to the instructor within one week after the tests or assignments have been returned.

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http://www.cse.sc.edu/~matthews/Courses/747/index.html

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