SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)

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Course Synopsis

The course is structured to assist students in learning key topics in Software Quality Assurance, such as software testing objectives, processes, criteria, strategies, and methodologies. The course also covers subjects like how to create test cases and test data, how to execute testing operations, how to manage software problems and defects, software test automation using real-world examples, and how to perform software security and performance testing.

Required Textbooks

1. Sagar Naik and Piyu Tripathy, “Software Testing and Quality Assurance”, Wiley.
2. Cem Kaner, Jack Falk and H.Q. Nguyen, “Testing Computer Software”, Wiley.

Completion Criteria

After fulfilling all of the following criteria, the student will be deemed to have finished the Module:

1. Has attended 90% of all classes held.
2. Has received an average grade of 80% on all assignments.
3. Has received an average of 60% in assessments.
4. The tutor believes the student has grasped all of the concepts and is ready to go on to the second module.

Prerequisites

1. Fundamental understanding of programming, bits/bytes, procedures, classes, and computer architecture. It's absolutely acceptable if you only have a theoretical understanding of programming, but you should be certain about what programming is and what you intend to gain from this session.
2. If you are only interested in theory and have no interest/patience in spending at least 10 hours every week throughout the duration of the course, then this course might not be for you.
3. If you have absolutely no idea about programming or do not see yourself doing programming in the next six -odd months, then this class may not be for you.