Software Quality and Testing
12 Hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The aim of this unit is to expose students to techniques for realising high quality of contemporary software systems using a range of activities in the lifecycle of software engineering, including requirements, planning, and testing.
Requisites
Prerequisites
COS60004
Creating Web ApplicationsOR
COS60006 Introduction to Programming
OR
COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
OR
Admission to MA-ITPC1 Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of theoretical aspects of software and system quality
- Demonstrate understanding of important activities which facilitate realisation of high-quality software systems
- Write programs in scripting language
- Identify algorithms which are suitable for testing a variety of quality attributes
- Adapt suitable scripts to execute different test tasks
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 10 - 30% | 1,2,3 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 10 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| In-Class Exercises | Individual | 10 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Quality assurance
- Quality of services and related features
- Requirements, modelling, planning and testing
- Writing of test scripts
- Application of appropriate techniques and tools to software testing
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.