After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• Define test concepts for small to medium-sized software projects
• Derive and prioritize test cases from requirements based on common testing techniques
• Plan, design and conduct manual and automated functional tests
• Select and use proper test automation tools on different testing levels
• Identify and classify deviations from specified behavior and defects in a system
• Work with test management and defect management systems

This course presents the basics, concepts, and principles of software testing, which is regarded as a special discipline of software quality assurance that accompanies the entire software development life cycle. The following topics are the subject of this course:

• Software Testing Fundamentals
• Test Levels, Targets and Objectives
• Test Methods
• Test Techniques
• Fundamental Testing Process
• Test Management
• Test Tools and Automation

The following methods are applied for this course:

• Guidance for the use of common test frameworks and tools
• Provision of reference implementations and best practice approaches
• Joint working on and presentation of examples in the lectures
• Joint working on topics during the workshop
• Practical guest lectures which offer insights into tools and empirical values of real projects

Lectures will be given online via Zoom. We do not provide any recordings.

Prelminary Discussion: Tue. 09.03.2021, 15:00-16:00 via Zoom: https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/96701030396?pwd=SnlhNEJyN3RZYmVSczdqYUFub0M0UT09

ECTS-Breakdown (Aufwandsschätzung)

• Lecture (Sum: 25 hours)

  • Preliminary discussion: 1 hour
  • Attending the lectures: 10 hours
  • Preparation for the lectures: 12,5 hours
  • Preparation for the exam: 12,5 hours
  • Exam: 1,5 hours
• Practical part (Sum: 50 hours)
• Entry exercise: 5 hours
• 3 Exercises (each 14 hours): 42 hours
• 1 Exercise (optional): 3 Stunden

Summe: 75 Stunden (3 ECTS)

The assessment results from the following parts:

• Individual exercises for implementing software tests based on common test tools and tools. The exercises must be completed positively in total
• Optional written exam on the lecture contents. The use of documents is not permitted.