Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Software Testing

Credit Points: 12.00


Course Coordinator: Golnoush Abaei

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0294

Course Coordinator Email: golnoush.abaei@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: City campus, Building 14, Level 11, Room 02

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-requisite Courses:
Successful completion of the following course/s:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.

 

If you have completed prior studies at RMIT or another institution that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible to apply for credit transfer.

Alternatively, if you have prior relevant work experience that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.

Please follow the link for further information on how to apply for credit for prior study or experience.


Course Description

Software Testing is an essential component of any organisation’s ability to build software quality. Software Testers are, in general, not programmers. This course presents the Foundational software testing goals as laid out by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and approaches to testing software through all phases of the Software Testing Lifecycle. The course material includes – software testing standards and metrics, types of testing (black-box and white-box), test planning, analysis, test case generation, estimating test resources, test scheduling, test execution, assessing and managing risk, test prioritisation, automation strategy, defect management, test execution. Software quality assurance activities will be discussed as part of a dynamic process that is flexible and constantly tuned to the changing needs of a project.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

This course contributes to the program learning outcomes for the following program(s):

MC208 - Master of Information Technology

PLO 1    Enabling Knowledge
PLO 2    Critical Analysis
PLO 3    Problem Solving
PLO 4    Communication
PLO 5    Responsibility
PLO 6    Teamwork

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of software testing
  2. Use fundamental techniques to implement techniques to extrapolate fundamental techniques in the framework of real-world scenarios
  3. Demonstrate competence in using software designed to assist in the software testing life cycle for given portions of the testing cycle
  4. Present a collaborative approach in groups to map out how the group (a pseudo company) hopes to attract the contract to perform the oversight of Software Testing for a project or company.
  5. Communicate clearly and effectively using the technical language of the field correctly.    

 

 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. Course concepts will be presented in pre-recorded videos.

The subject matter will be further illustrated with demonstrations and more examples in the lectorial sessions. Tutorial sessions focus on analysing and problem-solving of given testing scenario phases followed by practical sessions which familiarise students with tools and technologies required for software testing and provide practice in finding and exploring the ever-developing suite of testing software used to assist the software testing. Presentation skills in a collaborative demonstrating a plan for approaching a software testing contract will be held and feedback obtained from current Industry Software Testers and Software Quality Managers.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
 


Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

Assessment tasks

Assignment 1 - Planning and Executing Test Cases (Team)
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4
 
Assignment 2 - Junit / Code Review (Individual)
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 5
 
Assignment 3 - Selenium / Jmeter / Cucumber tasks (Individual)
Weighting 40%
 This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 5

Quizzes
Weighting 15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 and 5    

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.