This course is aimed at those about to embark on a career in software testing. It is suitable for apprentices, people new to testing and others seeking cross-function training.It will provide a through grounding in structured and systematic test techniques which can be applied throughout the software development lifecycle, whether traditional, Agile or DevOps. We will begin with those techniques which can be applied at the start of the development project, on the requirements and user stories. We will continue with those which can be applied whilst the developer is writing code; so that code quality may be improved, when it more cost effective to do it. We will also look at techniques which can be applied once the code has been checked in for test and explore those suitable for use at system testing and those for use at user acceptance testing.Course formatThe course will comprise lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities. This will include: • Reviewing a set of user-stories and reporting on issues found; • Designing tests for given requirements; • Completing session sheets to record test execution against acceptance criteria; • Raising defects with the required information.Throughout the course delegates will be encouraged to work in groups with active participation emphasised as key to personal growth.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Apprentices and people new to software testing
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
There are no pre-requisites for this course; although delegates should have an interest in learning about software testing engineering
COURSE CONTENT:
¦The contents of the course will show
students how to apply different techniques as follows:
¦Overview of
traditional vs Agile vs DevOps working environments;
¦Static test
techniques – walkthroughs and technical reviews;
¦Insight into
developer testing and code-coverage measures;Continuous
integration and testing at developer level;
¦Practise in
using specification-based testing techniques:
o Equivalence
partitioning;
o Boundary
value analysis;
o State
transition testing;
o Decision
tables;
o Model-based
testing;
o User story
testing.
¦Full scripts
versus session sheets;
¦When to
automate and when not;¦Raising and
managing defects
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course introduces sound testing principles for those new to testing and provides a foundationon which to build a career as a software testing professional. On completion, delegates will be competent at:¦Reviewing a set of user-stories and reporting
on issues found;
¦Designing tests for given requirements;¦Completing session sheets to record test
execution against acceptance criteria;¦Raising defects with the required information.
Throughout the course delegates will be
encouraged to work in groups with active participation emphasised as key to
personal growth.
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
Not available. Please contact.