Professional Testing Methods
Explore test case development for the two most fundamental types of software testing: black box and white box.
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Explore test case development for the two most fundamental types of software testing: black box and white box.
What you’ll be able to do — competencies
- Write test cases using hands-on experience with the product, a written or oral description of the functionality, and without access to the source code
- Write test cases based on an understanding of how the functionality is coded, and access to the source code
- Develop straightforward DOS-based scripts which show fundamental understanding of how scripting is utilized to perform common scripted testing operations
- Write a wide variety of industry standard test cases that enable testers to verify feature functionality in priority order
Course description
Explore test case development for the two most fundamental types of software testing: black box and white box. Learn the techniques involved in both as you practice writing and applying test cases, developing scripts and using a wide variety of techniques to find bugs in software systems. Understand how access to the source code influences the types of actions performed in the testing environment. Course topics include testing type, code coverage, error checking and transition modeling.
Prerequisites
- Principles of Software Testing or equivalent knowledge
- C# Programming: Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Syllabus
Session 1
- Testing methodologies and the software development life cycle
Session 2
- Black box testing
Session 2 Assignments
- Reading: Beautiful Testing, chapters 1–4.
Session 3
- Test case development
Session 3 Assignments
- Assignment: Finding and bugs in an application and web service.
- Reading: Beautiful Testing, chapters 5–7.
Session 4
- Grey box testing and white box testing part 1
Session 4 Assignments
- Assignment: Test case development assignment
- Reading: Beautiful Testing, chapters 9–10.
Session 5
- White box testing part 2
- Agile and Waterfall development best practices
Session 5 Assignments
- Assignment: White box testing assignment.
- Reading: Beautiful Testing, chapters 8 and 14.
Session 6
- Agile development environment in practice
Session 6 Assignments
- Assignment: Contrasting Agile and Waterfall assignment.
- Reading: Beautiful Testing, chapters 13 and 16.
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