EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWE 303 | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | Prof.Dr. Betim Çiço bcico@epoka.edu.al |
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | M.Sc. Ari Gjerazi agjerazi@epoka.edu.al |
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | M.Sc. Kristjan Pashollari kpashollari@epoka.edu.al , M.Sc. Nikolin Majmari nmajmari@epoka.edu.al |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) | Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years) |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline" |
Attendance Requirement: | |
Course Description: | The module presents a systematic approach to software testing, in context of the software life cycle and as a branch of software engineering, building on students prior knowledge of software engineering. Through both the breadth and depth of its coverage, the module prepares students to make an effective contribution to software testing as professional software engineers. |
Course Objectives: | • Provide a systematic overview of standards, techniques and tools in software testing. • Introduce core methodologies for the management and execution of the testing process. • Introduce practical techniques for testing and apply them to simple examples. • Provide basics of Software Quality Assurance, its factors, components, and SQA environment |
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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1 | The basic principles of software testing |
2 | The proper techniques for building test cases. |
3 | Testing at different levels; from unit to integration to system testing |
4 | The usage of software testing tools, test metrics, automated testing and more |
5 | Mastery of the software testing life cycle |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | Introduction |
2 | Software Testing Foundations |
3 | Software Quality |
4 | Software Testing Lifecycle |
5 | Static Testing |
6 | Test Management |
7 | Unit Testing I |
8 | Midterm |
9 | Techniques of Test Design |
10 | Structural Testing |
11 | Integration, System and Regression Testing |
12 | Testing Metrics |
13 | Test Tools |
14 | Other Topics |
Prerequisite(s): | SWE 102, SWE 202 |
Textbook(s): | Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach, Fifth Edition, P. Jorgensen and B. DeVries, (2021), Software Testing: Concepts and Operations, Milli and Tchier, (2015), |
Additional Literature: | Foundations of Software Testing, ISTQB Certification, Fourth Edition, Graham, Back and van Veenendaal, (Cengage, 2019) |
Laboratory Work: | Yes |
Computer Usage: | Yes |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Explain fundamental concepts in software quality |
2 | Explain definitions and activities in software testing |
3 | Explain the distinction between software verification and software validation |
4 | Develop test plans, identify test conditions and design test cases |
5 | Apply a wide variety of testing techniques at various testing levels |
6 | Able to design appropriate and meaningful tests |
7 | Define metrics to analyze and monitor different quality attributes of software |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years) Program | ||
1 | Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. | 5 |
2 | Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations | 5 |
3 | Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. | 5 |
4 | Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. | 4 |
5 | Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. | 5 |
6 | Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. | 5 |
7 | The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. | 2 |
8 | Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. | 2 |
9 | Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. | 4 |
10 | Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. | 3 |
11 | Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues. | 3 |
12 | Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity. | 5 |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
|
Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
30
|
Project |
1
|
20
|
Laboratory |
10
|
1
|
Final Exam |
1
|
40
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Assignments | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Final examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Other | 0 | ||
Total Work Load:
|
150 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
6 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER
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N/A |