Principles of Software Testing Online and Onsite

Course #	EN05069
Date(s)	October 25 - November 19, 2004 Four Sessions, One Session per Week
Times	Course may be taken online or on-site with classes on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor(s)	Bob Futrell  various industry experts
Course Fee(s)	Register on or before September 24, 2004 $1,200.00 Register on or after September 24, 2004 $1,250.00 DIR Registration Fee $1,068.00
CEUs	3.2
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Program Description

Principles of Software Testing is a four-week course comprised of four sessions. It is a component of the Software Quality Institute's Software Project Management (SWPM) Certificate Program . SWPM itself contains six courses: this course, Principles of Software Testing, plus five others. All six courses are required for certification, but any course may be taken as a stand-alone course. The courses may be taken in any order.

SWPM offers a thorough view of the most up-to-date software best-practices, taught by expert practitioners from industry. With a focus specifically on software, the Principles of Software Testing course results in a working knowledge that incorporates quality, applicability, profitability and timeliness.

Course Description

In this Principles of Software Testing course, static verification and validation techniques are performed as inspections or walkthroughs of all project artifacts. Dynamic verification and validation techniques take the form of planning for tests, and executing tests. The importance of quality, its risk-reduction qualities and its cost effectiveness is emphasized in this course.

Sessions included in the Principles of Software Testing course are:

• Test Planning -- Structured and OO Software Testing Techniques and Strategies
• Test Execution Test Environments and Test Case Design
• Inspection Techniques -- Verification and Validation Techniques
• Software Project Metrics What metrics to collect and how to use them

About the Course

Students should be prepared to devote eight to ten hours of time to each session. Participation in the course is team-based and includes completing team and individual exercises as well as weekly conference calls. Students will have the opportunity to work with fellow team members on real-world projects.

Use of an online courseware tool allows students to virtually perform all work within a single application. Participants of the course will receive textbooks, the cost of which is included in the registration fee.

The Program Mentor: You've Got a Friend!

A program mentor, who is an experienced software project manager, guides the individual students and team members through the learning process, in addition to collecting program deliverables and giving feedback to the teams.

Course Benefits

The student who completes these four sessions will be able to:

• Understand the context of the test effort
• Accurately estimate the time, resources, and people required for testing against risks
• Create a realistic, actionable test plan that deals with all the strategic and tactical issues
• Create a test plan for the case study
• Design and execute effective, efficient behavioral tests
• Report, track, and document tests and test results
• Report bugs in a clear, actionable way
• Apply the use of industry-standard test techniques to a case study
• Explain the economics of reviews
• List the steps in preparing for, conducting, and following up, for an inspection or review
• Describe why structured reviews are practical and simple
• Conduct inspections and/or structured reviews on real-world projects
• Explain the value of keeping software-related metrics

• List categories of metrics and give examples of each
• Describe where metrics occur in the software life cycle
• Explain the basic concepts of the Basili Goal-Question-Metric Paradigm

SQI is an approved Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.). Students who are PMP's will earn 28 PDU's for successful completion of this course. Please visit the PMI web site to learn more.

This course qualifies for 3.2 continuing education credits.

Register today to reserve your seat!

Sign up today for the October 25 - November 19, 2004 offering. The registration fee is $1,200 per person if registered on or before September 24, 2004 and $1,250 per person if registered on or after September 24, 2004.