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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Computer Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Guy Kindler
Coordinator Office Hours:
None. Contact the teacher via e-mail
Teaching Staff:
Mr. Stahl Michael,
Mr. Gershon Shmuel
Course/Module description:
Software Testing: Theory and Practice
SW testing is an integral part of software development. In companies that use agile development methods, developers are expected to be involved in test design and test execution. Moreover, the profession of Software Testing is increasingly accepted as a specialization branch of software development.
In this course, students will learn the basic terms and the theoretical background of software testing. The course includes practical exercises in class and as assignments.
Course/Module aims:
The course covers the following topics:
1. Basic principles and terms of SW testing
2. Static and dynamic test techniques
3. Unit testing
4. Reviews
5. Test automation
6. Additional topics (AI testing, test planning; exploratory testing; performance testing; bug reporting; etc.)
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Describe the basic principles of SW testing
• Explain the importance of SW testing in a project; how testing integrates with the development process and what does a SW tester do
• Perform functional analysis of software, define a test strategy and design tests for this software
• Define performance requirements and execute performance tests
• Build automated tests
• Effectively report bugs
• Write unit tests
• Review a document
Attendance requirements(%):
70%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
In-person (frontal)
lecture covering theoretical content and sometimes in-class exercises.
Course/Module Content:
Basic testing principles
Reviews
Test Techniques
Static testing
Exploratory testing
Unit testing
Test automation
Various test types (AI, performance, security and more)
Test strategy and test planning
Test design
Testability
Required Reading:
Recommended reading list is published on the course’s Moodle site.
The reading material is in English.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Additional information:
In the 2021 version we made modifications in an attempt to match the exercise load to the credit-points weight of this course.
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