Software Testing Foundation Level

 

Subject

Software Testing Foundation Level

Code

Semester

2019/2020

Section

Credit

Instructor

Uwe Gühl

Contact

Room 23510, 5th Fl., Digital Academy Thailand, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University Sriracha Campus.
Email:

Course Pre-requisites

None.

Recommended for 3rd or 4th year students and people with a software background and software testing interest.

Course Description

This course is appropriate for anyone who would like to learn about the fundamental concepts of software testing like test engineers, test managers, and software developers. It is also helpful for people who need a basic understanding of software testing like project managers, quality managers, requirements engineers, and consultants.

 

The course is based on the “Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus Version 2018 V3.1” and covers

1.         Fundamentals of Testing

2.         Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

3.         Static Testing

4.         Test Techniques

5.         Test Management

6.         Tool Support for Testing

Time and Place

4 times Fridays 3 hours, 3 times Sundays 6 hours, room 17203, building 17,

Kasetsart University, Sriracha Campus
Details below.

Textbooks and References

·         International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB): Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus Version 2018 V3.1, https://www.istqb.org/, 2020

·         International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB): Standard Glossary of Terms used in Software Testing, Version 3.3, https://glossary.istqb.org/, 2020

·         Open source software testing tools, http://www.opensourcetesting.org/, 2020

·         Andreas Spillner, Tilo Linz, Hans Schaefer: Software Testing Foundations:
A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam, 4th edition, 2014

·         Glenford J. Myers, Tom Badgett, Corey Sandler: The art of software testing, 3rd edition, 2012

Grading Policy

·         Certification

o    ≥ 80 % attendance in course, or

o    Examination passed (40 multiple choice question,
≥ 65 % correct answers)

 

 

Tentative Contents

 

Lecture

Date

Time

Room

Description, presentations

Exercises, Quiz

Homework

1

Fri, 14 Feb. 2020

16:30

17203

00 Introduction

01 Fundamentals of Testing

 

Prepare explanation in your own words of 2 terms out of ISTQB Glossary presented in class

2

Sun, 16 Feb. 2020

10:00

17203

01 Fundamentals of Testing (cont’d)

02 Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

01 Fundamentals of Testing Quiz

Prepare explanation in your own words of 2 terms out of ISTQB Glossary presented in class

3

Fri, 21 Feb. 2020

16:30

17203

02 Testing Throughout the Software (cont’d)

02 Testing Throughout the Software Quiz

Prepare explanation in your own words of 2 terms out of ISTQB Glossary presented in class

4

Sun, 23 Feb. 2020

09:00

17211

03 Static Testing

04 Test Techniques

Exercises

03 Static Testing Quiz

Exercises 1 - 3

5

Fri, 28 Feb. 2020

16:30

17203

04 Test Techniques (cont’d)

04 Test Techniques Quiz

Exercises 4 - 6

6

Sun, 01 Mar. 2020

09:00

23511

05 Test Management

05 Test Management Quiz

Exercises Proposal for Solution

CTFL 2018 Sample Questions Exam C v1.1 Questions

7

Fri, 06 Mar. 2020

16:30

17203

06 Tool Support for Testing

06 Tool Support for Testing Quiz

 

8

Fri, 13 Mar. 2020

16:30

17303

– Examination –

Examination

Examination – proposal for solution

Results