Softwaretest and Quality Management (SQM)

  • Type: cancelled
  • Chair: KASTEL Schaefer
  • Semester: WS 26/27
  • Time:


  • Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schaefer
  • SWS: 2+2
  • Lv-No.: 2400112
  • Information:

    For organisational reasons, we will not be able to offer the module “Softwaretest and Quality Management (SQM)”  this winter semester. 

    It remains possible to take the exam and, optionally, the ISTQB certification. Further information on the registration for the exam will be distributed in due course on this website. 

    For further questions, please contact Maximilian Kodetzki.

Contents
  1. Fundamentals (Introduction, Definitions, Principles of Software Testing, Fundamental Testing Process, Psychology of Testing)
  2. Testing in the Software Life Cycle (General V-Model, Component Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Testing New Product Versions, Overview of Test Types)
  3. Static Testing (Structured Group Checks, Static Analyses, Metrics)
  4. Dynamic Testing (Black-Box Methods, White-Box Methods, Experience-Based Test Case Identification)
  5. Test Management (Test Organization and Planning, Cost-Effectiveness Considerations, Test Strategy, Management of Test Activities, Defect Management, Requirements for Configuration Management)
  6. Test Tools (Types, Selection, Implementation)
  7. Modern Testing Methods (Model-Based Testing, Regression Testing, Testing Systems with Many Variants)
  8. Debugging
Language Englisch
References

Andreas Spillner, and Tilo Linz. Basiswissen Softwaretest: Aus-und Weiterbildung zum Certified Tester–Foundation Level nach ISTQB-Standard. dpunkt-Verlag, 2019.

Helmut Balzert, and Christof Ebert. Lehrbuch der Software-Technik. Spektrum, Akad. Verlag, 1996. V.a. Band 2.

Martin Pol, Tim Koomen, and Andreas Spillner. Management und Optimierung des Testprozesses: Ein praktischer Leitfaden für erfolgreiches Testen von Software mit TPI® und TMap®. dpunkt-Verlag, 2002.

Georg Erwin Thaller. Software-Test: Verifikation und Validation. Heise, 2002.

Organizational Matters

At the end of the lecture, students will also have the opportunity to earn the "ISTQB - Certified Tester - Foundation Level" certification. The date and details for the exam will be arranged during the lecture and announced in a timely manner in the schedule on the lecture website.