Introduction to Test Engineering [TSG_IE]

OVERVIEW

This course is aimed at those about to embark on a career in software testing. It is suitable for apprentices, people new to testing and others seeking cross-function training.

It will provide a through grounding in structured and systematic test techniques which can be applied throughout the software development lifecycle, whether traditional, Agile or DevOps. We will begin with those techniques which can be applied at the start of the development project, on the requirements and user stories. We will continue with those which can be applied whilst the developer is writing code; so that code quality may be improved, when it more cost effective to do it. We will also look at techniques which can be applied once the code has been checked in for test and explore those suitable for use at system testing and those for use at user acceptance testing.

Course format

The course will comprise lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities. This will include:

• Reviewing a set of user-stories and reporting on issues found;
• Designing tests for given requirements;
• Completing session sheets to record test execution against acceptance criteria;
• Raising defects with the required information.

Throughout the course delegates will be encouraged to work in groups with active participation emphasised as key to personal growth.

OBJECTIVES

This course introduces sound testing principles for those new to testing and provides a foundation

on which to build a career as a software testing professional. On completion, delegates will be competent at:

¦Reviewing a set of user-stories and reportingon issues found;

¦Designing tests for given requirements;

¦Completing session sheets to record testexecution against acceptance criteria;

¦Raising defects with the required information.

Throughout the course delegates will beencouraged to work in groups with active participation emphasised as key topersonal growth.

AUDIENCE

Apprentices and people new to software testing

CERTIFICATION

The is no exam for this course, although people sitting it are ideally prepared to take and IS%TQB Foundation course and exam

CONTENT

¦The contents of the course will showstudents how to apply different techniques as follows:

¦Overview oftraditional vs Agile vs DevOps working environments;

¦Static testtechniques – walkthroughs and technical reviews;

¦Insight intodeveloper testing and code-coverage measures;

Continuousintegration and testing at developer level;

¦Practise inusing specification-based testing techniques:

o   Equivalencepartitioning;

o   Boundaryvalue analysis;

o   Statetransition testing;

o   Decisiontables;

o   Model-basedtesting;

o   User storytesting.

¦Full scriptsversus session sheets;

¦When toautomate and when not;

¦Raising andmanaging defects