Course

Unit I

Introduction: Introduction to software testing and analysis – Purpose of Software testing – Some Dichotomies – a model for testing – Error, Fault, Failure, Incident, Test Cases, Testing Process, Limitations of Testing – No absolute proof of correctness.  

Software testing Fundamentals – Specification-based testing techniques, code-based testing techniques, Model-based testing. 

Unit II

Blackbox box testing- Functional Testing: Boundary Value Analysis, Equivalence Class Testing, Decision Table Based Testing, Cause Effect Graphing Technique.  

Whitebox testing- Structural Testing: Path testing, DD-Paths, Cyclomatic Complexity, Graph Metrics, Data Flow Testing, Mutation testing, Static Analysis, Dynamic Analysis. Reducing the number of test cases: Prioritization guidelines, Priority category, Scheme, Risk Analysis, Regression Testing, Slice-based testing  

Unit III

Testing Activities – Unit Testing, Levels of Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Debugging, Domain Testing, Regression Testing, Acceptance testing,

Unit IV

Object Oriented Testing: Issues in Object Oriented Testing, Class Testing, GUI Testing, Object Oriented Integration and System Testing, Methods of test data generation and validation.

Unit V

Program slicing and its application, Reliability analysis, Formal methods; verification methods; oracles. Testing Tools: Static Testing Tools, Dynamic Testing Tools, and Characteristics of Modern Tools

Course Description  

Software testing courses equip and help students to understand the various theoretical aspects of the program ranging from manual testing to test automation. Also, the students can understand the skills that are relevant to the industry by getting experience in the latest and advanced technology. 

Course Objectives 

To study the underlying concepts in software testing and to examine the various software testing issues and find their solutions. Students are also exposed to advanced software testing topics, such as object-oriented software testing activities, methods and tools.

Course Outcomes 

CO-PO Mapping 

1. William Perry, “Effective Methods for Software Testing”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2007.
2. Cem Kanerner, Jack Falk, Nguyen Quoc, “Testing Computer Software”, Second Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 2000.
3. Boris Beizer, “Software Testing Techniques”, Second Volume, Second Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1990.
4. Louise Tamers, “Software Testing”, Pearson Education Asia, 2002
5. “Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach, Second Edition,” by Paul C Jorgensen, CRC Press, June 26, 2002. (required)
6. “The Art of Software Testing,” 2nd ed., Glenford J. Myers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004. (optional)
7. “Lessons Learned in Software Testing: a Context-Driven Approach,” Cem Kaner, James Bach, and Bret Pettichord, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2002. (optional).