Software Testing - Putting Theory into Practice

This course is aimed at introducing people to software testing. If you are looking at getting into the industry, then this course is for you. We cover the essentials you need to know in order to get started as a professional tester; we offer you practical hands-on experience of:

• Analysing various forms of requirement documents
• Planning and prioritising your tests
• Generating Test Cases
• Identifying Data and Environment requirements
• Test Execution, Defect Reporting and Tracking
• Test Result and Completion reporting etc.
• Using Test Director

Students will not only be able to gain the confidence to make a start in a successful testing career, but will gain the knowledge about where to find further information if required.

Objectives

• To understand the reasons behind why we test
• To describe the various processes in the testing life-cycle;
• To introduce candidates to the fundamental testing process focusing on such areas as:
  

As a part of the course, candidates will develop an understanding of various testing techniques, understand fundamental testing terminology and best practice and will be well placed, if they wish to sit the ISEB Foundation exam .

In addition to testing, basic development principles will be introduced, in order to help testers understand how code is put together and how it can be effectively tested.

The course is aimed at people entering software testing for the first time, business and system analysts who prepare specifications, developers with no formal training or experience in testing and project managers (business, I.T. etc.) who want a better understanding of testing.

Overview

Now, as part of our special 4 day offer we are including Test Director. The process-based functionality of TestDirector 8.0 is examined in these hands-on sessions. Students will learn how to manage quality information throughout the development cycle, construct and organize requirements, create and execute test sets, monitor defects, and use graphs and reports to track the success of a project.