Software Testing

News:

15 May 2008: Added answers to tutorial 5, on data flow testing.
15 May 2008: Added answers to tutorial 4, on structural testing. Also a minor correction to the defs-uses table on the 18th April revision session (there's no D→K branch; it should've been D→E).
8 May 2008: Finished (I hope) web page for the 18th April coverage revision session. I've also put up a quick checklist for the Category-Partition Method.
6 May 2008: Added links to content from 7th March black-box testing revision session to schedule page.
26 Feb 2008: Added practical 2 basics tutorial, including videos.
26 Feb 2008: Added links to past exams (near bottom of overview)..
25 Feb 2008: The practical 2 deadline has now been pushed back to Friday 7th March because of the recent evening closures of Appleton Tower. Further closures will result in further relaxation of the deadline.
25 Feb 2008: Do check in on the Software Testing news group, eduni.inf.course.st, for discussion of the practicals and other questions.
25 Feb 2008: The first thirteen lecture handouts, first seven tutorials and both practicals are now linked off the schedule page.
31 Jan 2008: Six copies of Pezzè and Young's book are now available in levels three and four of Appleton Tower. They're in the small public spaces just to the north of the main public areas on both floors.

Overview

Descriptor:: The course descriptor provides an overview of course content, learning outcomes and administration.
Lectures:: The course lectures are given on Tuesday from 12:10 to 13:00 in room 7.01 of the David Hume Tower, and on Friday from 12:10 to 13:00 in room 4.12 of Appleton Tower. The first lecture of this course is on Tuesday 8th January 2008 (official timetable).
Schedule and Readings:: The schedule provides a list of lectures, handouts, readings, and details of tutorials and coursework. This table contains a provisional list of lectures and readings with firm dates for issue and submission of practical work. It will be finalised by the end of week 2 (Fri 18th Jan 2008). The final lecture of the course will take place on Friday 29th February (auspicious day!), leaving the final three weeks of the semester free for clarification, exam revision and feedback on the practical work.
Course Book:: The set text for the course is Software Testing and Analysis by Mauro Pezzè and Michal Young.
Resources:: The resources page is a list of useful sites, readings, revision material …
Coursework:: Practical 1 was issued on Monday 14th January. Practical 2 was issued on Tuesday 29th January.
News group:: The news group eduni.inf.course.st is a useful communication medium for exchanges that could be of general interest to all of the group.
Tutorials:: Tutorials begin in Week 3 (the week beginning Monday 21 January 2008). See the official timetable (semester 2 at bottom of page) for details of your tutorial group's meeting time and location. The group allocations will be finalised by the end of week 1.
Lecture log:: The course lecture log gives information about the progress of the course.
Past exams:: Past papers and sample solutions are available for the 2007 exams and the 2006 exams.
Contact:: The course lecturer is Conrad Hughes. My office is in 1 Buccleuch Place ( in lower right corner), Basement Room 5. I aim to be available there from 10:00 to 12:00 on Tuesdays for questions etc regarding the course. Please email me to let me know you plan to visit if this is possible.

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