Software Quality and Testing
12 Hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The aim of this unit is to expose students to techniques for realising high quality of contemporary software systems using a range of activities in the lifecycle of software engineering, including requirements, planning, and testing.
Requisites
Prerequisites
COS60004
Creating Web ApplicationsOR
COS60006 Introduction to Programming
OR
COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
OR
Admission to MA-ITPC1 Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of theoretical aspects of software and system quality
- Demonstrate understanding of important activities which facilitate realisation of high-quality software systems
- Write programs in scripting language
- Identify algorithms which are suitable for testing a variety of quality attributes
- Adapt suitable scripts to execute different test tasks
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 10 - 30% | 1,2,3 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 10 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| In-Class Exercises | Individual | 10 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Quality assurance
- Quality of services and related features
- Requirements, modelling, planning and testing
- Writing of test scripts
- Application of appropriate techniques and tools to software testing
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.