Introduction to Software Testing (1.2 CEUs)

Course Code: SFTW001

Daily Schedule:
8:00am - Registration and coffee (1st day only)
8:30am - Session begins
4:30pm - Adjournment
Breakfast, two refreshment breaks and lunch are provided daily.

Description
Testing is considered a key element to the overall success of IT organizations. Mature and structured processes are required to successfully implement change and improve testing performance. This course will introduce the key elements of software testing and the steps and processes to enable the planning, preparation, execution, and management of a testing project.

Objective
To introduce the basic concepts of software testing, the key steps involved in software testing and how to plan, prepare and organize and manage the testing component of a software development project.

Target Audience

Test Managers
Test Architects
IT Project Managers
Software Testers

Program Outline (1.2 CEUs / 12 PDHs)

Day 1

What is software quality
Software development process models
Static versus Dynamic testing
Testing lifecycle
Test planning starts with test strategy
Test focus areas
Master test plan
Levels and types of tests
Typical table of content for various test plans
Test management roles and responsibilities

Day 2

Test preparation: testing techniques, test case design
Test data preparation
Automated versus manual testing
Selecting test tools and building test environments
Test execution cycle activities
Test execution metrics
Defect tracking and reporting
Test execution types and methodologies
Regression testing
Performance and load testing
10 rules of software testing

After Attending This Course You Will Be Able To:

Describe the key elements and tasks in software testing
Create test plans, estimate the effort and duration of the test component of a software development project
Organize the test team and identify required test environment and data for a software development project
Manage the execution of the software test, including defect management and status reporting
Describe some software testing best practices

Instructor
Hamid Faridani, Ph.D.
Hamid Faridani, obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of California in Irvine. He spent over 10 years as a fulltime academic, in various Universities in the US, Iran and Canada, teaching and researching in the areas of systems engineering, estimation and control theory.

His last academic position was Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Windsor. He next joined IBM Canada and spent over 23 years directing and managing Information Technology projects, both domestic and international, across various industries, including banking, insurance, retail, communication and government.

He also performed as a Risk and Quality Manager, assessing project quality and risks and recommending mitigation actions for a large number of IBM and external customer projects. Currently, Hamid teaches Project Management related courses in the PM certificate programs at Ryerson University and University of Toronto and has published over thirty papers in international journals and refereed conferences on a variety of topics, including systems engineering, risk management, estimation and control.

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