Course Description:
This is an introductory course of test design, covering many test techniques at a superficial level, with ways to compare strengths of different techniques and select complementary techniques to form an effective testing strategy.
The participants will have the opportunity to deepen and expand their understanding of the Heuristic Test Strategy Model for specification analysis and risk and concept-mapping tools for test planning.
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Requirements for a Certificate:
Minimum attendance requirement is 75% of course events.
Assessed portfolio work for practical tasks like group and individual planning, observation, demonstration, micro-teaching, discussion and feedback sessions.
1000-word end of course Reflective Essay.
Details:
Course Outline:
820.01 – Cornerstones of Test Design
820.02 – Available software to work with
820.03 – The functionality to be tested
820.04 – Competences / Standards Based Assessment
820.05 – Testing techniques and heuristics
820.06 – Function testing, testing tours
820.07 – Risk-based testing, specification-based testing
820.08 – Scenario testing, domain testing, combination testing
820.09 – Planning skills to schedule the order of tests
820.10 – Testing Higher-Order Thinking Skills
820.11 – Heuristic Test Strategy Model
820.12 – Interpreting Test Scores & Benefiting from their results