King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

College of Computer Sciences and Engineering

Information and Computer Science Department

SWE 326: Software Testing and Quality Assurance (3-0-0)

Syllabus - Second Semester 2017-2018 (172)

Website: Blackboard learn 9.1

Class Time, Venue and Instructor Information:

Sec.	Time	Venue	Instructor	Office Hours
01	UTR 09:00-09:50am	22-132	Dr. JAMELEDDINE HASSINE Office: 22-324 Phone: 013-860-7542 E-mail: jhassine@kfupm.edu.sa	MW 11:00AM–12:00PM or by appointment

Course Catalog Description

Concept of software quality, and software quality metrics. Software quality assurance planning & implementation. Quality process

standards. Validation & verification. Reviews, walkthroughs, & inspections. Mechanisms for validating software systems. Techniques for

generating and validating test data. Students participate in a group project on software validation and verification.

Pre-requisite Courses: SWE312, SWE215

Assesment Plan:

Assesment Tool	Weight
Assignment & Quizzes	18 %
Testing tool presentation (groups of two students)	2 %
Project	15 %
Major Exam 1 (TBD)	15 %
Major Exam 2 (TBD)	20 %
Final Exam (May 5th 2018 @ 8:00AM, location: TBD)	30 %

Tentative Schedule & Major Topics:

Week#	Topic
1	Introduction to Software Testing
2	Static Analysis
3	Dynamic Analysis
4	Unit Testing
5	Test Process and Test Plans
6	Graph Coverage- Structural coverage
7	Graph Coverage- Data flow coverage
8	Graph Coverage- Logic coverage
9	Graph Coverage- Specification coverage
10	Input Space Partitioning
11	Mutation Testing
12	Integration testing
13	Regression testing
14	Software Quality Assurance
15	Software Quality Metrics

Best of luck!!