This lecture is the successor to the "Processes and methods for the testing of software" lecture. If you already have taken the exam in PMTS, you can not take the exam in SQ1. The topics of the lecture have been updated.
The lecture focuses on the aspect of software quality in the software development process and focuses specifically on the topic of software testing. Both, basic as well as advanced techniques and concepts of testing and their application are introduced.
Content
The following topics are covered in detail:
Learning goals
The language of instruction is English.
Parts of the lecture correspond to the content of the ISTQB Certified Tester.
By default, the exercises take place on Monday (9.45 - 11.15 a.m.), that is, on the date that is actually scheduled for the lecture. Information on time and location can be found in the Stud.IP under the following link: SQ1 -- Stud.IP
In a few cases we switch to Wednesday (1.15 - 2.45 p.m.) (please refer to the schedule below for details).
The lectures themselves are offered online asynchronously, more details on this in the Plan & Material section.
The software quality course consists of a lecture and an exercise and uses the method of integrated learning (blended learning).
In concrete terms, this means that there is a self-learning part (here: the lecture) and a presence part (here: the exercise). Details on the process of the two parts can be found below.
The lecture is designed as a self-learning phase. This means that there is one topic each week that is provided via short lecture videos.
In addition to this, there is occasionally additional material in the form of articles, blog entries, but also tutorials or hands-on tasks in Stud.IP.
The exercise takes place in presence and serves to deepen the respective topic, to apply what has been learned and also to discuss open questions about the respective topic.
In addition to hands-on tasks, which are solved in the exercise, the exercise consists of two integral parts: quizzes and a small project, that is, the labwork.
Quizzes
There is an online quiz for each topic, which must be solved before the respective exercise. These quizzes relate to the current topic of the lecture.
Quizzes are provided in parallel with the instructional videos, thus allowing enough time to solve each quiz before the exercise takes place (~4-5 days).
The results of the tests are then discussed in the exercise.
In addition to deepening the respective topic, the quizzes also serve as preparation for the exam.
Labwork
An essential goal of the course is to apply the learned techniques on your own in practice. To this end, we provide a small project as part of the exercise, a Java implementation of the well-known Pacman game, which will be gradually expanded with different test cases over the course of the semester.
There are four milestones in total, whereby the techniques currently being discussed must always be applied within a milestone.
You may form groups of two students to work on the labwork and solve the tasks together.
There are bonus points for the exam for particularly good solutions.
A new topic is covered each week (see schedule). For this purpose, all materials, i.e. lecture videos, quizzes and other materials are made available online in the Stud.IP course a week in advance.
In addition, the labwork tasks for the respective milestone are made available in Stud.IP at regular intervals. That means: after completing a milestone, the tasks for the next milestone are made available. The time to work on a particular milestone is approx. 3 weeks in each case.
In addition to the exercise, there is also a forum in Stud.IP in which questions can be asked and topics and tasks can be discussed.
At the end of the semester there will be a written exam of 90 minutes.
The exam is designed as a multiple/single choice exam, with the type of questions being based on the questions in the quizzes.
Repetition exam winter term 2022/2023:
Monday, February 27 from 9.30 to 11 am in room SN 20.2
Repetition exam summer term 2023:
Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 8.30 to 10.00 am in room PK 11.2
The table below contains the schedule for the semester, together with the respective topics and information on the preparation and submissions for the respective week.
The deadlines for the project can be found in the project guidelines (labwork guide).
The deadline for the quizzes is always 8 a.m. on the day of the exercise.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
| Day | Date | Type | Topic | Preparation | Submission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 20.04.22 | 0.Exercise | Introduction | Tutorial "Getting Started with Git" | |
| Monday | 25.04.22 | 1.Exercise | Fundamentals of Software Testing | Paper: "Principles of Software Testing" | Quiz 1 |
| Monday | 02.05.22 | NO EXERCISE | --- | --- | --- |
| Monday | 09.05.22 | 2.Exercise | Functional (Black-Box) Testing | --- | Labwork (Part 0), Quiz 2 |
| Wednesday | 18.05.22 | 3.Exercise | Structural (White-Box) Testing | Blog: "Test Coverage -- Lessons learned from JUnit" | Quiz3 |
| Monday | 23.05.22 | 4.Exercise | Test levels & Mock Objects | Paper: "Getting what you measure -- pitfalls in using metrics" | Quiz 4 |
| Monday | 30.05.22 | 5.Exercise | Test code quality | --- | Labwork (Part 1), Quiz 5 |
| Monday | 06.06.22 | NO EXERCISE | --- | ||
| Monday | 13.06.22 | 6.Exercise | Model-based Testing I -- Decision Tables | --- | Quiz 6 |
| Monday | 20.06.22 | 7.Exercise | Model-based Testing II -- State-based Testing | --- | Quiz 7 |
| Monday | 27.06.22 | 8.Exercise | Design-by contract & Property-based Testing | --- | Labwork (Part 2), Quiz 8 |
| Monday | 04.07.22 | 9.Exercise | Test Process | --- | Quiz 9 |
| Montag | 11.07.22 | 10.Exercise | --- | Guest Lecture, Warda Khan (IAV), "Software Testing -- Insights and Solutions from the Industry" | --- |
| Monday | 18.07.22 | NO EXERCISE | TBA | --- | Labwork (Part 3) |
| Wednesday | 27.07.22 | 11.Exercise | Summary & Questions | --- | --- |