Course Catalog Information (24-25)
CIS 74
Software Quality Assurance
Course Description
Software testing basics - equivalence classes, boundary values, edge cases, corner cases, positive vs. negative tests, verification vs. validation, black-box testing, white-box testing, gray-box testing, smoke testing, alpha vs. beta testing, requirements documents and traceability matrices; justification for testing software; types of testing - accessibility, functional, security, performance, visual; breaking software and defect reporting; test-driven development; test case management (TCM) tools; and automating tests for web applications.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Write a formal test case specifications using a Test Case Management tool.
- Create bug reports using a defect-tracking tool.
- Develop automated test cases for web apps using Selenium/WebDriver and Python.
Course Details
- Units
- 4.5 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- CIS 40 and CIS 89A
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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