Software Testing
Course Responsible / Instructor: Dietmar Pfahl (dietmar.pfahl at ut dot ee) - room: 302
TA: Yar Muhammad (yar.muhammad at ut dot ee)
TA: Faiz Ali Shah (faizalishah at gmail dot com)
TA: Svetlana Omelkova (svetlana.omelkova at ut.ee)
Lectures (begin in week 24, 11-Feb-2015):
- Thursday 10:15 - 12:00, J. Liivi 2-111
Labs (practice learning; begin in week 25):
- Group 1: Tuesday 14.15 - 16.00, r224 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Yar
- Group 2: Tuesday 14.15 - 16.00, r207 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Faiz
- Group 3: Wednesday 14.15 - 16.00, r202 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Yar
- Group 4: Wednesday 14.15 - 16.00, r207 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Faiz
- Group 5: Thursday 10.15 - 12.00, r402 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Yar
- Group 6: Thursday 10.15 - 12.00, r512 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Svetlana
- Group 7: Monday 10.15 - 12.00, r207 - week 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, (37) - Svetlana
Exams:
- Exam 1: Thursday, 19-May-2015, 10:15-12:00 (J. Liivi 2-405) - capacity limit: 75
- Exam 2: Thursday, 26-May-2015, 10:15-12:00 (J. Liivi 2-404) - capacity limit: 75
- Retake Exam (resit): Thursday, 16-June-2015, 10:15-12:00 (J. Liivi 2-611) - Please note that you must register for the retake exam at the latest 3 days before the exam date.
Admission requirements for exam: You must have at least 20 marks from the homework assignments (labs 1-6). Less than 10 marks in the exam will result in the overall course grade 'F' (fail). Less than 50 marks from exam and homework assignments will result in the overall grade 'F' (fail).
Language: English
The most recent course outline can be found here.
Latest News/Announcements: Check the Message Board!
16-Jun-2016:
The results of the retake exam can be found at the end of section 'Assessment and Grades'. For the whole course, the distribution of grades among the 100 students who participated in exam 1, exam 2, and/or the retake exam, is as follows: A (outstanding) = 20; B (very good) = 42; C (good) = 15; D (sufficient) = 18; E (acceptable) = 4; F (fail) = 1. In addition, there were 10 students who either didn't qualify for the exam or who simply did not go to the exam.
Thanks to all students who actively took part in this course!
25-May-2016:
The results of exam 1 can be found at the end of section 'Assessment and Grades'. The distribution of grades among the 61 participating students is as follows: A (outstanding) = 11 (18.0%); B (very good) = 27 (44.3%); C (good) = 9 (14.8%); D (sufficient) = 11 (18.0%); E (acceptable) = 1 (1.6%); F (fail) = 2 (3.3%). The four students who did not show up and the two students who failed will have to register for the retake exam (date: 16-June-2016).
16-May-2016:
Latest tips on how to prepare for the exam have been posted on the message board!
05-May-2016:
Industry Guest Lecture (approx. 60 min from 10:15 to 11:15, in J. Liivi 2-111):
- Speaker: Kerli Rungi, QA Manager at Playtech
- Topic of the talk: Do Software Quality Standards matter in Playtech?
- Abstract: Kerli will briefly look at the meaning and purpose of software quality models and standards - why are they needed and do they make any sense from the perspective of a "typical" software development organization. Additionally, she will discuss whether and how Playtech Estonia's Casino unit has used quality models in their processes and how it helps to improve the everyday quality assurance activities.
24-Dec-2015:
First lecture takes place on Thursday, 11-Feb-2015, at 10:15, in J. Liivi 2-111. First lab sessions take place in the following week (week 25). Participation in lab sessions is mandatory to get the maximum possible marks on lab reports.