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This three day course is being run 22 times between Monday 13th February 2012 and Monday 6th August 2012 in London, Bristol, Manchester, Stockport, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh,

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DateLocationRatingPrice
Monday 13 February 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Tuesday 14 February 2012Bristol£1,030.00+VAT
Tuesday 21 February 2012Manchester£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 22 February 2012Stockport£1,030.00+VAT
Monday 27 February 2012Birmingham£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 07 March 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Monday 19 March 2012Manchester£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 21 March 2012Glasgow£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 21 March 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Monday 02 April 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Tuesday 03 April 2012Leeds£1,030.00+VAT
Tuesday 10 April 2012Newcastle£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 11 April 2012Bristol£1,030.00+VAT
Thursday 19 April 2012Edinburgh£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 09 May 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 16 May 2012Leeds£1,030.00+VAT
Thursday 14 June 2012Edinburgh£1,030.00+VAT
Monday 18 June 2012Bristol£1,030.00+VAT
Thursday 28 June 2012London£1,030.00+VAT
Wednesday 04 July 2012Manchester£1,030.00+VAT
Friday 20 July 2012Glasgow£1,030.00+VAT
Monday 06 August 2012Bristol£1,030.00+VAT
 

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Summary: 

This course provides comprehensive first-level training for anyone involved in software testing. It is accredited by the Information Systems Examination Board of the British Computer Society (ISEB), and follows the syllabus specified by the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB).

PreRequisites: 

Delegates should already have a basic working knowledge of IT and an understanding of the testing role in software development. Those who intend to sit the examination at the end of the course will benefit from pre-reading the ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus and a standard text on the subject from the ISEB book list.

Objectives: 

  • explain the terminology associated with the ISTQB
  • understand the principles and psychology of testing
  • describe verification, validation and the steps in the testing lifecycle
  • produce a project test plan
  • understand the test management lifecycle
  • produce test designs using equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis and state transition techniques
  • use static techniques to assess quality and coverage
  • appreciate the different tools available for automating testing

Fundamentals of Testing

  • Testing terminology
  • General testing principles
  • Why testing is necessary
  • Fundamental test process
  • The psychology of testing

Testing Throughout the Lifecycle

  • Models for testing
  • Component, System Integration and Acceptance testing
  • Maintenance testing
  • Non-functional system testing
  • Functional system testing

Static Techniques

  • Reviews and the test process
  • Costs and benefits of reviews
  • Types of review: Walkthrough, technical review, inspections, informal review; Static analysis

Test Design Techniques

  • Black and White box testing
  • Black box test techniques including equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis and state Transition testing
  • White box test techniques including statement and decision testing
  • Experience-based techniques
  • Choosing test techniques

Test management

  • Organisation
  • Project test plan
  • Configuration management
  • Test estimation: Inclusion in project schedule
  • Monitoring and control
  • Tracking progress and deviations from plan
  • Incident management: Logging, tracking and analysis
  • Risk and testing

Test tools

  • Types of test tool
  • Requirements testing
  • Static analysis
  • Test design
  • Data preparation
  • Capture/replay
  • Test running
  • Test harnesses, drivers and simulators
  • Performance testing
  • Dynamic analysis
  • Debugging; Comparison
  • Test management
  • Coverage measurement
  • Effective use, benefits and risk
  • Introducing a tool into an organization.

Description: 

This course provides comprehensive first-level training for anyone involved in software testing. It is accredited by the Information Systems Examination Board of the British Computer Society (ISEB), and follows the syllabus specified by the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB).

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