TestingLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

The purpose of the course:

More and more things in life are happening using information technology. Thus, the amount of software only increases, but how is the quality of the software guaranteed? Testing is one of the cornerstones of successful application development, and every application developer should at least understand the basic principles of testing. There is also a demand for testing specialists in the current job market!

In this course, we will review the basic principles and theory of software testing. We are also familiar with unit and end-to-end testing.

Course competence:
After completing the course, you will be able to implement unit and end-to-end testing with web technologies. You understand the differences between manual and automation testing. You will also understand the levels, methods and types of testing, and how testing is performed at different stages of software development.

Content

In this course you will get acquainted with the basic principles and theory of software testing. We go through software testing from a technological point of view, utilizing various unit and end-to-end testing tools.

Qualifications

The participating student must have a basic knowledge of programming in the Javascript programming language.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate (1): You know the basic principles of testing and understand what manual and automation testing are. You are also familiar with the basic methods of unit testing as well as end-to-end testing.

Satisfactory (2): You know the basic principles of testing and the levels, methods, and types of testing. You can perform simple unit and end-to-end testing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): You will understand the basic principles of testing as well as the levels, methods and types of testing. You can perform unit and end-to-end testing.

Commendable (4): You master the basic principles of testing and understand what kind of testing is performed at different stages of the application development lifecycle. You can apply unit and end-to-end testing to many different applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You will have a deep mastery of the basics of testing, as well as the ability to outline testing throughout the application lifecycle. You are able to independently perform new unit and end-to-end tests for a wide range of applications.