Subject

Software Quality Management

Course Title

Software Quality Management
Software quality management

Code

m23_s_030

Study Programme

Software Engineering

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

Second cycle

Academic year / semester

10 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Anastas Mishov, Ivica Dimitrovski, Suzana Loshkoska

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

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10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

The goal of the course is to introduce students to software quality management techniques. The areas covered by the course include the software quality management process, software testing, software testing objectives, test selection techniques, and metrics, test design, test execution, analysis of data obtained from tests, test lifecycle.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of the software quality management process.;
- to design tests for various types of applications;
- to conduct the testing;
to interpret the test results and apply them to improve the quality of the software.

11.

Course content

Software quality and the software quality management process. Software development and the testing life cycle. Approaches to software testing. Types of tests in the software development phases. Techniques for selecting tests based on coverage criteria (input value ranges, execution logic, syntax-based testing). Test planning and documentation development. Tools for automated test execution.

12.

Learning methods

Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, practical classes (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defence of a project assignment and seminar paper, and learning in an electronic environment (forums and consultations).

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

60 + — + 45 + 60 + 45 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	60 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	— hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	60 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	45 hours
16.3.	Home study	45 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	40 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	60 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	0 points
17.4.	Final exam	0 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

NULL

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Paul C. Jorgensen \| Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach, Fourth Edition \| Auerbach Publications \| 2013 2. Paul Ammann, Jeff Offutt \| Introduction to Software Testing, 2nd Edition \| Cambridge University Press \| 2017
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year