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About the Course

After completing this course, you will have an understanding of the fundamental principles and processes of software testing. You will have actively created test cases and run them using an automated testing tool. You will being writing and recognizing good test cases, including input data and expected outcomes. After completing this course, you will be able to… - Describe the difference between verification and validation. - Explain the goal of testing. - Use appropriate test terminology in communication; specifically: test fixture, logical test case, concrete test case, test script, test oracle, and fault. - Describe the motivations for white and black box testing. - Compare and contrast test-first and test-last development techniques. - Measure test adequacy using statement and branch coverage. - Reason about the causes and acceptability of and poor coverage - Assess the fault-finding effectiveness of a functional test suite using mutation testing. - Critique black-box and white-box testing, describing the benefits and use of each within the greater development effort. - Distinguish among the expected-value (true), heuristic, consistency (as used in A/B regression), and probability test oracles and select the one best-suited to the testing objective. - Craft unit and integration test cases to detect defects within code and automate these tests using JUnit. To achieve this, students will employ test doubles to support their tests, including stubs (for state verification) and mocks (for behavioral verification) (https://martinfowler.com/articles/mocksArentStubs.html). This course is primarily aimed at those learners interested in any of the following roles: Software Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, Test Automation Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Software Developer, Programmer, Computer Enthusiast. We expect that you should have an understanding of the Java programming language (or any similar object-oriented language and the ability to pick up Java syntax quickly) and some knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle....

Top reviews

DW

Jun 13, 2022

I like this course very much! The coding assignment is easy but always incldues all the essential things we need to learn. I feel so happy that I jsut finished my first unit testing project.

AH

Aug 26, 2020

I love this course, the explanation is great, the assignments are very challenging. I learned many things from software testing. Thanks, Prof. Mike Whalen and Mr. Kevin Wendt

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By Subramanian V

Sep 27, 2020

Excellent course that taught the basics and fundamentals of testing. The course provided an overview of the various types of testing to be done, and especially on the Unit Testing in which we can identify more defects. An interesting topic taught by professionals in the industry who had excellent knowledge of the topic. The Forums and DIscussions were also helpful where we could exchange our ideas, seek clarification, and proceed further

By Lakshminarayana Y

May 6, 2021

This course gave me a clear ground-level understanding of software testing concepts and other concepts.

By Muhammet D

Jan 31, 2021

They're trying to teach running to an infant who is barely able to walk, that's especially the case with eclipse ide part. Still i appreciate the efforts they put into this course and make it available for free, so in the end while i didn't any utilize this course, creators deserve a thank you.

By Danqing W

Jun 13, 2022

I like this course very much! The coding assignment is easy but always incldues all the essential things we need to learn. I feel so happy that I jsut finished my first unit testing project.

By NAVALE D V

Dec 27, 2021

Introduction to Software Testing is good specialy for me who are seeking to start career as tester ,it helps me lot,

thank you coursera team.

By Deleted A

Dec 10, 2020

Course with excellent teaching and content very well prepared. Congratulations to those involved.

By İsmail A B

Jul 5, 2021

so helpfull and may many thanks for course.

By MIGUEL A C S

Aug 2, 2020

Good course.

By Nazrul H

Apr 30, 2022

Very Good.

By Vijayakumar R

Aug 25, 2022

Good

By Hasan A S

Nov 16, 2020

First, this course is not for beginners you must have good programming background (Java) and good English language. Second, This course is Very Good and important for all software fields. and Teachers are great ! make this topic easy . I removed 1 stars because they must have added move explanation for Assignment Tasks :)

By Jose F G S

Sep 13, 2020

The course is great, a lot of general information and examples to work with. The test reviews are automated so little to none feedback is received to actually improve your grade.

By Shenay M C

Aug 27, 2023

The course holds value, yet it warrants an update to align with current practices. Presently, it leans towards a research project approach rather than providing comprehensive explanations. This structure might prove challenging for newcomers tackling the fourth week's assessment. A desired enhancement is for the course to delve deeper, offering more intricate insights. Additionally, instead of solely displaying code segments, it would be beneficial to offer downloadable supplementary materials that correspond with the lectures.

By ROBERT G

Sep 15, 2022

All this has been a great challenge for me, since the work of a QA is very beautiful, but knowledge is necessary, to be able to solve the needs of the users, I like it in progress since I learned the tool like Mokito, I learned some techniques analysis, which is a test in Junit, I liked learning how to plan tests and write reports. It would be great if it was in Spanish since the material is in English and everything is in English and it's a lot of work, because I don't know the language.

By Facundo Z

Nov 14, 2022

Great course! Tons of concepts, I loved the idea of having to create tests to be run against an automated system. The report assignment could've been more clear, I wasn't sure if I created a reasonable one or not, regarding deadline, resources and so on.

By Nikolay Y

Oct 3, 2021

Great course! It was difficult to accomplish assignments with no Java programming experience, but I did it, with help of my programming basics knowledge. I liked much Coursera platform, and the way the instructors explaining course content.

By İzzet C K

May 16, 2021

As a Software Test Engineer,i really enjoyed much and enhanced my knowledge about many things such as Unit Testing,Test Plan,Test Doubles,Test Mocking and list goes and on.Thank you very much for presenting this course.

By Jananie R

Feb 6, 2021

The Instructors were wonderful and all the concepts were clearly explained and the corresponding assignments were useful to understand and implement the learnt concepts

By pournima r

Jul 13, 2022

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. this course is really important for me and Thank you for approveing financial aid for me.

By Rana M Z

Oct 5, 2021

It was an great experience for me I learn a lot from Coursera thanks for giving me such a great platform Thanks a lot.

By Ganjar S U

Mar 21, 2022

The best course available to kickstart my fundamental knowledge related to software testing

By Sajidullah B

May 3, 2023

Robust course on Unit Testing and overall process of Testing and Test-Driven development!

By THIOMBANE M

Apr 15, 2023

Highly recommend for those wishing to specialize in the field of software testing

By ROZY F

Nov 3, 2021

Overall This Course is Good. But, I Hope This Course Updated is always updated

By Varsha M

Jul 18, 2021

A very nice course allowing students to apply theory concepts in assignments.