Information Technology Dark Side

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Exploratory Testing Practicum

Exploratory testing is an approach in software testing with simultaneous learning, test design and test execution. While testing, the tester develops a better understanding of the problem space and, together with experience and creativity, generates new tests to run. There are many skills and tactics that successful exploratory testers employ when testing.

This two day practicum provides a hands-on introduction to exploratory testing and is designed to give students supervised practical applications of the skills and tactics covered in the course.

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Learning Objectives: As a result of taking this course, testers will:

  • More easily identify and apply various test oracles
  • Have a number of tools for generating and structuring test ideas
  • Be comfortable interacting with a variety of applications and recording those interactions
  • Know techniques for chartering and managing their testing

    • The first day of the course provides a hands-on introduction to exploration and covers:

  • A hands on introduction to exploration
  • Exploratory test theory
  • Techniques for simultaneous learning
  • Test design
  • Test execution

    • In the second day of the course testers will:

  • Dive into detailed discussions of test heuristics and oracles
  • Test a variety of applications; sometimes pairing with other students, sometimes supervised, and sometimes on their own
  • Convene after each test session to discuss various approaches, what students learned about the application and their own testing, and discuss what worked, what didn’t, and why that might be
  • Learn various ways of managing test charters

    • I am also happy to bring this course on-site to your location. For details about pricing and scheduling, send me an email with your contact information and we can discuss your needs.

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