University of Minnesota
Software Testing and Automation Specialization
University of Minnesota

Software Testing and Automation Specialization

Develop Skills in Software Testing. Practice and master theory, techniques, and tools to effectively test software.

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Mike
Kevin Wendt
Sanjai Rayadurgam

Instructors: Mike

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Specialization - 4 course series

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2 months at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn

  • Distinguish between verification and validation describing the key differences between them.

  • Write automated functional tests for both front-end and back-end code

  • Measure the fault-finding effectiveness of a functional test suite using mutation testing.

  • Defend program correctness through the use of formal methods, specifically proof obligations and model checking.

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Intermediate level

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Specialization - 4 course series

Introduction to Software Testing

Course 130 hours4.4 (695 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • You will gain an understanding of the theory of testing.

  • You will practice writing tests for a variety of quality intent, including code coverage, defect finding, and statistical testing.

  • You will develop test plans to guide the testing stage of the software development lifecycle.

  • You will create defect reports to provide transparency and understanding to supervisors, colleagues, and users.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Writing Defect Reports
Category: Writing Tests
Category: Testing Vocabulary
Category: Writing Test Plans
Category: Understanding of Testing Theory

Black-box and White-box Testing

Course 226 hours3.7 (86 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • You will evaluate testability of requirements

  • You will define testable units within a program specification

  • You will select and apply black-box test input selection methods, including boundary-value analysis, fuzzing, and random selection

  • You will develop automated tests and test oracles for automated software verification.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Testing
Category: Executing Tests
Category: Writing Tests
Category: Junit
Category: Cucumber

Introduction to Automated Analysis

Course 319 hours4.2 (70 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Testing
Category: Formal Verification
Category: Test Automation

Web and Mobile Testing with Selenium

Course 420 hours4.1 (49 ratings)

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