The three day accredited course is leading up to the "Foundation Certificate in Software Testing" exam and complies with the requirements as set by ISEB and ISTQB. This course is administered by the Centre for Software Engineering on behalf of Improve Quality Services BV.

This course is aimed at:

• Anyone interested in learning more about the fundamentals of software testing
  
• Testers, users and developers who wish to improve their knowledge of structured testing and wish to obtain the ISTQB Foundation Certificate.

This course builds on many of the concepts introduced at the course "TMap - a structured approach to software testing".

The Exam
The Foundation Certificate is awarded to those who pass a written one hour multiple-choice exam which is set, moderated, marked and invigilated by the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB). The exam takes place on the third afternoon of the course.

Course Presenter
This course will be presented by Sarah Farrell of CSE. Sarah is an ISEB accredited Training Provider and has extensive experience in the software industry, specialising in the area of software testing and inspections. She works with many companies to help them to improve their testing practices.

Duration
3 Day Training Course 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Registration 9.15 a.m.)

All participants who wish to sit the examination are advised to set aside some study time each evening.

Fees
€ 1,400 Euro including attendance at the course, examination fee, course material and lunch.

Because of the requirement to make arrangements for the examination, bookings will normally be required 4 weeks in advance of the course. A non-refundable booking fee of € 200 Euro will be required to cover the examination fee. The balance will be invoiced at start of the course.

Fees will become due in full if cancellations are received within 7 working days of this course.

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• An improved understanding of the fundamental principles of effective software testing and different testing terminology
  
• An understanding of the practical application of useful static and dynamic testing techniques and an overview of test management and available test tools

The course covers a wide range of topics including:

Fundamentals of Testing

• Why is testing necessary, What is testing? Testing Principles
  
• Fundamental Test Process & Psychological aspects of testing.

Testing throughout the Life Cycle

• Relationship between testing & development lifecycle models
  
• Test Levels (Unit, Integration, System & Acceptance)
  
• Test Types (Functional, Non-functional, Structural, Related to Change) and Maintenance Testing
  

Testing Techniques

• Static techniques (i.e. reviews, inspections and walkthroughs)
  
• White box test techniques (e.g. statement, decision testing)
  
• Black-box test techniques (i.e. equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision table testing, state transition testing & use case testing)
  
• Experience Based Testing (e.g. exploratory testing)

Test Management

• Test planning and control
  
• Test organisation, test estimation, risk management, configuration management and incident management

Test tools

• Overview of the various types of test tools
  
• Considerations for using & introducing test tools
  

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