ISEB Foundation Certificate
in Software Testing
Internationally Recognised Testing Qualification
3 DAY COURSE
O V ERVIEW
Over 10,000 professional testers certified worldwide
The ISEB* Foundation Certificate is internationally recognised
as the industry standard, professional qualification in software
testing and is endorsed in Australia by the Australian
Computer Society and the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
The ISEB qualification measures an individual’s knowledge,
competence and ability in software testing. The course covers;
fundamental test processes, models and phases of testing,
test planning, black & white box test techniques, reviews,
analysis and standards for testing.
The course is aimed towards gaining the ISEB qualification
with a certificate awarded to those who pass a one-hour
examination set by the ISEB. This course is a forerunner to
and prerequisite for the ISEB Practitioner Certificate.
“An excellent course for those aspiring to
become professional testers.”
Tony Careem – ANZ Bank – Jul 01
L E ARNING OUTCOMES
> Fundamental testing principles including details of the
testing process
> Testing throughout the project development lifecycle
> The difference between static & dynamic testing techniques
> Managing your testing processes
> How to pass the foundation level examination set by the
ISEB
P R EREQUISISTES
The prerequisites for attending this course are; at least
12 months experience in software development or testing
and/or prior theoretical knowledge of software test and
development practices.
* Information Systems Examinations Board, part of the British
Computer Society.
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COURSE OUTLINE
FULL COURSE CONTENT
Principles of Testing
– Testing Terminology
– Why Testing is Necessary
– Errors; how they occur and their costs, Cost escalation
model
– Exhaustive testing; Equivalence Partitioning; Boundary
Value Analysis; Prioritisation; Sampling.
– Testing and risk; Testing and quality; Testing and
contractual requirements
– Testing and legal, regulatory or mandatory requirements
– ISO 9000 series; Capability maturity model for software
– How much testing is enough?
– Fundamental Test Process; test planning, test design, test
scheduling, test execution
– Successful tests detect faults
– Meaning of completion or exit criteria; Coverage criteria
– Test process documents; deliverables, overall plan, test
log, test,
– The Psychology of Testing; Testing to find faults, The
tester-developer relationship, The two team model
– Independence
– Re-Testing and Regression Testing; Fault fixing and
re-testing, Test repeatability, Regression testing and
automation, Selecting regression test cases
– Expected results; Identifying required behaviour
– Prioritisation of Tests; Test scope and limited resources,
Most important tests first, Criteria for prioritisation
Testing throughout the Lifecycle
– Models for Testing; Verification, Validation & Testing, The
Sequential Model, The V Model, The Spiral Method
– Economics of Testing; Early test design
– How preparing tests finds defects in the specifications
– Cost of faults verses the cost of testing
– High Level Test Planning; Scoping the test, Risk analysis,
Test stages, Entry and exit criteria, Test environment
requirements, Sources of test data, Documentation
requirements
– Acceptance Testing; User acceptance testing, Contract
acceptance testing
– Alpha & Beta testing
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ISEB Foundation Certificate
in Software Testing
Internationally Recognised Testing Qualification

3 DAY COURSE

FULL COURSE CONTENT – CONTINUED
– Integration Testing in the Large; Testing the integration
of systems and packages, Testing interfaces to external
organisations, Internet, Electronic data interchange
– Non-Functional System Testing; Non-functional
requirements, Non-Functional test types
– Functional System Testing; Functional requirements,
Requirements based testing, Business process based
testing
– Integration Testing in the Small, Stubs and drivers, Top-
down, Bottom-up, Sandwich
– Component Testing; Overview of BS 7925–2 Software
component testing
– Component test process; Project test component
strategy, Project component test planning, Component
test planning, Component test specification, Component
test execution, Component test recording, Verification of
component test completion
– Maintenance Testing; Problems of maintenance, Testing
changes, Risks of changes, Regression testing
Dynamic Testing Techniques
– Black and White Box Testing through the lifecycle
– Black Box Test Techniques; Cause effect graphing,
Equivalence partitioning, Boundary value analysis
– White Box Test Techniques of Statement coverage;
Branch/Decision coverage
– Error-Guessing; Using past experience of testing systems
Static Testing
– Reviews and the Test Process; Why, when and what to
review?
– Costs and benefits of reviews
– Types of Review, Goals of the review process, Review
activities, Roles and responsibilities, Review deliverables,
Pitfalls, Ground rules for reviews
– Type 1,2 and 3 review process, Incremental reviews,
Reviewing of documents
– Static Analysis: Simple static analysis, Compiler
generated information, Control-flow graphing &
complexity analysis, Data-flow analysis
Test Management
– Organisational structures for testing; Identify and assign
test responsibilities, Determine the requisite skill set,
Requisition resource (internal and external), Decide
reporting lines, Agree deliverables and milestones, Team
composition
– Configuration Management (CM); Typical systems of poor
CM
– Configuration activities; Configuration identification,
Configuration control, Status accounting, Configuration
auditing
COURSE OUTLINE
– Test Estimation; Making accurate estimates, Gathering
metrics, Metrics database
– Test monitoring; Accurate reporting of progress, To
improve the process
– Test control
– Incident Management; What is an ‘incident’? Incidents
and the test process, Incident logging; Beizer grading of
incidents, Tracking and analysis
– Standards for Testing; QA standards, ISO 9000-3, IEEE
1012-1992,
– Industry specific standards; ASTM F153-95
– Testing standards; BS 7925-1, BS 7925-2
Tool Support for Testing
– Computer Aided Software Testing Tools (CAST); Benefits
and and dangers of CAST tools
– Types of CAST tools; Requirements definition, Code
analysers, Test design, Test data preparation, Capture
replay, Performance testing, Test harnesses, Simulators,
Comparison, Change control, Test management,
Coverage measurement
– Tool Selection and Implementation
– Which test activities can be automated?
– Use of tools in the development/testing lifecycle
– The Capability Maturity Model
– Tool selection process; Problems to be aware of,
technical considerations, Implementation & continuing
support
E X A M I N AT I O N
The Examination is a closed-book multiple choice exam.
Delegates are required to score a minimum of 25 out of 40
to become a Foundation-Certified Tester.

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