Department and Course Number: Computer Science -- CSE 4431


Course Coordinator: James Whittaker


Course Title: Software Testing Methods Total Credits: 3


Current Catalog Description: This course explores methods for testing software systems. Both functional and structural methods are presented. Techniques related to software measurement and software reliability engineering are given special emphasis. (Prerequisites: CSE 3421../cse3421/cse3421.html.)


Textbook: No textbook has been designated.


Goals:

Prerequisite by Topic Programming in high-level languages, algorithm design and analysis, data structures, discrete mathematics, formal methods.


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Credit Hour Content by CSAB Category:

Category Advanced
Data Structures  
Algorithms  
Software Design  
Computer Organization and Architecture  
Concepts of Programming Languages  
Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science  


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Last Modified: November 30, 1998



1998-11-30