CPE 542 - Verification and Validation

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Western New England University

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Prerequisite: CPE 425/525 or equivalent This course introduces the student to software testing strategies and techniques. The goal is to provide a framework for the testing of the developed software in a series of wellplanned steps. The cost impact of testing is illustrated in terms of effort, time and resources. Students learn the issues associated with program proving, code inspection, test coverage, code reviews, unitlevel testing, and system level testing. Students are exposed to the difficulty and costs of some types of analysis and testing. These are examined in addition to the need for automation of tedious tasks. The benefits of automated test are explored as well as the associated costs. The advantages of regression tests are discussed. The primary methods of assessing student learning are homework assignments, a presentation, a group project, a midterm, and final exam. 3 cr.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wne.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 782-3111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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