Experiences in Software Testing Education: Some Observations from an International Cooperation

Author

Timoney, Joseph ; Brown, Stephen ; Ye, Deshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., NUI Maynooth, Maynooth

fYear

2008

fDate

18-21 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

2686

Lastpage

2691

Abstract

This paper examines the outcomes of teaching a course in software testing in Ireland and China over a two-year period. In both institutions the delivery of the course is constrained to two-week duration. The learning objectives for this course are explained. The outcomes of the courses in terms of student learning are compared and analyzed. A number of observations are made that lead to recommendations as to how the educational experience can be improved for the students in both countries.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; program testing; software engineering; software engineering curriculum; software testing education; student learning; Collaborative software; Computer science; Computer science education; Constraint theory; Educational institutions; International collaboration; Job shop scheduling; Programming profession; Software engineering; Software testing; Software testing education; international education collaboration; software engineering curriculum;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Young Computer Scientists, 2008. ICYCS 2008. The 9th International Conference for

Conference_Location

Hunan

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3398-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-3398-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICYCS.2008.209

Filename

4709403