[Class] Principles of Software Testing (San Diego)
Quality Vectors
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Do You “Talk the Talk” of Software Development?
• Provide a formal definition of Software Engineering
• What is an SDLC? Name the phases of an SDLC.
• Provide a formal definition of Software Quality
• Provide a formal definition of Software Test Engineering
• Provide a formal definition of Software Testing
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If you want to compete in this job market, you need to be articulate in
the concepts and vocabulary of the profession so that you have
credibility in the interview.
The Interview is the “Acid Test” of Your Credibility
• In an interview, your credibility is “on the line.”
• To establish and sustain credibility in the interview, a job candidate
needs professional answers to professional questions about software
eng’rg, software quality and software testing (like answers to the
questions listed above).
• Without professional answers to those questions, a candidate
demonstrates a lack of professional knowledge.
• To a hiring manager, inadequate knowledge = unqualified candidate =
lower pay.
Thus, the ability to articulate formal, professional definitions and
vocabulary during an interview is worth money in your pocket.
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Times Have Changed, Either Adapt or Become “Road Kill”
• The job market is changing dramatically, the economy is in a downward
spiral, and employers focus on hiring skilled staff.
• Also, there is real competition for jobs. Interviews are more
rigorous and employers are more demanding.
• To land a job in the “universe” of software development, some formal
knowledge of software engineering/software development is
necessary---along with in-depth knowledge of software quality and
software testing.
• To be credible in an interview, a job candidate must be able to
articulate software concepts and principles accurately and correctly.
Without those skills, you risk not getting a job at the “right” salary.
Can you afford that risk?
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Course: Principles of Software Testing
This course provides foundation-level training in software testing as
well as a large amount of ISTQB Certificate exam preparatory material.
The course is not just hum-drum textbook academics to turn you into a
robot. The course expects students to read, to study and to think !
Employs formal standards, professionally-accepted definitions, and
formal nomenclature.
Overview topics:
• Software Engineering
• Software Quality
• Software Quality Engineering
• Software Quality Assurance
In-depth coverage of:
• Software Test Engineering
• Standards-Compliant Test Engineering Documents
• Software Testing
• Standards-Compliant Software Testing Documents
Provides preparatory material for the ISTQB Certification Exam.
Need a skill-set improvement but are cost-sensitive? This class is the
right answer.
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Class Details:
• Fall quarter
• Wednesday nights, Oct 24 thru Dec 19, 8 class meetings
• 7pm to 10 pm
• At Miramar College (in Mira Mesa)**
• 10440 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92126
• Room B-303 (B-wing, near the airplane)
• Please review online maps of the area and the campus
• $295
** The course is conducted by Quality Vectors and held at the college
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Registration:
To facilitate enrollment, you may register in the class (check or VISA /
MC). Online registration is expected to be available on 10/14/07.
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Leonard Schwartz, Master Teacher
Quality Vectors
(858) 509-7700
www.quality-vectors.com
Member, ASQ; Member, IEEE Computer Society;
Member, Silicon Valley Software Quality Assn.
lsch...@quality-vectors.com
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“Providing standards-based vocational training in software development.”
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You “could” go to an expensive school that teaches non-standard course
material, but does that make sense?