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This is the second of a series of four on-line educational modules
on software testing.
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Module 2: Behavioral Testing and Traceability
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This module builds on the introductory experiences provided by Module
1 and develops a more detailed understanding of behavioral or
specification-based testing, particularly as it relates to
component-based or object-oriented software. This module is targeted
for use by sophomore-level students in the Virginia Tech Course CS
2704: Object-Oriented Software Design and Construction (next in the
core sequence following CS2), and may also be used by other courses
such as CS 3304: Comparative Languages. Systematic approaches to
behavioral and specification-based testing will be presented,
including flowgraph-based testing methods [8], equivalence
partitioning, cause-effect graphing, and finite state machine-based
methods. The content will also include basic test driver and test
harness construction, the difference between unit, integration, and
system testing, and the concept of a traceability matrix. An extended
checklist designed for sophomore-level projects will be provided.
After completing this module, a student will be able to design a
realistic set of test cases for an object-oriented class comparable to
those used in sophomore-level programming assignments.
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