​​ ITECH7409 Software Testing CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 1 of 3 Assignment 1: An investigation of software development and testing standards Due date & Weighting: Refer to Course Description Submission: via Moodle Refer to Course Description, especially in regard to: Extensions, Special Consideration, Late Submissions and Plagiarism. This assignment is an individual assessment. Purpose: The purpose of the assignment is to help you to:- • improve your research and comprehension skills • develop a good understanding of professional industry standards for software testing • appreciate the value of various processes and methods used in industry to test and evaluate software systems Introduction: According to Standards Australia: "Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common language which defines quality and safety criteria." There are several standards, international and national, that relate specifically to software testing. Standards formalize industry best practice and they are agreed upon by professionals in the industry in which the standards apply to. This assignment is an investigation into those standards. Assignment tasks: You will need to: • locate two current documents for one national standard and one international standard that relate to software testing • research, comprehend and analyse each document to find relevant details to answer a set of questions, and • prepare a written summary report of findings CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 2 of 3 Commence your search for standards at the Federation University website. There is a listing of Databases AZ (http://libguides.federation.edu.au/az.php ) which has a link for Australian Standards Online. Note: If you are on campus, just clicking on the link will send you through to the database. If you are off campus, you will need to authenticate with your log on details Your search should target published standards, not drafts. You can include any of the following but you are not limited to: • AS/NZS ISO/IEC 9126.1:2005 Software engineering - Product quality - Quality model • ISO/IEC 12119:1994 Information technology - Software packages - Quality requirements and testing • AS/NZS ISO/IEC 25062:2006 Software engineering - Software product Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) - Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability test reports • ISO 829 Software documentation standards • IEEE 12027 • ISO 25000 series Select and research one Australian and one international standard relating to software testing to ascertain the answers to the following questions. Be sure to check appendices in these documents as they can be very helpful. Your answers should illustrate a good understanding of the standard documents you select. For each standard • What is the standard name? • Who holds the copyright for the standard? • Amongst the acknowledged contributors to the document, which universities were involved (if any)? • What is the scope or intent of the standard? • What are key terms and understandings needed for the standard to be understood and applied? • In your own words, what does application of the standard result in? Or in other words, what does the standard do? • Finally, what specific relevance to software testing is the standard? Make a comparison of the two standards. • Relate any commonalities between your two selected standards • Highlight any significant differences in their approach and applications. CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 3 of 3 Prepare a report of no more than 1,500 words answering all questions. The report should have the following structure. • an introduction to standards and a brief description of the two standards researched • responses to questions for each standard • listing and a discussion of commonalities and differences between the two standards • a conclusion summarizing the report findings Marking guide Assessment component Maximum grade Introduction 2 Responses to questions 4 Listing and discussion of commonalities and differences 6 Conclusion 1 Spelling, grammar and report presentation 2 Total 15