Introduction to Verification & Validation

In this module, the learning objectives are:

• Understand the fundamental differences of verification vs. validation
  • How are they different
  • How do you write tests for each
  • Who is involved in coming up with verification and validation tests
• Know the difference between mistake, error, fault/defect, and failure
• Understand the relative costs of fixing defects at different stages of development and release
• Understand the basics of what happens with different types of testing
  • Closed-box vs. open-box testing
  • Unit testing
  • Integration testing
  • System testing
  • Acceptance testing
  • Beta testing
  • Regression testing
• Know what makes a good test case and how to document it properly.
• Know the role of continuous integration in software development and how to implement it with GitHub Actions
• Learn some basic testing strategies
  • Boundary cases
  • Acceptance cases
  • Exception cases

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