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Certificate Program in
Software Testing (Autumn-start)
(Also offered in Winter)

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Course Descriptions

No longer accepting applications for autumn 2007. Single courses may be available.
Next program starts:
Autumn 2008
2008-2009 information coming in spring
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Program location:
Downtown Seattle
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  • Courses in this program are sequential. Students may begin the Seattle series in Autumn 2007.

  • Courses and instructors are approved by the UW Department of Computer Science & Engineering, one of the top 10 computer science programs in the country. A certificate and nine Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded to participants upon successful completion of the program.

  • Participants have access to resources of the University of Washington libraries while enrolled in this program.

  • The program's text is Software Testing by Ron Patton. There are also supplemental readings.

Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a Class is also available to professionals who do not intend to pursue the certificate, but wish to enroll in individual classes on a space available basis below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.

First Quarter Courses

Software Quality Assurance and Process Class is also available to professionals who do not intend to pursue the certificate, but wish to enroll in individual classes on a space available basis

Autumn 2007 Start
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Oct. 1-Oct. 31, 2007; $619; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Tom Gilchrist

An introduction to software testing. Topics include the software testing cycle, the role of the tester in the software development life cycle, and software quality assurance techniques, approaches and processes. Participants build terminology and definitions, and learn peer review and inspection processes for defect prevention.

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course


Software Quality Control and Process Class is also available to professionals who do not intend to pursue the certificate, but wish to enroll in individual classes on a space available basis

Autumn 2007 Start
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Nov. 5-Dec. 12, 2007 (no class Nov. 12, 21); 3 CEUs; $619. Instructor: Jim Chase

Topics include planning and executing validation activities for defect detection after requirements are coded. Participants learn the defect discovery process from risk assessment to creating test design specifications, identifying the basics of black and white box test techniques and summarizing results.

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course


Second Quarter Course

Test Design and TrackingClass is also available to professionals who do not intend to pursue the certificate, but wish to enroll in individual classes on a space available basis

Winter 2008 Start
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Jan. 7-Feb. 11, 2008 (no class Jan. 21); 3 CEUs; $619. Instructor: Jim Chase

An application of validation testing processes from designing test scripts to implementation. Through hands-on real-life case study exercises, participants learn to track defects and document results.

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course

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