Teaching Software Testing On-line

软件工程(34)有缺陷的软件是软件行业的一个严重问题，去年给美国公司造成了高达1000亿美元的损失。软件测试是解决这一问题的关键工具，但不幸的是，它被从业者视为枯燥乏味和缺乏创造性，在本科课程中几乎没有得到正式的对待。这个项目的目标是开发一系列涵盖软件测试的在线教育模块，这些模块将在本科计算机科学课程的几个级别上进行整合。模块内容将允许教师调整分配给学生的覆盖范围，并在进行课堂编程作业的同时分配模块内容。其结果将是一系列具有易于使用的Web界面的服务，允许学生在许多不同的课堂上使用该工具，允许教师将基于工具的测试纳入他们自己的作业，并支持多个机构的学生和教育工作者使用该工具。作为该项目不可或缺的一部分，弗吉尼亚理工大学少数族裔学术机会计划的暑期研究实习生将参与拟议工作的研究和教育方面。

Software Engineering (34)Defective, or "bug-riddled," software is a serious problem in the software industry, costing U.S. companies as much as $100 billion last year. Software testing is a critical tool for addressing this issue, but unfortunately, it is viewed as boring and uncreative by practitioners and receives little formal treatment in undergraduate programs. The objective of this project is to develop a series of on-line education modules covering software testing that will be integrated at several levels across the undergraduate computer science curriculum.Module content will allow the instructor to adjust the coverage assigned to students, and assign module content in parallel with ongoing class programming assignments. The result will be an array of services with an easy-to-use web interface, allowing students to use the tool in many different classes, allowing instructors to incorporate tool-based testing in their own assignments, and supporting use by students and educators at multiple institutions. As an integral part of the project, summer research interns from Virginia Tech's Minority Academic Opportunities Program will participate in both research and educational aspects of the proposed work.