The traditional methods of testing both hardware and software within a product's lifecycle has evolved into various methodologies, some successful and others not so successful. These various strategies have grown in importance and the traditional phases of coding and then testing no longer have definitive boundaries. The traditional scenario of "design", code, and then "toss over the wall" for testing is no longer applicable. Henry Cogswell College, has responded to this importance of the testing process from industry in information technology with a new course entitled CS 472, Software Testing and Reliability. Prior to the introduction of this specialty course, software testing was covered only in a software engineering course. The goal of this course is to prepare students for software testing management, testing considerations, designing for testing, and exposure to these various methodologies. Various design techniques for product reliability, quality assurance, and applying various testing tools and methodologies are studied and applied in a classroom environment. The end result is to achieve a product that is reliable, effective, and produced at or under budget and also "on time". The application of automated test cases and the strengths and weakness of synergistic applications are also explored.
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机译：在产品的生命周期内的传统测试硬件和软件的方法已经发展成各种方法，一些成功和其他人不太成功。这些各种策略在重要性和编码的传统阶段生长，然后测试不再具有明确的界限。传统的“设计”，代码，然后“折回墙壁”的传统场景不再适用。 Henry Cogswell College，并回应了在信息技术中的测试过程的这一重要性，具有CS 472，软件测试和可靠性的新课程。在引入本专业课程之前，软件测试仅在软件工程课程中覆盖。本课程的目标是为学生做好准备软件测试管理，测试考虑因素，设计测试，以及暴露于这些各种方法。研究并应用了产品可靠性，质量保证和应用各种测试工具和方法的各种设计技术，并应用于课堂环境。最终结果是达到可靠，有效，在预算下或“按时”的产品的产品。还探讨了自动测试案例的应用以及协同应用的优势和弱点。
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