This course is best suited for software engineering students and professionals who wish to develop expertise in systematic testing methodologies and quality assurance practices to ensure reliable software systems.
This course will offer you an opportunity to learn fundamental testing concepts required to understand and apply comprehensive software testing strategies. The concepts in this course will prepare you to work with modern coverage criteria, apply graph-based and logic-based testing techniques, and implement automated test generation methods. Throughout this course experience, you will learn about the conceptual and practical applications of input space partitioning, syntax-based testing, mutation analysis, and test adequacy measurement.
Throughout your time in this course, you will be given opportunities to check your understanding of course material, as well as engage in quizzes to reflect on all the testing concepts you have explored within each module. By the end of this software testing course, you will have a foundational understanding of how to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive test suites for complex software systems.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
Self-paced: start any time.
Disadvantages
Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.
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This course is paid. Here is how to take it for free
Free trials: You can start a 7-day free trial for many individual courses, Specializations, or a Coursera Plus subscription to test full course features. Cancel before the seventh day if you do not want to be charged.
Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.
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