Course Code: 2_6_Software Quality Assurance
TOPIC AREA: Software Engineering
PRESENTER: Dr. Dennis J. Frailey

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is the sixth and final course in the Software Project Execution series, part of the Software Project Management Program. The course addresses how to consistently deliver a quality product by focusing on the process as well as the product. Cost of quality analysis and other quality assurance techniques are reviewed and the basic elements of a quality assurance program are addressed.

BENEFITS:

After taking this course, you will understand the role of quality assurance in a software development project and will know some of the fundamental elements of a quality assurance program. A more comprehensive study of this topic is found in the Software Productivity and Quality Engineering series.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

The target audience includes current and prospective software development leads and managers. It will also be of interest to system engineers, software process specialists, managers of disciplines related to software engineering (such as software configuration management), and program managers whose programs have a significant software component.

PREREQUISITES:

The course requires experience working with software engineering projects, primarily so the attendee can understand the problems and appreciate some of the practical difficulties. Basic college level mathematics is also required. The Software Project Planning series and the previous courses in the Software Project Execution series, especially the courses on software risk management and software tracking and oversight, are recommended.

SCHEDULE

The series will be broadcast over a period of 6 weeks, one short course per week, in the Winter of 2000, with breaks at major holidays.

SPECIAL NOTE

This course may be taken independently. However it will provide greater value when taken as part of the series on software project execution. Additional depth in this subject can be found in the later series on software productivity and quality engineering.

OUTLINE

Session 1: Understanding Software Quality