Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	356796	Software Testing and Verification	1	3.0	3	★	Liu Chien-Hung	GCSIE MSIS	42	0	資工所和創新資安合開

Course Plan：

Instructor	Liu Chien-Hung　Office Hours
Email	cliu@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-12-17 18:22:04
Course Objective	This course aims to give students both a theoretical and a practical foundation in software testing. In the particular, students will learn about software quality assurance concepts, test planning, test analysis and design, test execution, test result analysis, and test documentation. The course will cover the fundamental subjects on software testing, including testing concepts and principles, testing process, testing techniques, test coverage criteria, testing tools, and regression testing. The course will also cover several testing techniques for specific applications, including object-oriented software, web applications, and Android Apps.
Course Schedule	(Week 1) Introduction (Week 2) Fundamentals of Software Testing (Week 3) Fundamentals of Software Testing (Week 4) Graph Coverage (Week 5) Graph Coverage (Week 6) Logic Coverage  (Week 7) Logic Coverage (Week 8) Project Review (Week 9) Midterm Exam (Week 10) Input Space Partitioning (Week 11) Input Space Partitioning (Week 12) Syntax-Based Testing (Week 13) Syntax-Based Testing (Week 14) Practical Consideration (Week 15) Practical Consideration (Week 16) Engineering Criteria for Technologies (Week 17) Engineering Criteria for Technologies (Week 18) Project Demo
Evaluation and grading policy	1. Labs and Attendance (50%)                        2. Exams  a. Midterm (20%)             3. Project (30%)
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Textbook: Introduction to Software Testing, Paul Ammann and Jeff Offutt, Cambridge, 2nd Edition, Dec. 2016. Reference Books: A Friendly Introduction to Software Testing, Bill Laboon, Feb. 2016.
The access to curricular consultation	The instructor is available for tutoring or consultations by students during the office hours in the Technology Research Building, Room 1523 or email to instructor for appointment request.
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG8：尊嚴就業與經濟發展（Decent Work and Economic Growth） SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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