October 2015

Welcome to RBCS, Inc.

Dear Reader,

By Rex Black 
  

Functional testing focuses on what the system does, rather than how it does it. Non-functional testing is focused on how the system does what it does. Both functional and non-functional testing are black-box tests, being focused on behavior. White-box tests are focused on how the system works internally-i.e., on its structure.

Functional tests can have, as their test basis, the functional requirements. These include both the requirements that are written down in a specification document and those that are implicit. The domain expertise of the tester can also be part of the test basis.

Functional tests will vary by test level or phase. A functional integration test will focus on the functionality of a collection of interfacing modules, usually in terms of the partial or complete user workflows, use cases, operations, or features these modules provide. A functional system test will focus on the functionality of the application as a whole, complete user workflows, use cases, operations, and features. A functional system integration test will focus on end-to-end functionality that spans the entire set of integrated systems.

The test analyst can employ various test techniques during functional testing at any level. All of the techniques discussed in Advanced Software Testing: Volume 1 will be useful.

The ISTQB Test Engineering Foundation Level course, was created by Rex Black, past President of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), past President of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB) and co-author of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board Foundation Syllabus. This course is ideal for testers and test teams preparing for certification.

This hands-on course provides test engineers and test managers with the essential ideas, processes, tools and skills they need in order to set themselves on a path for true testing professionalism.

The objectives of the course are as follows:

• Review the major test design techniques with lecture and exercises
• Methodology behind a successful testing program and covers a wide range of issues, from those related to the individual tester to those related to the testing department as a whole
• The testing process is presented, both through theory and hands-on exercises that follow an example project, including the difficult tasks of tracking and presenting tests result
• Creation of a test environment and test automation is also covered, along with system development lifecycles and how they affect testing

Purchase of the course tuition includes:

• Complimentary access to the RBCS e-learning course
• Instructor-led four-day course
• A set of approximately 700 PowerPoint slides covering the topics to be addressed
• NEW!! A downloadable copy of the complete note set. View the materials on and/or download the materials to a PC or mobile device. There is no expiration date on access to this valuable resource as they will be downloadable. Digital rights management and intellectual property rights are protected by some limitations such as the inability to share the file with others. Further, while the materials can be printed, each page includes a prominent watermark, with the exception of the pages in the ISTQB Syllabus and Glossary.
• Three sample Foundation Level mock exams to provide a review of the Foundation Level exam
• ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus
• The latest glossary of terms used in Software Testing produced by members of the ISTQB
• Standards for Software Testing
• Test Engineering Foundation Sample Exam Questions embedded throughout course
• Exercise solutions
• Project Source Documents for Course Exercises
• Copy of the textbook "Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification"
• The $250 certification exam fee. Exams are held on the afternoon of the final course day and are administered by a representative from the American Software Testing Qualifications Board
• Course completion certificate (often used for employer reimbursement)

Re-accredited by the ASTQB June 2010. This course follows the ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus 2011. Click below to download your preferred format of the syllabus: PDF format, EPUB (Nook) format or MOBI (Kindle) format.

Blended e-learning, licenses and volume discounts are also available for companies. 

 Visit the RBCS Store to purchase this course today!

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