Capsule 14
Agile & Testing
General Information about the Capsule
Name: Agile & Testing
Identifier: ENACTEST_ID_14
Language: English
Category: Lesson, Document, Exercise
Keywords: Agile, Test Automation, ATDD, BDD, Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD
Description:
“Agile & Testing” is a comprehensive learning resource focused on integrating testing practices within Agile frameworks. It covers Agile principles, test automation, and methodologies like Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Designed to enhance software quality and efficiency, this module emphasizes collaboration in cross-functional Agile teams and the adoption of CI/CD practices.
Supporting Materials
Cost: Free
Copyright and Other Restrictions: Yes
Description: Licensed for educational and research purposes.
Educational
Interactivity Type: Interactive
Learning Resource Type: Teaching material with accompanying software
Interactivity Level: Medium
Intended End-User Role: Learner (Master’s students , final year Bachelor’s students)
Context: Higher Education
Typical Age Range: Adult learners (18+ years)
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Description of Learning Objectives:
- Learning how to generate tests from UML state machines
- Coverage criteria
- Mutation testing
Prerequisites
- Prior knowledge of UML class diagrams and state charts.
- When using own models: Prior knowledge of testing basics
Classification of the Learning Objectives According to Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Understand: Comprehend JUnit, Unit Testing, UML state machines, Test generation, and model coverage.
- Apply: N+ strategy for test generation and use mutation testing for evaluating tests.
- Analyze: Compare manual unit tests with generated tests.
- Evaluate: Assess test effectiveness of test cases.
Learning Sequence
Introduction to testing, testing framework and JUnit
Activity 1: Testing a Three Plater Volley Game in JUnit – with submissions
State Model, Coverage, N+ strategy, Code instrumentation, test generation
Activity2: Review generated tests
Evaluate generated tests with Mutation in comparison with manual tests
Expected Consequences
Students will develop skills in model-based testing.
Meta-Metadata
Metadata Schema: IEEE LOM-based ARIADNE
Language: English