Course overview
This course is fundamental and introduces students to the concepts of review of static testing. It aims at developing among students understanding of the process of review testing, including conducting the artefact examination of review testing.
Participants in piloting
The course is an elective course in the 3rd year of undergraduate studies of the Department of Software Engineering of the University of Malaya. Approximately 56 students are enrolled in the course in semester 2, of the 2018 – 2019 academic year. Participants have limited exposure to active learning. Through this course they build hands-on knowledge in an active manner on review testing.
Timeframe
Spring 2019
Use of ALIEN services and tools
The active learning part of the course was based on the flipped classroom method and is performed using Dropbox® technology for synchronous reporting among team members. Students worked in groups to perform review testing. More specifically, students performed examination and reporting exercises for building better understanding on the basic principles of the review tests on a given artefact. Team members were assigned a role based on the review process and acted accordingly. At the end of the activity students submitted forms documenting their decision on the defect status of the artefact. The activity took place in the TEALS laboratory, where students used the writable surfaces.
