CSTE Preparation Course

If you are planning to write the CSTE Software Certification Exam through Prometric Testing, you will benefit from taking this 2 day weekend prep course on June 7 & 8 in Toronto!

The CSTE Prep course reinforces current knowledge, re-introduces concepts that may not be used everyday, explains the rationale for use, and highlights both multiple choice and essay type sample examination questions and responses. The Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) skill categories have been selected to address the challenges faced by today’s software testers.

1. Software Testing Principles and Concepts

2. Building the Test Environment

3. Managing the Test Project

4. Test Planning

5. Executing the Test Plan

6. Test Status, Analysis and Reporting

7. User Acceptance Testing

8. Testing Software Developed by Outside Organizations

9. Testing Software Controls and the Adequacy of Security Procedures

10. Testing New Technologies

It is recognized that many software testers do not need to be competent in all of the CBOK categories to fulfill their current job responsibilities. However, the CSTE candidate should have a working knowledge of the information in all skill categories and will be examined on all ten CBOK categories. This course provides a background of the IT testing fundamentals and also includes the more advanced concepts, which the Certified Software Tester must understand.

The completion of this course along with the necessary practical experience and related resource familiarity will help prepare the candidate for the CSTE examination. This course is designed for people who have registered for their candidacy at www.softwarecertifications.org and have begun to study the CBOK toward writing the CSTE exam. Due to time limitations, this course is not intended to cover every component of the CBOK in great depth.*

The course will be offered at the University of Toronto, OISE Room 8280 on Saturday June 7 & Sunday June 8, 2008, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Registration Fee is $660 for TASSQ members, $760 for non members. Please mail the registration form and cheque made payable to TASSQ, by May 16, 2008. Cancellations will not be permitted after this date. All refunds requested in writing prior to May 16, 2008 will incur a $25 administration fee.

* Taking this course does not constitute, nor imply, the successful passing of the CSTE examination.