Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to:
present information
provide advice to colleagues and staff
literacy skills to:
interpret technical documentation
write reports
problem-solving skills to solve testing problems
technical skills to analyse and use programming skills related to testing the operation and consistency of the total system.
Required knowledge
automated test tools, with detailed knowledge of some features and processes
input and output requirements
organisational practice and rules for preparing test
particular system requirements and features
underlying test data.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Test environment may include: | data network, communications and other equipment operating system other support software program libraries. |
Test tools may include: | applications testing: Cyrano Suite DataShark Datatect preVue-C/S code, unit, class testing: AssertMate BoundsChecker C-Cover CodeReview CodeWizard DeepCover FailSafe Hindsight Insure++ JavaPureCheck JCAST Logiscope stress load testing: Astra SiteManager Astra SiteTest automated test facilities AutoTester Web e-Load e-MONITO e-TEST Suite JavaLoad LoadRunner. |
Organisation and industry standards may include: | AS3925.1-1994 Software quality assurance - plans AS4042-1992 Software configuration management plans AS4043-1992 Software configuration management AS/NZS 14102:1998 Information technology - guideline for evaluation and selection of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools AS/NZS 4258:1994 Software user documentation process AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist