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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for test
  2. Conduct test
  3. Analyse and classify results

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical operational and businessrelated matters

literacy skills to

interpret technical documentation

write reports in required formats

numeracy skills to take test measurements and interpret and evaluate results

planning and organisational skills to

coordinate the test process in liaison with others

plan prioritise and monitor own work

problemsolving and contingencymanagement skills to develop strategic review results of earlier unit testing and identify critical issues

research skills to identify analyse and evaluate broad features of system testing and best practice in system testing

technical skills to

analyse data related to analysis and evaluation

use programming skills in programming languages relevant to project

Required knowledge

at least two programming languages with detailed knowledge of programming languages required by system

automated test tools with detailed knowledge of features and processes in some areas

input and output requirements

organisational practice and standards relating to integration testing

system or application being tested

testing techniques with detailed knowledge of features and processes

underlying test data

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

perform integration requirements for the units of the particular system

determine whether the units of the system operate according to requirement specifications

prepare reports in compliance with documentation and reporting standards

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

acceptance criteria

test plan

integration standards

requirements and design documents used in the analysis of the test

system or application suitable for testing

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation of candidate conducting a test using appropriate test tools and integration standards in line with quality benchmarks and ensuring that components have passed the integration tests at the interface level between each component

verbal or written questioning of underpinning skills and knowledge of compiling linking and loading components together

evaluation of report prepared by candidate outlining testing procedures and test results

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended where appropriate

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge


Range Statement

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 or communications and other equipment

operating system

other support software

program libraries.

Test and acceptance criteria may relate to:

type of test:

cohesion

efficiency

functional.

Test tools may include:

applications testing:

Cyrano Suite

DataShark

Datatect

preVue-C/S

code, unit and 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.

Software life cycle may include:

AS/NZS15271:1999 Guide for AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207 Information technology - Software life cycle processes

AS/NZS ISO/IEC12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes.

Quality benchmarks may include:

relevant quality standards:

AS 3925.1-1994 Software quality assurance - Plans

AS 4042-1992 Software configuration management plans

AS 4043-1992 Software configuration management

AS/NZS 14102:1998 Information technology - Guideline for evaluation and selection of CASE tools

AS/NZS 4258:1994 Software user documentation process

AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes

standards for software review, mainly developed by:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

US Department of Defence (DoD) standards.

Note: International and Australian standards are updated and changed on a regular basis. It is therefore important to check the Standards Australia website on a regular basis for new standards.

Documentation and reporting may include:

ISO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards

templates for information gathering processes

various organisational approaches to:

audit trails

naming standards

project-management templates

report writing

version control.