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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine testing need in development
   • Identify testing role across software development life cycle
   • Identify testing types and testing tools
   • Recognise testing benefits, standard and terms
2. Prepare test plan document
   • Gather requirements to develop test plan
   • Analyse and identify test data using various test-case design techniques
   • Define and design test cases
3. Write and execute test procedures
   • Choose and adopt a unit test framework
   • Design and implement algorithm in test procedures
   • Perform test executions
4. Review test results
   • Record test results
   • Analyse test results
   • Produce test progress reports
   • Manage defects

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

apply test case design techniques to develop a test plan, and to test cases that adequately cover specific test requirements

design, implement and execute test procedures, or scripts, by using a unit test framework and an integrated development environment (IDE)

create test progress reports based on recorded test results.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the characteristics of programming languages

explain input and output requirements

outline the life cycle for software development

outline the processes and techniques for testing small-size applications.

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