Software Verification and Validation

Education facts

Code: CDT414

<p>The focus of this course will be on software testing. A variety of test techniques will be covered along with applicability aspects as well as the bindings on software reliability modeling. The course includes Introduction to Software verification and Validation, Software Testing overview and classifications, Functional (black box) testing, Structural (white box) testing, Integration testing, Mutation testing, Model-based testing and Test case generation, Software reliability modeling together with bindings on testing, Overview of testing process, testing tools and automation. The contents will reflect latest research topics as well as industrial practices. Guest lectures by industrial experts will be the highlight of this course. </p>

Entry requirements

At least 120 ECTS credits within at least 60 ECTS credits computer science where at least 7,5 ECTS credits in software engineering are included. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Software Verification and Validation

  Mälardalen University

  Start date: 10 November 2025

  End date: 18 January 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %