Unit 8: QA (Quality Assurance)

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This unit focuses on QA (Quality Assurance), why it is important, as well as related terms and concepts.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Dialogue About a QA Problem and Proposed Solution

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

CTO: Hey guys. I just got back from our monthly meeting with Dave the CEO. Boy is he furious. I actually thought at one point his moustache would catch on fire.Lead Developer: Wow. What happened? Did you guys lose the backups again?CTO: No, worse! During a recent demo our new UI broke again. Dave was irate because we, and by that of course I mean you, assured him that the software… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

QA testers are primarily responsible for checking new software products - such as those for gaming systems, mobile or software applications - for defects, issues or bugs.

Automated testing is often done with automation tools to execute test case suites.

The process of developing test cases can also find problems in the requirements or design of an application.

A person with good attention to detail, who acts as an end user, should do manual testing to ensure the application's features behave correctly.

UX testing is the process of testing different aspects of user experiences to determine the best way for software and its elements to interact with its audience.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

What formal testing processes did you learn about at work or school? Did you learn about any of the techniques discussed here? Which ones were missed in the reading?

Quality Assurance involves many process-oriented activities. Can you name some of them? Which ones would you be good or bad at? Why?

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