Test Design Techniques

Module Overview

This module introduces techniques used by professional testers to design effective test cases. Learners will understand how to achieve better test coverage while minimizing unnecessary testing effort.

Topics Covered

• 6.1 Specification-Based Techniques
• Equivalence Partitioning
• Dividing inputs into valid and invalid groups
• Reducing unnecessary test cases
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Testing limits and edge conditions
• Decision Table Testing
• Testing combinations of conditions and actions
• State Transition Testing
• Testing system behavior based on states
• 6.2 Structure-Based Techniques
• Statement coverage
• Branch coverage
• Code-based testing concepts
• 6.3 Experience-Based Techniques
• Exploratory testing
• Error guessing
• Checklist-based testing

Practical Activities

• Create test cases using design techniques
• Calculate basic test coverage