SOFTWARE QUALITY AND TESTING: A CONCISE STUDY

KELKAR, S. A.

Jul 2012 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

About this ebook

This book is aimed at emphasising the fundamental concepts associated with Software Quality and Software Testing from a balanced perspective of theory and practice. By presenting the information in an abstracted form, this text guides the readers through all aspects of developing quality software (across the entire development life cycle). The book is written around the strategy of error avoidance, error detection (and correction), and error tolerance (as a last resort).

This text is well suited for teaching an academic course as a part of the Computer Science and/or Information Technology and/or MCA curriculum, or for conducting an equivalent training programme for professionals.

KEY FEATURES :

Emphasises on management people issues in quality management

Written in bullet point form

Chapters follow the natural evolution of quality management

About the author

S.A. KELKAR, Ph.D. (Michigan, USA), is an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. Earlier, he was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. At present he also works as a Professor of Computer Engineering, at KKWIER, Nashik. He has over 40 years of teaching experience in the field of software technology, information systems, and research methodology. Earlier he taught as a full timer at IITB, Mumbai, NIBM, Mumbai, and NITIE, Mumbai. His industry experience comes from TCS, Aptech, and Voltas. He has also been a visiting faculty for thirty years for several programs conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.