BBST® Foundations

The Black-Box Software Testing Foundations course is one of the most eye-opening and in-depth online course on the fundamental concepts in software testing and its critical challenges. You will understand which is the scope of testing, test strategies, and software testing metrics so that you can bring the most value to your team!

Finishing the first course in the BBST® series is challenging but it will help you:

• learn the fundamental concepts in black-box software testing
• face the critical challenges of software testing and know how to cope with them
• learn what a test strategy is and how to choose the right tests
• apply multiple oracle heuristics to your own work in order to explain what you are doing and why
• determine if a program has passed a test
• evaluate your coverage of how thoroughly you’ve tested a program
• know when to stop testing
• practice using Generative AI tools in a controlled and reflective way to support testing work responsibly

View Demo

This short demo offers a high-level walkthrough of BBST® Foundations, delivered online via the Canvas learning platform. You’ll see how the course is structured, how lessons are laid out, and how students interact with core learning elements such as video lectures, quizzes, readings, and different types of assignments. CLICK HERE for Demo

Why you should join

LEARN IN-DEPTH

BBST® Foundations offers the most eye-opening and in-depth foundations to testing. Presenting the fundamental concepts in software testing and its critical challenges.

IMPROVE IN YOUR WORK

We aim at giving you practical ideas you can apply, as well as raising your motivation to new heights. It’s a great opportunity to power up your testing passion!

STUDY AT A CONVENIENT TIME

Taking a course online allows you to participate without being out of the office for days at a time.

EXPERIENCE A CUSTOMIZED LEARNING PROCESS

You get tailored individual feedback from your instructors and you have the opportunity to interact directly with them to share your ideas and interests.

BE PART OF A COMMUNITY

You will get to test and work on different assignments with your student peers, as well as become part of the larger BBST® students group.

Course Details

The course includes video lectures, quizzes, homework of various kinds, and a final exam. All of the homework, and the exam, are reviewed by instructors, and individual or class-wide feedback is provided.

We have strict deadlines in the course to keep you on track and synchronized with your classmates so feedback from peers is available for everyone. Each week has two deadlines: Wednesday night at midnight and Saturday at midnight. Not in our time zone? That’s no problem at all. Your Canvas classroom calendar will convert the time zones for you.

Course fee

TIVIA member price is for person members and also for the staff of company members.

• Normal Price TIVIA member 796,5€ + VAT 25.5 %
  
• Normal Price Non-member 885€ + VAT 25.5 %
  

Give the TIVIA discount code during registration to get the TIVIA member price. You can find the discount code here (TIVIA account login required).

If you are not already a member of TIVIA, JOIN NOW (membership fees from 71 €) and pay TIVIA member price for this course!