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Certificate Programs at Villanova University

Advanced Strategic Project Management	Request Info	Program Description
Essentials of Business Analysis	Request Info	Program Description
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Essentials of Software Testing	Request Info	Program Description
Lean Six Sigma	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate Applied Project Management	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate Business Analysis	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate Information Systems (IS) Security	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate Six Sigma	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate in CISSP® Security Management	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management	Request Info	Program Description
Master Certificate in Software Testing	Request Info	Program Description
Mastering Business Analysis	Request Info	Program Description
Mastering Organizational Effectiveness	Request Info	Program Description
Mastering Project Management	Request Info	Program Description
Maximizing IS/IT Team Effectiveness	Request Info	Program Description
PM Capstone	Request Info	Program Description
Six Sigma Black Belt	Request Info	Program Description
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Master Certificate in Business Analysis

DESCRIPTION: Villanova’s online Business Analysis certificate program helps professionals in determining business requirements that drive IT related projects. Business Analysis is for anyone involved in analyzing and designing information, and helps organizations identify, analyze and design processes toimprove the overall flow of information within the company. Business Analysis – Essentials of Business Analysis Certificate – For anyone involved in analyzing and designing information, and helps organizations identify, analyze and design processes toimprove the overall flow of information within the company. Professionals gain skills todetermine the business requirements that drive IT related projects and how tohave an effective information system in place toensure timely delivery of cost-effective products. This 8-week program helps managers and professionals gain valuable skills, which can be used immediately on the job. Major Topic Areas:

Introduction toBusiness Process Modeling
Understand the arguments for and against modeling
Recognize the benefits of modeling
Decide when toor not tomodel
Recognize the terms and symbols used in modeling
Communicate the purpose and importance of data modeling
Requirements Definition
Understand why we need requirements tocreate products
Uncover why requirements cannot stand alone
Data flow diagrams
Control flow diagrams
Understand different lifecycles
Find out what makes requirements change and determine how tomake a change
Understand different types of requirement problems
Grasp why scope is so importan to Business Analysis Goals and Objectives
Understand the importance of vision
Differentiate between need, goals and objectives
Communicating Requirements
Explain the similarities and differences of stakeholders as compared to drivers
Define the critical success factors of effective communication
See how different stakeholders view your productoUnderstand how operational concepts differ from scenarios or use cases
Learn when and when not toidentify external versus internal interfaces
Understand how diagrams can document existing processes
Understand how operational concepts cover the product life cycle
Collecting Data Requirements
Using CRUD charts toperform affinity analysis
Understand and summarize business statements about data intoclear data requirements
Collect metadata about data requirements
Apply data requirements to the model in progress
Describe the requirements back to the business for validation
Communicate affinity analysis findings toproject team
Facilitate discussions about breaking down the project work
Implement changes in project scope based on findings
Distinguish requirements from business rules
Collect and document business rules
Establish links between the rules and requirements and other model elements
Create or adapt current plans toensure rules are not broken
45 PDUs or 4.5 CEUs and the VU Essentials of Business Analysis Certificate of Achievement are awarded.

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Business Analysis – Mastering Business Analysis Certificate

Builds on the critical concepts and skills that were learned in the Essentials course. This course focuses on strengthening skills previously developed and expands on the critical techniques tobecome an effective business analyst. The courses in this program explore more advanced topics in quality management, testing, verification and validation techniques for more effective business requirement analysis and implementation. This 8-week program helps managers and professionals gain valuable skills, which can be used immediately on the job. Major Topic Areas:

Defining, Making and Measuring Quality
The impact of quality on products and projects
Verification and validation
Quality’s role in requirements and analysis
Use case analysis
Differentiation in testing models
Planning for Testing, Verification and Validation
Developing project plans and schedules
Determining activities needed in each lifecycle
Understand how to select a lifecycles
Test estimation
Integrating the UI (user interface) design intorequirements
Dealing with requirement changes
Timeboxing as a technique tolimit scope and increase quality
Testing Conformance to Requirements
Understanding quality characteristics through black box testing
Defining different types of test oracles
Limitations of requirements specifications as test oracles
Understanding equivalence partitions
Defining and identifying boundary values
Develop effective decision tables
Model business rules expressed in requirements as decision tables
Develop test cases using decision tables
Managing and Interacting with Verification, Valuation and Test Teams
Expectation setting for the test team
Risk analysis for an entire projectoMilestone setting
Develop a project plan for testing
Understanding the process of quality risk analysis
Prioritize quality risks toalign testing
Test results reporting and analysis
50 PDUs or 5.0 CEUs and the VU Mastering Business of Achievement are awarded.

Master Certificate in Business Analysis - Students can earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in Business Analysis by completing both Business Analysis courses and one of the following: - Project Management for IS/IT Professionals or - Essentials of IS Security

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IS Security Certificates

DESCRIPTION: Through this unique online curriculum, you’ll gain invaluable insight into the latest techniques and cutting-edge technology used by industry experts. You’ll learn tolead in the warfare against everything from outright threats toeven the most complex cryptographic attacks. Whether you choose the Villanova University online Master Certificate in Information Systems Security or the Master Certificate in CISSP® Security Management, you’ll expand your expertise in both the theoretical and the applied aspects of information systems security.

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Master Certificate Information Systems (IS) Security

IS Security - Essentials of IS Security Certificate Course Description - Essentials of IS Security is designed for the IS Security professional, and those interested in learning more about the IS Security profession. Drawing from current methods and experienced experts, this course expands general knowledge of IS Security and addresses topics critical toachieving success in today’s security-conscious environment. This 8-week program helps managers and professionals gain valuable skills, which can be used immediately on the job. Major Topic Areas:

Introduction toSecurity and Security Investigation Phase
The history of and the need for security
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Differences between threats and attacks
Security ethics
Security Analysis
Risk identification and assessmentoRisk management, control and mitigation
Logical and Physical Security Design
IS Security design models
Incident response and disaster recovery
Security components
Implementation and Maintenance of Security
Project management techniques specific toIS Security projects
Implementation issues
Organizational security functions and considerations
Security system maintenance
45 PDUs or 4.5 CEUs and the VU Essentials of IS Security Certificate of Achievement are awarded.

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Mastering IS Security+

This 12 week course builds on Essentials of IS Security toexpand your knowledge in the IS security field. Learn about topics such as communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security. Master IS Security+ is designed for the IS security professional, the IT networking professional, those interested in learning more in-depth information about the IS security profession, as well as those interested in obtaining the CompTIA Security+™ certification. Major Topic Areas:

Introduction toMastering IS Security
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Prevention, detection, and response
Security layers
Access control and authentication
TCP/IP protocols, components, and ports
IP addressing
Small office / home office (SOHO) security
Trojans and backdoors
System and vulnerability scanning
Security in Transmissions
Telnet and secure shell
IPSec, L2TP and PPTP
RADIUS, TACACS+, SMTP and POP
Securing email against threats
Adware and spyware
Web protocols, encryption, and vulnerabilities
HTTP and patch managementoIdentity threats
Security in the Infrastructure
Wireless protocols, vulnerabilities and site security
Honeypots
Hardening the network, operating systems, and applications
Hashing, encryption, and digital signatures
PKI, key management, and certificates
Operational Security
Cryptography
PGP and S/MIME
SSL/TLS, HTTPS, and LDAP
Physical security
Backups and fault tolerance
MAC, DAC, and RBAC
Passwords and authentication
Digital evidence
Risk and change management

Earn 45 PDUs and 4.5 CEUs

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CISSP Advanced Security Management

This 12-week course will cover the 10 domains or the CBK (Common Body of Knowledge) in depth for both the CISSP certification exam and the seven domains for the SSCP certification exam. There are als

500 test prep questions based on the knowledge areas of the CBK (Common Body of Knowledge) toprepare you for the exam. CISSP® CBK® 10 Domains

Access Control Systems and Methodology
Master access control methods
Understand access control vulnerabilities and exposures
Learn administrative and physical controls
Learn technical and logical controls
Applications and Systems Development Security
Learn application lifecycle managementoMaster application development methodologies
Understand what SSE-CMM is and how it impact an organization
Structure of SSE-CMM
Understand difference in device verses software security
Detail system design specifications
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)
Understand the incident response model
Develop an understanding of different testing methods
Learn the emergency response
Understand the differences between business continuity and disaster recovery
Contingency planning requirements and critical business functions
Testing and implementing a disaster recovery plan
Cryptography
History and purpose of cryptography
Recognize secret key encryption
Recognize public key encryption
Identify stenography and its uses
Law, Investigation and Ethics
History and purpose of cryptography
Digital forensics
Forensics and the three phases of security: prevention, detection and response
Understand search, seizure, and the admissibility of evidence intocourtoGoverning principles of computer crime investigation
Learn associated laws tocomputer crimes
Investigative methodologies tocomputer crimes
Operations Security
Principles of good managementoLearn what operational resources need tobe protected
Techniques and methods in protecting operational resources
Input and output controls
Understand penetration testing
Learn data protection methods for both data storage and data transmission
Physical Security
Learn toidentify elements in securing a site
Risks associated tosite security
Identify threats
Understand environmental protection mechanisms: preventive, detection, and suppression
Learn PKI and digital signatures
Analyze cryptographic attacks
Security Architecture and Models
Learn toidentify different security models
Understand the strengths of different security models
Understand system architecture protection schemes
Learn the inter-relationship of system architecture components
Develop an understanding of CPU modes and protection rings
I/O device managementoSecurity Management Practices
Learn risk management techniques and practices
Understand the qualitative risk assessment process
Master quantitative risk assessment skills
Differentiate between total risk and residual risk
Security flow throughout the organization
Policies, procedures, guidelines and responsibilities
HR polices and practices
Telecommunications and Network Security
Understand how packets move in a network
Understand policy and managemen to Analyze common types of power and environmental issues: brownouts, blackouts, and power surges
Examine different security controls
Issues with VOIP (voice-over-internet-protocol) security
Wireless networks and associated vulnerabilities
60 PDUs or 6.0 CEUs and the VU CISSP Advanced Security Management Certificate of Achievement are awarded.

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Master Certificate in IS Security

Students can earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in IS Security by completing Essentials of IS Security and Mastering IS Security+ and one of the following electives:

Essentials of Software Testing or
Essentials of Business Analysis or
Maximizing Team Effectiveness for the IS/IT Project Manager or
Project Management for the IS/IT Professional

Earning a master certificate provides professionals with increased knowledge and skills tohelp earn the advanced certification (Security+) through CompTIA

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Master Certificate in CISSP® Security Management

Students can earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in CISSP Security Management by completing the following three courses:

Essentials of IS Security
Mastering IS Security+
CISSP Advanced Security Management

A master certificate in CISSP Security Management is ideal for individuals looking toadvance intosenior leadership positions within their organization. Following completion of your Master Certificate in CISSP Security Management, you can test to earn your (ISC)² SM certification. Three designations are administered by (ISC)² SM based on your work experience: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP®) and Associate of (ISC)² SM.

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Leadership Certificates

DESCRIPTION: Managers and professionals will strengthen leadership and corporate development skills with Villanova’s online Leadership certificate programs. These comprehensive courses offer professionals valuable techniques tohelp guide their company tosuccess by staying one step ahead of the competition.

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Project Management Certificates

DESCRIPTION: Project Management is one of the world’s most in-demand skill sets and is one of the fastest growing professional disciplines in North America. Project Management is used by large corporations, governments, and smaller organizations tostandardize and reduce the tasks necessary tocomplete a project in the most effective and efficient manner. Students who master project management learn tolead improvement initiatives that result in measurable growth in return on investment, economic value added, sales growth, customer satisfaction and retention, market share, time tomarket, employee satisfaction, and employee motivation. Essentials of Project Management The purpose of this certificate program is tooffer an introduction that will prepare students for the practice of professional project management. The course work is based on blending theoretical constructs and practical ideas from the project arena and presents this information in a readily accessible online learning environment. Successful completion of this certificate program will enable participants toperform project-oriented roles, benefiting both them and their employer.

Understanding Project Management Practices
Issues in Project Risk Management
Issues in Project Quality Management
Project Communication
Earn 50 PDUs, 5.0 CEUs

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Mastering Project Management

For the more experienced student, this program builds upon the fundamentals explored in the previous program. It focuses on strengthening skills previously developed and expands the working set of the project management professional. The courses in this program explore more advanced topics in leadership, project performance management, and the core competencies of project management.

Leadership and the Project Manager
Project Performance Management
Project Plan Development
People-Based Project Management
Earn 60 PDUs, 6.0 CEUs

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Advanced Strategic Project Management

This program offers the experienced, practicing professional an opportunity toadvance their skills and practice the skill-sets that define project management today. Drawing from the most current research and advancements in the discipline, students will learn cutting-edge topics that differentiate the most successful project managers, enabling them toadvance in responsibility, recognition, and reward. Strategic Project Management Optimizing Project Results The Dynamics of Project Management Best Practices in Project Management Earn 60 PDUs and 6.0 CEUs

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PMP Exam Prep

The purpose of this course is toprepare students for the certification exam that is offered by the Project Management Institute® (PMI®). The formal education that is needed toprepare for the exam is provided in the following courses: Essentials of Project Management and Mastering Project Management. This course actually focuses on how tobest prepare for and pass the exam. The duration of this course is 8 weeks.

The 9 PMBOK® Guide Third Edition Knowledge Areas
Integration Management
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Communications Management
Risk Management
Procurement Management
Earn 35 PDUs, 3.5 CEUs

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Project Management for IS/IT Professionals

Information Technology professionals are at the front lines, charged with bringing increasingly complex projects in on time and within budget. This program utilizes its unique trademarked S.C.O.R.E. model and draws from the most current methods and the most experienced experts toenable the student toadvance in responsibility, recognition and rewards.

S.C.O.R.E.
Systems
Competencies
Organization and Resources
Essential Elements
Earn 60 PDUs, 6.0 CEUs

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PM Capstone

Course uses real-world examples and case studies tobuild on and develop the skills acquired in previous Villanova online Project Management courses. Professionals master the key project management skills and knowledge. A comprehensive review containing 1000 questions on key knowledge areas is included in this course. The review of this material will offer immense value in preparing professionals for the PMP® exam. Additionally, there are 500 questions in a slide show format for learners who value the flash card style of study. You will also receive a glossary of key project management terms as well as a laminated quick reference place mat. This 8-week program helps professionals gain valuable enterprise project management skills, which can be used immediately on the job. Earn 35 PDUs or 3.5 CEUs and the VU Project Management Capstone Certificate of Achievement are awarded PMBOK® Guide Third Edition Update - This course will step the experienced PMP® professional through the many changes and improvements that have occurred since the PMBOK was last updated (2000)—earning valuable PDUs in the process. Earn 35 PDUs or 3.5 CEUs and the VU PMBOK Guide Third Edition Update Certificate of Achievement are awarded

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Maximizing Team Effectiveness

This course teaches critical skills in assessing and managing your relationships with yourself, others in one-on-one settings, your team, and your stakeholders. You’ll learn practical and flexible tools and techniques that will improve your people skills and make you a more effective project manager.

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Master Certificate in Applied Project Management

Earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in Applied Project Management by completing Essentials of Project Management and any two courses below:

Project Management for IS/IT Professionals
Mastering Project Management
Project Management Professional (PMP®) Prep
Advanced Strategic Project Management Practices
Maximizing Team Effectiveness for the IS/IT Project Manager
PMBOK Guide Third Edition Update
Project Management Capstone
Finance & Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager
Essentials of IS Security
Essentials of Business Analysis

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Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management

Earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management by completing the Project Management for IS/IT Professionals course and two of the following courses:

Essentials of Project Management
Mastering Project Management
Project Management Professional (PMP®) Prep
Advanced Strategic Project Management Practices
Maximizing Team Effectiveness for the IS/IT Project Manager
PMBOK Guide Third Edition Update
Project Management Capstone
Finance & Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager
Essentials of IS Security
Essentials of Business Analysis

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Six Sigma Certificates

DESCRIPTION: Six Sigma is an overall enterprise improvement methodology that uses data tomonitor, control, and improve operational performance by eliminating and preventing ‘defects’ in products and associated processes. Six Sigma emphasizes producing better, faster, and lower cost product and services than the competition and stresses breakthrough improvement, for improved bottom line results. In these courses, managers and employees new toSix Sigma as well as Black Belt candidates discover how Six Sigma and Lean strategies and tactics fit intoa larger management system and how toapply tools and techniques tosolve and prevent critical business process problems.

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Six Sigma Green Belt

-This 8-week program is designed for managers new toSix Sigma who want todiscover how Six Sigma strategies and tactics fit intoa larger management system and how toapply Six Sigma tools and methodologies tosolve critical business process problems. Major Topic Areas:

Philosophy of Six Sigma
Breakthrough Improvements
Customer Satisfaction Focus
Understanding Variation
Histograms & Frequency Distributions
Capability Studies
Process Behavior Studies
Scatter Diagrams
Multi-Vari Charts
Check Sheets
Tie It All Together
The Six Sigma Formula for Success
Planning Tools
45 PDUs, 4.5 CEUs and the VU Six Sigma Green Belt Course Certificate is awarded.

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Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate

This 16-week program is designed for experienced Six Sigma practitioners with a Green Belt Certification (or equivalent process improvement experience) who wish toachieve the pinnacle of Six Sigma training by developing critical skills for leadership in enterprise-wide deployment. Major Topic Areas

Define customer requirements
Voice of the customer (VOC)
Transferring the VOC to the design of the product or service
Project management
Measure process inputs that affect customer satisfaction
Tools tomonitor the process (static and dynamic)
Determine process capable of meeting customer requirements
Analyze process parameters using statistical and non-statistical techniques
Testing methodologies for decision making - when and when not toadjust
Process behavior tools
Improve and innovate toreduce variation and increase customer satisfaction
Design of experiments (various types and strategies)
Lean thinking
Design for Six Sigma
Control and maintain improvements realized through successful projects
Control charts (various types and innovative uses of)
Capability studies
Transferring knowledge gained
90 PDUs, 9.0 CEUs and the Villanova University Six Sigma Black Belt Course Certificate is awarded.

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Lean Six Sigma

The dimension of Lean Six Sigma attacks inefficiencies—wastes caused by defects, overproduction, and extra processing. Lean Six Sigma techniques help professionals lead successfully in both service and manufacturing enterprises. This 8-week program helps managers and professionals gain valuable skills, which can be used immediately toanalyze unit or company performance. Major Topic Areas

The marriage of Lean and Six Sigma
Customer focus
DMAIC approach

to understand the philosophy of Lean Transformation and Six Sigma and why they are important tolearn the basic terminology of Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) togain a high-level, conceptual understanding of why the various tools and techniques are used in process improvement projects

Theory of lean
Theory of constraints
Pull systems
Visualizing waste
Seven forms of waste (defects, inventory, processing, waiting, motion, transportation, and overproduction)
Identify evidence of each type of waste, and common causes of each type of waste
Learn the difference between a hidden factory and a visual factory
Understand how tovisualize inefficiency in a process or service using a tool called value stream mapping
Focus on the Customer
Learn tools that will help you understand how your customers define quality
Understand how customers derive satisfaction or dissatisfaction from your products and services
Learn how touse these tools
Lean transformation
Ensure that executives, managers, and key members of your organization embrace lean thinking
Learn how toinclude suppliers in your lean efforts
Learn how business can benefit from lean accounting, how tofactor lean intostrategic planning, and why your organization might benefit from participating in certification programs
Process improvements that increase efficiency
Kaizen events
Quick changeover
Learn toanalyze processes todetermine how much time is being spent on activities that do not add value for the customer
50 PDUs or 5.0 CEUs and the VU Lean Six Sigma Cerificate of Achievement are awarded.

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Master Certificate in Six Sigma

Students can earn a Villanova University Master Certificate in Six Sigma by completing either all three Six Sigma programs or Six Sigma Black Belt, one additional Six Sigma class, and one of the following: Essentials of Project Management or Project Management for IS/IT Professionals

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Software Testing Certificates

DESCRIPTION: Helps IT professionals, or those who want to transition into the software testing part of the IT field, become highly productive and effective testing professionals, managers and leaders. Three eight-week courses prepare you for today’s rigorous testing demands while providing powerful tools and techniques tohelp you earn industry-recognized certification from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®). This certificate program is ideal for test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, software developers or other IT professionals who may be expected toobtain advanced credentials. The master certificate is made up of three eight-week courses:

Essentials of Software Testing - (Tuition)
ISTQB® Software Testing Capstone - (Tuition)
Choose One Elective (Project Management for IS/IT Professionals, Maximizing Team Effectiveness for the IS/IT Project Manager, Essentials of Business Analysis or Essentials of IS Security)

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Essentials of Software Testing

Essentials of Software Testing provides knowledge, skills and techniques that will enable you tostrengthen your expertise in key areas such as:

General testing principles
Fundamental test procedures
Test planning
Static analysis techniques
Test design techniques
Using a risk-based approach to testing
Managing the testing process
Managing a test team
Incorporating tools and automation tosupport software testing

Key Topics: Fundamentals of Testing

General testing principles
Steps of the testing process
How software testing finds and prevents defects
Psychology of software testing
Software development models
Levels/phases of testing
Testing an existing system vs. a new application
Regression testing and impact analysis in maintenance
Static review techniques in the design phase
Applying static analysis for maximum benefitoStatic analysis tools
Steps in generic review process
Four primary types of reviews
Software testing body of knowledge (TBOK)
Black box, white box and experience-based techniques
Equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables
Traceability, test designs and test cases
Conducting a comprehensive risk analysis
Identifying and prioritizing risk areas
Choosing the proper test techniques for your software projects
Role of test lead and how it differs from other testers
Test planning and estimating including defining entry and exit criteria
Test progress monitoring and controlling techniques
How bug and incident reports are used
Ten steps for writing effective reports
Scripting techniques for test execution tools
Benefits and risks of test automation
How todesign and carry out a pilot program
How tosuccessfully deploy a testing tool throughout the organization

Earn 40 PDUs and 4.0 CEUs

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ISTQB® SOFTWARE TESTING CAPSTONE

This capstone course to the Master Certificate in Software Testing program will help you build upon the concepts and skills you learned in Essentials of Software Testing. Designed for students who are preparing to take the ISTQB®Certified Tester examination, this eight-week course includes a series of practice tests modeled after the actual ISTQB® Foundation Level (CTFL) exam. These practice exams with hundreds of questions can be repeated as many times as you like during the course, giving you many opportunities toimprove your knowledge, build your confidence, and refine your test-taking skills. Key Topics: Fundamentals of Testing

Learn how software testing is used toprevent defects
Steps that make up the testing process
General testing principles that guide software testing efforts
Psychology of software testing
Objectives and targets for software testing
The IEEE 12207 Standard
The CMMI Process Maturity Model
Quality characteristics found in the ISO 9126 Software Product Quality Standard
Applying static analysis for maximum benefitoSteps that make up the IEEE 1028 Standard for software reviews
Factors that lead tosuccessful reviews
Static analysis tools
Contents of the IEEE 829 Standard for Software Test Documentation
Equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, state transition testing, use case testing, code coverage and branch coverage
Specification-based (black box), structure-based (white box) and experience-based testing
Test planning and estimating
Selecting the proper test strategy
Test progress monitoring and controlling techniques
Applying the IEEE 829 Standard for Software Test Documentation
Impact of risk analysis and risk management on test planning
Test tool classifications
Tools that support test activities
Opportunities and risks associated with using test tools
Factors to consider when introducing test tools

40 PDUs, 4.0 CEUs

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