Test Release Candidate (Activity)

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Title	Release Testing
Overview	Student will test a release candidate for an open source software project and report findings.
Prerequisite Knowledge	Students will probably need to use git (see the Git_Activity series).
Learning Objectives	Students will be able to (1) explain how release testing fits into the SLDC lifecycle (2) go through the steps of a release test and provide their observations (3) be able to describe (in generic terms) the steps required for release testing (3)

Is there background reading material?

Are there other activities the student should have done first?

What is the rational for this activity?

Include helpful hints to faculty here.

1) Read about what release testing is and why it's done 2) Test a release 3) Write release testing instructions for a new version of a boxed cake mix

What will the student hand in?

How will the activity be graded?

How will learning will be measured?

Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.

Criteria	Level 1 (fail)	Level 2 (pass)	Level 3 (good)	Level 4 (exceptional)
The purpose of the project
Why the project is open source

What should the instructor know before using this activity?

What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?

Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit	What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 knowledge area and units does this activity cover? ACM_Body_of_Knowledge
Topic	What specific topics are addressed? The Computing Curriucula 2013 provides a list of topics - https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf
Level of Difficulty	Is this activity easy, medium or challenging?
Estimated Time to Completion	How long should it take for the student to complete the activity?
Materials/Environment	What does the student need? Internet access, IRC client, Git Hub account, LINUX machine, etc.?
Author	Who wrote this activity?
Source	Is there another activity on which this activity is based? If so, please provide a link to the original resource.
License	Under which license is this material made available? (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)

Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.

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-|'''Overview''' || High level description of what the student will do
+|'''Overview''' || Student will test a release candidate for an open source software project and report findings.
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-|'''Prerequisite Knowledge''' || What topics and tools does the student need to know prior to beginning this activity?
+|'''Prerequisite Knowledge''' || Students will probably need to use git (see the [[Git_Activity]] series).
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-|'''Learning Objectives''' || What should the student be able to do after completing completed this activity?
+|'''Learning Objectives''' || Students will be able to (1) explain how release testing fits into the SLDC lifecycle (2) go through the steps of a release test and provide their observations (3) be able to describe (in generic terms) the steps required for release testing (3)
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 === Directions: ===
-What should the student do?
+) Read about what release testing is and why it's done
+) Test a release
+) Write release testing instructions for a new version of a boxed cake mix