Test Release Candidate (Activity)
| 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) |
Background:
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Directions:
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
Deliverables:
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Assessment:
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| Criteria | Level 1 (fail) | Level 2 (pass) | Level 3 (good) | Level 4 (exceptional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of the project | ||||
| Why the project is open source |
Comments:
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Additional Information:
| 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/) |
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