| Tutorial A |
Software Testing for Mission-Critical Ground Systems |
| Length |
Half day |
| Fee |
$175 |
| Time |
8:00 - 11:30 A.M. |
| Overview |
Testing is one of the most critical development activities from a mission assurance perspective. This tutorial will define the various levels of software testing from software unit testing through ground system testing and will describe the characteristics of those levels of testing that are necessary for a robust software test program. Exit criteria for each level of software testing will be described, as will best practices from the field of software testing and requirements of the SMC Standard “Software Development Standard for Space Systems”. Software and system life cycle models will be described, and how software testing fits into these life cycle models will be highlighted. |
| Instructor |
Suellen Eslinger, The Aerospace Corporation |
| Biography |
Suellen Eslinger is a Distinguished Engineer at The Aerospace
Corporation with over 40 years experience in software engineering and the
acquisition of software-intensive systems. During her 24 years at Aerospace,
she has supported numerous national security space programs. She is a
Principal Investigator for software acquisition research and also leads curriculum
development and delivery of software acquisition training courses for The
Aerospace Institute. Previously, she worked at Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC) and General Research Corporation (GRC), where she developed software
and managed software development projects for DoD and NASA systems. Ms.
Eslinger is widely published and has given numerous conference presentations
and tutorials in the fields of software engineering and software acquisition. She
has B.S. and M.S. degrees in mathematics, from Goucher College and University
of Arizona, respectively. |
| What Participants Should Expect to Learn |
The participants should expect to
learn the characteristics of a robust software test program from a mission
assurance perspective. |
| Who Should Attend |
Intended
participants include (1) software engineers and systems engineers responsible
for ground systems development and (2) software acquisition personnel
responsible for acquiring or supporting the acquisition of software-intensive
ground systems. Some background in software engineering is required. |
