CS 5314/7314, Fall 2025

Software Testing and Quality Assurance

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Prof. Jeff Tian
Dept. of Computer Science,
Southern Methodist University,
3145 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75275
Caruth Hall 425
(214)768-2861
tian@smu.edu (preferred means of communication)
s2.smu.edu/~tian/class/7314.25f
W 6:30p-9:20pm, Caruth 183
M 2-3pm, W 2-4pm and by appointment via e-mail
Jinghua He (jinghuah@mail.smu.edu)

Announcement:

This Website is still under construction. Please be patient.
All submissions of course work are via Canvas CS 7314-701C (both 5314-701C and 7314-400 sections have been merged into this section).
Exam info:
- Midterm Exam: 10/8/2025 at the regular class time;
- Final Exam: 12/17/2025 at the regular class time;
- Sample exams will be available on Canvas.

A syllabus following the standard SMU Simple Syllabus format will be posted on Canvas (a link and a PDF file in the "files" section).
Detailed description of course contents and tentative schedule.
Information/material at my book website for Software Quality Engineering, including slides for all the chapters.
List of additional references and relevant papers from SMU/Tian group.

Prepared by Jeff Tian (tian@smu.edu).
Posted: Aug. 24, 2025. Last update: Aug. 24, 2025.