SGD 134: SGD Quality Assurance

WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMPUTER & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NO: SGD 134
TITLE: SGD Quality Assurance

Textbooks

Title: Game Testing All In One, Second Edition

Author: Charles P. Schultz, Robert Bryant, Tim Langdell, Ph.D

ISBN: 978-1936420162

Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information

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Credit hours: 3

Pre-requisites: SGD 112

Co-requisites: None

Description: This course provides an introduction to software quality assurance as it relates to simulation and game development. Emphasis is placed on designing and using testing tools, usage of bug databases, and on learning methodologies required for systematic, detail-oriented testing procedures for the simulation and game industry. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the proper skills to obtain a job as a quality assurance tester in the simulation/game industry.

Course Goals:

To introduce the basic skills required to get a quality assurance position in the games industry
To teach how to apply those skills on the job
To demonstrate the types of bugs that you may encounter while testing
To practice how to identify, log, and track bugs using industry standard software
To introduce the game production cycle and how Quality Assurance fits into the larger picture
To practice these skills by working through real world examples

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion, students will be able to demonstrate (through completion of classwork and assignments) an understanding of a good game design and an overview of the game development process.

Demonstrate the knowledge learned by the proper bug creation by the students.
Assess the quality of video games that have either been released or are in development.
Use knowledge of quality assurance theory to find defects.
Use knowledge of quality assurace practices to create test documents.

The Core Values of Wake Technical Community College
Respect	Instructor and students will foster an environment that is respectful of all.
Responsibility	Instructor and students will foster an environment that promotes taking responsibility for one's actions and obligations.
Critical Thinking	Instructor and students will strive to improve the critical thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Communication	Instructor and students will strive to ensure that both written and oral communications are clearly understood.
Collaboration	Instructor and students will strive to develop collaborative skills.

Grading Is As Follows:
Exams	40
Labs	40
Projects	10
Participation	10

Classroom Policies:

Students are responsible for all of the information presented in the Wake Technical Community College Student Handbook.
Please note that computers are to be used at all times for official course purposes. Use of computers for general web surfing, email, chat rooms, social networking etc. is not allowed. Violation of this rule will result in a grade deduction and possible loss of computer privileges.
The college forbids the use of audible electronic equipment (cell phones, mobile devices, portable music players, etc.) during instructional time.
If you miss a lecture or arrive late, you are responsible for the material presented, handouts distributed, and any announcements made that day. The instructor will not provide notes for missed classes.

Email Policy:

Every student has an official Wake Tech-provided email account which is to be used for all email correspondence with instructors and college officials. Some information (such as instructor to student correspondence, WebAdvisor registration info, and financial aid information) from Wake Tech will ONLY be emailed to this address. Students in all curriculum classes MUST activate and use their my.waketech.edu account. Once you have activated your email account, you may choose to re-direct your email to another email account of your preference. However, please be advised that Wake Tech will send email to your Wake Tech email account only and that college officials and instructors may decline to accept email from accounts other than the college-issued my.waketech.edu account.

For more information about your Wake Tech-provided email account, please visit the Wake Tech student portal at my.waketech.edu and click on Support. You must wait 24 hours after activating your my.waketech.edu account before you can activate your email account.

Unit	Coursework	Textbook/Assignments
Tentative Schedule Note: This schedule is subject to some changes/modifications per Instructor-- This is offered as only a study guide. The pace of each class differs according to the instructional needs of the students in the class. Always consult with your instructor. Note** A Final Project may be assigned in lieu of a Final Exam.
1	Introduction to Game Testing Go over syllabus	Paper – Why Game Testing is Important
2	Two Rules of Game Testing	Read: Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Questions
3	Being a Game Tester	Read: Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Questions
4	Why Testing is Important	Read: Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Questions
5	The Game Team	Read: Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Questions
6	Game Production Cycle	Read: Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Questions
7	Software Quality	Read: Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Questions
8	Midterm Exam	Midterm Exam
9	Test Phases	Read: Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Questions
10	The Test Process	Read: Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Questions
11	Testing by Numbers	Read: Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Questions
12	Play Testing and Ad Hoc Testing	Read: Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Questions
13	Types of Bugs	Powerpoint Questions
14	Brainstorm for final project/research Exam Review	Bug Assignment
15	Final Project	Course Review
16	Final Exam	Final Exam