CS 647Software Testing, Quality Assurance and Maintenance
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Subject
- Computer Science
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Introduces students to systematic testing of software systems. Software verification, reviews, metrics, quality assurance, and prediction of software reliability and availability. Related management issues.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 6423 | 0 / 5 | TTh 17:30–18:50 |
| LAB 201 | 6425 | 0 / 5 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 6424 | 0 / 5 | Th 20:00–20:50 |
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention CS 647, April 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2024
Waiting for that last grade to appear in Quest be like: 139 points, 7 comments
u/leegamer42: “Waiting for CS 647”
Winter 2022
Anyone taking ECE454/CS 447/647 1 point, 0 comments
Winter 2020
Anyone have experience with ECE653 or its offshoots CS447/ECE453/CS647/SE465 0 points, 1 comment
u/Hadokuv: “I'm picking courses for next semester. I'm an ECE grad student and this weird monstrosity of a course is one of the only software courses that are available that I'd be ok taking with just online delivery. Has anyone taken it and have some insight into it? …”
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