Course Overview
The Quality Assurance for Interactive Media has been engineered for students testing trials of newly-developed websites, apps or interactive media. The primary objective of this course is to detect bugs and performance issues before a new media product reaches the client or final consumer. The students will learn how to develop and run a test plan, cooperate with other team members and designers and create progress and final reports. Students will be assessed by a combination of assignments, quizzes and term project.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Specify the overall testing goals and strategy for the functionality of a new media product being tested.
- Produce testing plan for a live new media product.
- Select, obtain and assign the appropriate resources to complete predefined tasks.
- Organize and lead teams for bug detection tests.
- Justify decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable for improving new media products.
- Execute plan tests on multiple browser and mobile platforms.
- Review and analyze UI elements and compare expected test results against actual application behaviour.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2020
Related Programs
Quality Assurance for Interactive Media (MDIA 4590) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- New Media Design and Web Development
Diploma Full-time
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