[Year 12 IT Apps] The new PSM

[Mark Scott]

What the dickens is informal testing?

Mark Scott

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Well, as I understand it, "Formal Testing" does not have the same purpose as informal testing.

Formal testing verifies that the customer's expectations have been satisfied, rather than just proving that the output is accurate.

Mark Scott wrote:
>  
> 
> Surely if you are testing (and making changes) then the product is not finished and hence still in development.
> 
> Mark Scott
> Luther College
> 
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> Mark Scott wrote:
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>> Testing is in the development stage (where it should be).
> 
> Informal testing occurs during development.  Formal testing occurs after the product is finished (e.g. acceptance testing) to prove it fulfils the specifications laid down during analysis.
> 
> At least that's what my ol' mum used to tell me when I were a wee lad.
> 
>> Implementation is missing but it could be argued that this is a 
>> problem solving methodology and not SDLC
>>
>> I'm not sure what "validating" is doing under development.
>>
>> Surely electronic validation is covered under Manipulating (coding).
>>
>> And as a lone voice I think the extra is outcome could be useful to students. The outcome seems to focus on the differences between Spreadsheets and Databases. 
>>
>> Mark Scott
>> Luther College
>>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:46 AM
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>> The new study design has a new model for the Problem Solving Methodology:
>>
>> "For the purposes of this study design the methodology comprises four
>> stages: analysing, designing, developing and evaluating."
>>
>> First we had the ADDTDIE model, then ADDTIE, now ADDE.
>>
>> I can see why documentation might be subsumed into Development, but I'm curious why formal Testing and Implementation have been removed.  They haven't even been subsumed into remaining phases.
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Mark Kelly
Manager - Information Systems
McKinnon Secondary College
kel AT mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085 Fax +613 9578 9253

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