The Department of Computer Science organized a guest lecture on 18th April 2023to provide additional support for the software testing component of the Web Developer skill course for FY B.Voc(ST) students.
Mrs. Gina Parab, Director of QA and Support Services, Mrs. Durga Khedekar, Senior QA, and Mrs. Diliya Borker, Senior QA, from Creative Capsule – an IT company – were the Resource Persons for the session. This lecture was open to all students in the Department, and 30 students registered for the session. The session began with Mr. Andre Pacheco, the faculty member, providing a brief introduction to the Resource Persons and the session.
During the lecture, Ms. Parab explained the outline of the session and discussed the different job roles to expect as a Software tester/QA. She then proceeded to explain the various concepts of testing, followed by Ms. Khedekar who went into details of System and Integration testing, giving various examples used in industry. Finally, Ms. Borker took up the concepts of black-box and white-box testing and gave a live example of an e-commerce platform and the different testing cycles that needed to be conducted.
At the end, FY B.Voc student, Ms. Bhakti Mirashi expressed gratitude by thanking the Resource Persons. They were then presented with a memento by the Principal, Prof. Prita D. Mallya, and HoD, Mr. Sumit Kumar during the Valedictory ceremony.
Participants were satisfied with the session, and some FY & SY students expressed interest in learning more about software testing. The Resource Persons were delighted to share their contact details and provide assistance to the students in pursuing a career in QA/Software testing.
