CITS5501 Software Testing and Quality Assurance (University of Western Australia): rated 1.5/5 overall across 12 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS5501 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing in Information Technology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 软件测试与质量保证
Type: Postgraduate/Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
Software testing and quality assurance processes are critical to ensure the success of software projects. This unit covers testing methodologies and theories including (1) standard test processes—unit tests, integration, system, performance, acceptance and installation; (2) testing methods—code inspections, equivalence class tests, path testing, conformance testing and use case tests; (3) verification and validation of software—inspections, test case design and execution, …
CITS5501 has 12 scored reviews: overall 1.5/5 · usefulness 1.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.7 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.4/5).
On Reddit: "Terrible and pointless lecture narration. More sarcasm than support in the help forum. Unhelpful course material. Alternative solutions to short-answer questions receive zero credit regardless of your reasoning. The UC runs the course like a dictator. Avoid this unit if you can,…"
On Reddit: "this unit is all about learning about the Unit coordinator not about the Unit Contents, you have to learn how he thinks of a solution not your critical thinking, Terrible unit i ever did"
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Q: Is CITS5501 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: usefulness 1.7/5, overall 1.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS5501, and when is it offered?
A: CITS5501 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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