By the end of the course, you should be able to: 

• explain why it is important to measure software reliability.
• describe a generic statistical approach and some specific models and methods
• describe methods for comparing and assessing the accuracy of predictions.
• interpret the results of applying these methods,
• explain the capability and limitations of software reliability measurement, with particular reference to testing strategies and diverse systems.
• argue the need for reliability assessment at all stages of the software life-cycle, identifying the role of software reliability models in this wider context.
• apply the principles of measurement to ensure that meaningful sets of statistics are obtained for the assessment of reliability.
• define the number of (as yet) unanswered questions.

The course will cover the following range of topics:

• Introduction to Software Reliability 
• Software Reliability Improvement 
• Total Quality Software Management 
• Measuring Software Reliability 
• Software Reliability Techniques and Tools 
• Software Reliability Engineering Practice