QA Course Outline
Course Title: QA Engineer Manual and Automation Course
Course Duration: 3 Months
Course Overview: The QA Engineer Manual and Automation Course is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the field of software quality assurance. This comprehensive course covers both manual and automation testing techniques, enabling students to become proficient in ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications. Through a combination of theoretical lessons, practical exercises, and real-world projects, participants will gain hands-on experience in all aspects of the QA testing process.
Course Outline:
Month 1: Manual Testing Fundamentals
Week 1:
- Introduction to Software Testing
- Roles and Responsibilities of a QA Engineer
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Testing Life Cycle (TLC)
- Types of Testing: Functional, Non-Functional, and Regression Testing
Week 2:
- Test Planning and Test Strategy
- Test Case Design Techniques
- Test Execution and Defect Reporting
- Test Metrics and Test Management Tools
- Test Documentation and Traceability Matrix
Week 3:
- Black Box Testing Techniques
- Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis
- Decision Table Testing
- State Transition Testing
- Error Guessing and Exploratory Testing
Week 4:
- White Box Testing Techniques
- Statement Coverage and Branch Coverage
- Code Review and Static Analysis
- Integration Testing and System Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Month 2: Automation Testing Fundamentals
Week 1:
- Introduction to Automation Testing
- Benefits and Challenges of Automation Testing
- Test Automation Frameworks
- Introduction to Selenium WebDriver
Week 2:
- Locators and Web Elements in Selenium
- Interacting with Web Elements: Clicking, Typing, Selecting, etc.
- Handling Alerts and Pop-ups
- Synchronization and Waits in Selenium
Week 3:
- TestNG Framework for Test Automation
- Test Data Management in Automation
- Data-Driven Testing with Excel or CSV files
- Cross-Browser Testing with Selenium
Week 4:
- Page Object Model (POM) Design Pattern
- Test Reporting and Logging in Automation
- Handling Dynamic Elements
- Introduction to API Testing with REST-assured
Month 3: Advanced Topics in Automation Testing
Week 1:
- Test Automation Best Practices
- Continuous Integration and Jenkins Integration
- TestNG Annotations and Test Execution Control
- Test Configuration Management and Test Environment Setup
Week 2:
- Automation Framework Design and Implementation
- Data-Driven Framework using Excel or CSV files
- Keyword-Driven Framework
- Hybrid Framework combining Data-Driven and Keyword-Driven approaches
Week 3:
- Performance Testing with JMeter
- Security Testing Fundamentals
- Mobile Application Testing with Appium
- Introduction to Test Automation using Cucumber and Gherkin
Week 4:
- Advanced Automation Techniques: Test Doubles, Mocking, and Stubs
- Test Maintenance and Refactoring
- Test Coverage and Code Quality Metrics
- Introduction to Load Testing
Note: Throughout the course, participants will have opportunities to work on real-world projects, where they will apply the concepts and tools learned in the course to solve practical testing challenges.
Please note that the course outline provided is a general guideline and can be customized based on the specific needs and requirements of the participants.