QA Software Testing Training

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to QA Testing

• Understanding Quality Assurance (QA) and its significance in software development.

• Role of QA testers in ensuring product quality.

• Overview of different types of testing methodologies.

• Introduction to manual testing vs. automated testing.

Module 2: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Understanding the phases of SDLC.

• Exploring the role of QA throughout the SDLC stages.

• How QA integrates with different development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps).

Module 3: Fundamentals of Manual Testing

• Basics of manual testing: planning, execution, and reporting.

• Writing test cases and test scenarios.

• Test case design techniques: Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Tables, etc.

Module 4: Test Management Tools

• Introduction to popular test management tools such as TestRail, HP ALM, and Jira.

• Understanding test case management, requirements traceability, and defect tracking.

Module 5: Introduction to Automation Testing

• Understanding the need for automation testing.

• Overview of automation testing tools: Selenium, Appium, TestComplete, etc.

• Pros and cons of automation testing.

Module 6: Introduction to Selenium

• Understanding Selenium WebDriver and its architecture.

• Setting up Selenium WebDriver environment.

• Basic Selenium commands and operations.

Module 7: Web Testing with Selenium

• Locating elements on a web page using various locators (ID, Name, XPath, CSS Selector).

• Performing actions such as click, type, submit, etc., using Selenium WebDriver.

• Handling different types of web elements (input fields, buttons, links, etc.).

Module 8: Advanced Selenium Concepts

• Handling dynamic elements and waits in Selenium.

• Working with frames, pop-ups, and alerts.

• Handling multiple windows and tabs in Selenium.

Module 9: TestNG Framework

• Introduction to TestNG framework for Selenium.

• Setting up TestNG and configuring test suites.

• Writing and executing test cases using TestNG annotations.

Module 10: Data-Driven Testing

• Understanding data-driven testing and its advantages.

• Implementing data-driven testing using TestNG DataProvider.

• Reading test data from Excel files and databases.

Module 11: Page Object Model (POM)

• Understanding the Page Object Model design pattern.

• Implementing POM in Selenium for better test maintenance and reusability.

• Creating page classes and test classes in POM framework.

Module 12: Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with Cucumber

• Introduction to BDD and Gherkin language.

• Setting up Cucumber framework for Selenium.

• Writing feature files, step definitions, and running Cucumber tests.

Module 13: Continuous Integration (CI) and Jenkins

• Introduction to CI/CD pipeline.

• Setting up Jenkins for automated builds and testing.

• Integrating Selenium tests with Jenkins.

Module 14: API Testing

• Understanding API testing and its importance.

• Tools for API testing: Postman, SoapUI, etc.

• Writing and executing API test cases.

Module 15: Performance Testing

• Introduction to performance testing and tools like JMeter.

• Understanding performance metrics and benchmarks.

• Running and analyzing performance tests.

Module 16: Security Testing

• Basics of security testing and its importance.

• Common security vulnerabilities and threats.

• Tools and techniques for conducting security testing.

Module 17: Mobile Testing

• Overview of mobile testing challenges and strategies.

• Introduction to mobile testing tools: Appium, Selendroid, etc.

• Testing mobile applications on different platforms (iOS, Android).

Module 18: Test Automation Frameworks

• Introduction to test automation frameworks: Keyword-driven, Data-driven, Hybrid, etc.

• Understanding the benefits and features of each type of framework.

• Designing and implementing custom test automation frameworks