TESTING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS COURSE

Lesson #1 Software Quality Assurance and Software Testing

Unit 1

• Software Testing as a professional discipline
• Testing Skills and Attitude
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Software Quality Assurance place in Software Development Life Cycle
• Verification Testing
• Validation Testing
• Limitations and Objectives of Testing
• Ad-Hoc Testing

Assignment 1

• Ad-hoc testing of build #1 of training application

Lesson #2 Software Quality and Categories of Software Errors

Unit 2

• Definition of Software Quality
• Definition of Software Error
• Categories of Software Errors
• Reporting and Analyzing bugs
• Defect Tracking System

Assignment 2

• Regression Testing on build #2 of training application
• Working with defect tracking system

Lesson #3 Understanding Documentation

Unit 3

• Necessity of Documentation
• Requirements Specification
• Functional Design Specification
• Internal Design Specification

Assignment 3

• Regression Testing on build #3 of training application
• Using external documentation as input for test case design

Lesson #4 Test Planning

Unit 4

• Test Plan
• Traceability Matrix
• Test Planning Lists
• Prioritizing Test Tasks

Assignment 4

• Regression Testing on build #4 of training application
• Create Test Plan for training application
• Create traceability matrix for specific area of application

Lesson #5 The Art of Writing Test Cases

Unit 5

• Definition of a Test Case
• Object Oriented technique for Test Design
• Equivalence Partitioning
• Boundary Conditions

Assignment 5

• Regression Testing on build #5 of training application
• Write test cases for training application

Lesson #6 Gluing it All Together

Unit 6

• Smoke Testing
• Function Testing
• Regression Testing
• System Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• When testing should be stopped

Assignment 6

• Regression Testing on build #6 of training application
• Performing structured function testing

Lesson #7 Fundamentals of Web Applications Architecture

Unit 7

• Mainframe Application Architecture
• Desktop Application Architecture
• Client - Server Application Architecture
• Components of Web Based System

Assignment 7

• Dynamic versus Static Web Pages research
  

Lesson #8 Testing Web Applications

Unit 8

• Usability Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Security Testing
• Accessibility Testing

Assignment 8

• Testing Web Application

Lesson #9 Test Management Utilities

Unit 9

• Overview of best test management tools on the market
• Working with test management tool:
  • Create test plan
  • Create test suite
  • Write test cases
  • Execute test cases
  • View execution results

Assignment 9

• Work with test management tool

Mid-Term Exam

Lesson #10 Test Automation Basics

Unit 10

• Types of Test Automation Tools
• GUI Test Automation Paradigm
• Benefits of Test Automation
• Limitations of Test Automation
• Object Recognition Principles
• Automation tools evaluation
• Understand your first script code

Assignment 10

• Recording first script
  

Lesson #11 Modifying Scripts

Unit 11

• Synchronization
• Validation
• Custom Validation Points
• Exist Property
• If...Then...Else Statement
• Making your script robust 

Assignment 11

• Modifying script
  

Lesson #12 Modularity and Reusability

Unit 12

• Maintenance Challenge
• Introducing Modules
• Sub Procedures
• Functions
• Variables

Assignment 12

• Adding modularity to your script

Lesson #13 Parameterization

Unit 13

• Adding arguments
• Parameterizing Validation Points
• Handling Invalid Input

Assignment 13

• Parameterizing your script

Lesson #14 Data - Driven Approach

Unit 14

• Data-Driven approach
• Random Number object
• For...Next Statement

Assignment 14

• Utilize Data-Driven approach in your script

Unit 15

• Performance testing
• Load/Stress testing

Assignment 15

• Record script
• Configure session options
• Run a test
• Analyze test results

Lesson #16 Introduction to Relational Databases

Unit 16

• Tables
• Keys
• Relations
• Normalization
• Market of RDMS

Assignment 16

• Create custom database

Lesson #17 SQL

Unit 17

• Introduction to Structured Query Language

Assignment 17

• Running SQL queries against database

Lesson #18 Resume and Job Search

Unit 18

• Create a Successful Resume
• Create a Cover Letter
• Get Information about open positions
• Prepare for Interview
• Interview like a Pro
• Interview Follow Up

Assignment 18

• Write a Resume
• Write a Cover Letter
• Prepare your life story

Lesson #19 Interview Questions

Unit 19

• General Questions
• Technical Questions

Assignment 19

• Answering Interview Questions

Lesson #20 QA Management

Unit 20

• Maturity Models
• Configuration Management
• Testing Standards

Final Exam

Lesson #21 Virtual Machines

Unit 21

• Concept of Virtualization
• Create new Virtual Machine
• Run existing Virtual Machine

Assignment 19

• Practicing in creating and running virtual machines

Lesson #22 Introduction to UNIX

Unit 22

• Basic Shell commands
• Working with vi editor

Assignment 22

• Practicing in working with Shell and vi