Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course and you don't need to be a computer geek to take it. But, you do need to be a strong PC and Internet user.

Registration

First, try our sample lesson FREE! In order to do that:

• On a main page click 'Sample Lesson' link. That will bring you to the 'Login to the site' page.
• Click 'Create New Account' button.
• Fill in the required fields and submit your request by clicking 'Create my new account' link.
• Immediately, an email will be sent to the email address you provided. Open the email you just received and click on the blue link.
• Click 'Yes' to confirm enrollment to the sample course.
• If email did not arrive, check your junk/bulk/trash folders. Your email system might filter it out.
• You can find detailed instructions 'How to create a new account' HERE.

That's it!

Next, click 'Unit' link to read theoretical materials. Click 'Quiz' to take a sample quiz.

If you have any questions, we will be happy to provide you with any information you may require to make an informed decision regarding the suitability of our course for you. You can reach us at: info@hitekschool.com

Please pay attention that in order to pay and enroll to any of our courses, you need to create an account first.

As a next step, you might register for the 'Testing Software Applications' course and begin your training. After registering, the following things will happen:

• You will get enrolled to the course and be able to login to our Course Management System to take lessons using your UserID and Password.
• A personal instructor will be assigned to you. He will answer your questions, grade your assignments and make suggestions when needed.
• You will be able to access our training application that you will be using in this course. The application is full of software errors, and the student needs to find them and report accordingly.
• You will get access to an online Defect Tracking System to report software errors.
• You will get access to online Test Management Utility to write Test Plans and Test Cases

Learning Process

There are 22 lessons in this course. Each lesson teaches you one specific testing activity such as writing test plans, designing test cases, performing function testing, etc.

A lesson contains 3 parts:

1. Unit - theoretical materials presented in two forms:
   • web page format
   • podcast format (audio), required Windows Media Player
2. Assignment - practice in doing real testing activity
3. Quiz - a brief exam (10 questions related to the lesson)

Assignments will be graded by your instructor, while quizzes will be graded automatically. Each assignment involves testing a real application, and reporting software errors using an online defect tracking system. A developer will fix the bugs you found, and create a new build of the application, which you will be able to access. After accessing a new build, you should:

• Verify that the bugs you found in the previous build were fixed (regression testing)
• Continue with the next assignment.

Lessons 1-9 will teach you Software Testing Methodology and best testing techniques

Lessons 10-15 will teach you Test Automation

Lessons 16-17 will provide you with introduction to relational databases and SQL.

Lessons 18-19 will teach you how to write a successful resume, and provide typical interview questions and answers.

Lesson 20 will teach you fundamentals of configuration management, maturity models and testing standards.

Lesson 21 will will provide you with introduction to Virtual Machines.

Lesson 22 will introduce you to UNIX operation system.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course (average grade of all assignments and quizzes is 60% or higher), student will be awarded the Certificate of Successful Graduation.

If the average grade of all assignments and quizzes is less than 60%, the student will be awarded with Certificate of Attendance.

Internship

All students with the average grade 60% or higher are entitled to Internship - practice work as a Software Tester on a real software development project. The internship we provide is a part-time unpaid position with one of our cooperative software companies.

The internship has the following objectives:

• Develop new skills and gain useful work experience
• Boost marketability after graduation
• Combine academic knowledge with hands on work experience

Companies look for people with experience and if you have that practical experience, your chances with them rise a great sum. Making sure you are as prepared as possible is important to stay on top in such a competitive industry.

Based on results of Internship, a reference can be provided by student request.