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Beginner QA Training Program

Beginner Level 8 Weeks Live Online
Course Fee: $60 USD
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Course Overview

Launch your career in Quality Assurance with our comprehensive beginner-friendly program. This course is designed for individuals who are new to software testing and want to build a solid foundation in QA principles, methodologies, and industry best practices.

What You'll Achieve

  • Master fundamental software testing concepts
  • Learn to write effective test cases and test plans
  • Understand different testing methodologies
  • Gain hands-on experience with industry tools
  • Build a portfolio of testing projects
  • Prepare for entry-level QA positions

Course Information

Duration 8 Weeks (48 hours total)
Schedule Flexible timings available
Class Size Maximum 15 students
Format Live Online Sessions
Certificate Industry-recognized completion certificate
Support Career guidance & job placement assistance

Who Should Take This Course?

Recent Graduates

Computer Science, IT, or related field graduates looking to start their career in QA

Career Changers

Professionals from other fields wanting to transition into the tech industry

Complete Beginners

Individuals with no prior experience in software testing but eager to learn

Entry-Level Professionals

Those already working in tech who want to formalize their QA knowledge

Detailed 8-Week Curriculum

Week 1 & 2Getting started with Software Quality Assurance

Course Content

  • STLC and SDLC
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control / Verification vs Validation
  • Use Cases, Test cases and Test scenario
  • Test Plan and Test Strategy / Build and Release
  • Static Testing
  • AI enhanced Testing Methodologies

Tools

  • Test Planning Tools
  • Test Cases Management

Technical Documents

  • Test Plan Template
  • Test Strategy Document

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to understand basics of Software Quality Assurance. Which will be foundation for upcoming advanced topics.

Week 3 & 4Working with Bug & Testing Methodologies

Course Content

  • Testing Lifecycle/Bug Reports
  • Bug life cycle / Severity and Priority / Bug, Defect, Error
  • Bug leakage and bug release
  • Bug triage
  • Introduction to JIRA, Project Quality Management
  • Agile Project Management in JIRA - Scrum, Sprint, Backlog, Epic, User Story, Issue Type
  • Test Management in JIRA, test Cycle in JIRA
  • Black Box Vs White Box testing / Functional Testing Vs Non Functional Testing
  • Smoke Testing / Sanity Testing
  • Regression Testing

Tools

  • JIRA

Technical Documents

  • Bug Reporting Guidelines
  • Requirement Traceability Matrix

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to understand importance of the bug. They will be able to report bugs in project management tool. Now will practice every Agile ceremony. Also they will be able to use JIRA for Project Quality management.

Week 5More Learning on Testing Techniques

Course Content

  • Decision table testing / Equivalence partitioning / Boundary value analysis
  • White box Testing / Unit Testing / Alpha vs Beta Testing / Integration Testing
  • Stubs and Drivers
  • Performance Testing (Load, Stress, Spike and Capacity testing)
  • Getting started with Jmeter - Installation, configuration, understanding UI
  • Learning Thread Group, Samplers and Listeners
  • Assertions in Jmeter
  • Data driven testing using CSV files, Jmeter CI, functions and variables in Jmeter
  • Creating Rest API Requests (GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE) in Jmeter

Tools

  • JMeter

Technical Documents

  • Sample JMX files

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to perform effective positive and negative testing using testing techniques. Student will be able to perform performance testing using JMeter tool. Performance testing will cover Load and Stress testing.

Week 6Database Essentials & Getting Started with Automation

Course Content

  • Understanding Data and Database
  • Data Definition Language, Data Manipulation Language
  • Create Database and Tables, Learning DataTypes in SQL Primary & Foreign Key (DB Relationship)
  • Select, Where, AND, OR, NOT, Order By, Insert INTO, NULL Values, SQL Update, SQL Delete, SQL Top/Limit
  • SQL Functions Like, SQL Min and Max, SQL COUNT, AVG(), SUM(), SQL GROUP BY, HAVING
  • SQL JOINS (Inner, Left, Right, Full, Self Join)
  • What is Testing Automation, Manual vs Automation
  • Cypress Installation and Configuration, Writing First Test Case in Cypress, Test Runner Component in Cypress, Cypress Project Folder Structure in VS Code
  • Locators in Cypress, Interacting with UI Elements in Cypress
  • Assertions in Cypress
  • Grouping of Tests, CLI
  • API Testing using Cypress

Tools

  • MS SQL
  • Cypress

Technical Documents

  • Sample Queries

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to write sql queries on SQL database. They will also be able to design and developed databases. Students will be able to test web and mobile based software using test automation cypress tool. Programming Code. They will also be able to perform data driven testing.

Week 7Basics of Test Automation using Selenium & Python, Web Application Testing

Course Content

  • Setting up automation environment for Selenium and Python
  • Getting started with Python, Variables, Data Types, If-Else Statements, Functions, and Loops
  • Selenium Locators, Creating Selenium automated test with Selenium
  • Assert and Verify, Automation of different Test Cases
  • Web Application Testing, Testing UI Workflows, Testing Pages Links, Input Field Validations
  • Web Application Testing, Cross Browser Testing (Detailed Intro to LAMDA TEST), Responsive Web Apps
  • Web Application Testing, Native vs Hybrid Apps, Usability Testing, Compatibility Testing, Interface Testing, Service Testing
  • Mobile Application Testing, Functional, Performance Testing, Installation Testing, Security Testing
  • Mobile Application Testing, Accessibility Testing, Interruption Testing

Tools

  • Selenium with Python
  • LAMDA Test

Technical Documents

  • Sample Code Snippets

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to perform basic level test automation scripting with python with selenium. They will also practice different test case types and practice of test automation. Students will be able to perform full website testing on web and mobile applications.

Week 8The Final Week - Interview Preparation & AI in Testing

Course Content

  • Interview Preparation Guidance + Use of ChatGPT for SQA Engineer + MOCK Interview (Optional)
  • Learn the use of AI to enhance software testing skills

Tools

  • ChatGPT

Technical Documents

  • Interview Questions Bank

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to pass SQA related interviews. Also, how to use AI tools in Software Quality Assurance field.

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Skills

Comfortable using computers, web browsers, and basic software applications

English Proficiency

Good understanding of English for technical communication and documentation

Passion to Learn

Eagerness to learn new concepts and dedication to complete the course

Note: No prior programming or testing experience required. This course is designed for complete beginners!

Your Instructor

Qasim Nazir - Lead QA Instructor

Qasim Nazir

Lead QA Instructor & Founder

With over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, Qasim has led QA teams at Fortune 500 companies and specialized in building test automation frameworks. He holds certifications in ISTQB and Agile Testing methodologies and has trained over 500 students who have successfully launched their QA careers.

ISTQB Certified 10+ Years Experience 500+ Students Trained
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Ready to Start Your QA Journey?

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Beginner QA Training

$ 60 USD
8-week comprehensive program
Live online sessions
Hands-on projects and assignments
Industry-recognized certificate
Career guidance and job placement assistance
Lifetime access to course materials
Access to alumni network
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Next Batch Starts June 15, 2024
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