Learning Software Testing: A beginner's guide

Comparison of Manual and Automated Testing through Test Plan and Execution

What you'll learn
To understand the usefulness of software testing and comprehend different testing types
To use appropriate methods to test web and desktop applications
To differentiate between manual and automated testing
To learn different automated testing tools
To develop and execute a test plan

Requirements
No prior programming or testing experience needed
You will learn how to develop and execute a test plan
Description
The course focuses on the basics in software testing methodologies. Students will explore the importance of software testing, why we need to carry out software testing, its relation with software quality and its place within the software development life cycle. They will be introduced with different types of software testing such as White box, black box and gray box testing.

They will be introduced to the concept of automated software testing through ATLM - Automated Software Testing Lifecycle Methodology. A couple of automated testing tools such as Selenium and WebLoad will be taught as well.

Concepts related to different stages of testing such as unit testing, regression testing, integration testing and acceptance testing are also introduced. They will be taught different phases of Software Testing Lifecycle - STLC. In the first phase of STLC, students will learn different techniques of requirements gathering and how to create a requirements traceability matrix - RTM. Then they will learn about test strategy and test planning. They will learn how to create, manage and execute a test plan. In the next phase, students will be taught how to write test cases, both for functional and non-functional testing. A template will be provided for this purpose. They will be taught how automated software testing lifecycle is different from a traditional testing lifecycle.

Who this course is for
This course is intended for students who want to learn software testing procedure and get familiar with some automated testing tools such as Selenium, Webload etc.