Learn Software Testing : Beginner to Expert.

Updated 2025

Welcome to the “Comprehensive Software Testing Bootcamp: Empowering Testers” ! Whether you’re starting from scratch or aiming to enhance your skills in Quality Assurance (QA), this course is designed to cater to beginners and aspiring professionals . No prior programming background is required; just a few hours of commitment each week will lead you to gain a deep understanding of software testing, transforming you into a matured QA professional by the end of the journey.

What Sets This Course Apart?

Led by an experienced industry practitioner committed to your success, this course offers a unique blend of theory and hands-on practice. I believe in making learning enjoyable and engaging, fostering a supportive community where students can succeed. The course structure ensures a seamless learning experience including practical insights that prepare you for real-world challenges in the software testing landscape.

On finishing each module you can test your knowledge & understanding with a Level Up Quiz.

Upon enrollment, you’ll gain exclusive access to an application designed for manual testing, test automation, performance testing, and API testing. This personalized platform ensures a seamless learning experience, allowing you to practice and apply your skills in a real-world context.

Course Overview:

1. Introduction
   1. What sets this course apart? Why choose me as your instructor? – My commitment to you.
   2. Have fun – This course wasn’t created in a Day. – Join the Community – Explanation of the course structure and format

2. Overview of Software Testing & the Industry
   1. What is Testing & Why is it Important ?
   2. Overview of Testing Market & opportunities for us
   3. Tester, QA, SDET & Testing vs QA Explained
   4. How Software Testing Is aligned in organizations.
   5. Module Quiz

3. Software Lifecycles & What matters to QA
   1. SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Explained
   2. STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle) Explained
   3. Defect Lifecycle Explained
   4. Verification, Validation , Assertions Explained
   5. Module Quiz

4. Types of Software Testing
   1. Types of Software Testing Explained
   2. Overview of Functional Testing
   3. Overview of Non-Functional Testing
   4. Module Quiz

5. Understanding Functional Testing
   1. Integration Testing
   2. Smoke & Sanity Testing
   3. System Testing
   4. Regression Testing
   5. User Acceptance Testing
   6. Globalization & Localization Testing
   7. Module Quiz

6. Non-Functional Testing Explained
   1. Performance Testing
   2. Security Testing
   3. Usability Testing
   4. Compatibility Testing
   5. Module Quiz

7. Test Strategy & components of Testing Lifecycle
   1. Test Strategy
   2. Workshop on Test Strategy
   3. Requirements
   4. Workshop on Requirements
   5. Test Plan
   6. Workshop on Test Plan
   7. Writing Testcases
   8. Workshop on Writing Testcases
   9. Priority & Severity of Tests
   10. Test Execution – Pre Module
   11. Module Quiz

8. Test Execution
   1. Executing Testcases
   2. Workshop on Executing Testcases
   3. Sanity & Smoke Tests
   4. Test Execution Results & Reporting
   5. Re-Testing & Regression Testing
   6. Module Quiz

9. Bugs & Defects
   1. Defect Lifecycle
   2. Priority vs Severity of Defects
   3. More on Defects
   4. Workshop on Defects
   5. Module Quiz

10. More Testing
    1. Test Cycle
    2. Unit Testing
    3. Module Quiz

11. Test Management
    1. Test Management Overview
    2. TestCases
    3. Test Cycles, Phase & Execution
    4. Tools & Products
12. Testing yours apps : UI
    1. Manual Testing
    2. Automation Testing Basics
    3. More Automation Testing Basics
    4. UI testing
    5. Automation of UI tests
    6. Module Quiz

13. Testing your apps : APIs
    1. API Refresher
    2. BookStore App API – Part 1
    3. BookStore App API – Part 2
    4. API Testing Basics
    5. API Documentation and Specifications
    6. API Testing Tools
    7. Module Quiz

14. Testing your apps : Mobile
    1. Mobile Testing
    2. Automation of Mobile Testing
    3. Module Quiz

15. Javascript Basics , Node.js & VSCode
    1. why Javascript ?
    2. Variables
    3. Operators
    4. Conditional Statements
    5. Loops
    6. Functions
    7. Arrays
    8. Objects
    9. Async & Await
    10. Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM)
    11. Installation – Node.js & NPM
    12. Installation – VSCode
    13. Module Quiz

16. Test Automation with Selenium
    1. Overview of Selenium and its use in automated testing
    2. Extensions to find Xpath & Identifiers in Selenium
    3. Install Firefox, Selenium WebDriver & few baby steps
    4. Webpage Interactions
    5. TC001
    6. Node.js Assertions in Selenium
    7. Advanced Assertions – Introduction to Chai
    8. Setting things in order – Modularization of the code
    9. Data-Driven Test Automation with Selenium WebDriver
    10. Working with JavaScript testing framework – Mocha
    11. Building Test Run Reports with Mocha
    12. Adding Screenshots to our Automation Reports with Mochawesome
    13. TC007 – End to End Test
    14. Module Quiz

17. API Testing & Automation with SoapUI
    1. SoapUI Installation & quick overview
    2. Getting Started with a Project
    3. Getting Started with a Project using swagger definition
    4. Creating Tests from Requests
    5. More Assertions
    6. Exchanging API Response Data & Dynamic Assertions
    7. Introducing Groovy Programming in SoapUI
    8. Running Tests & Doing more with Groovy
    9. API test Automation with Advanced Groovy
    10. TestRunner & Reports in SoapUI
    11. Module Quiz

18. Performance Testing using Jmeter
    1. Jmeter Installation
    2. Recording a JMeter Test
    3. Fixing the Recorded Test
    4. Adding Parameterization
    5. Running in CLI
    6. Module Quiz

19. Cross Browser Testing
    1. Browser Tests & Cross Browser Testing
    2. Overview of BitBar
    3. Running Selenium Tests in Bitbar
    4. Module Quiz

20. Test Management with Zephyr
    1. Introduction to gitpod
    2. Zephyr Enterprise Logistics & Installation
    3. Test Management with Zephyr Enterprise – Part A
    4. Test Management with Zephyr Enterprise – Part B
    5. Module Quiz
21. API Testing & Automation with Postman
    1. Why are we learning Postman
    2. Getting started with Postman
    3. Parameters, Variables and Exchanging API Response Data
    4. Verifications and Assertions with Postman
    5. Postman Collections
    6. Postman Automation, newman and cli
    7. Module Quiz