QA COURSE CURRICULUM

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Introduction



• Various Types of SDLC
• Waterfall
• Iterative
• Prototype
• Spiral
• RAD/XP/Agile/Scrum
• V-Model
• RUP

Testing Methodology

• Purpose



• Introduction



• Test Process


• Test Planning
• Test Case Execution
• Test Result Evaluation


• Test Stages
• Unit Test
• Integration Test
• Quality Assurance Test
• Regression Test
• System Test
• User Acceptance Test
• Operational Readiness Test
• Production Readiness Test
• Test Stages Activities - Roles and Responsibilities


• Test Environment



• Resources and Training
• Unit Test
• Integration Test
• System Test
• User Acceptance Test
• Operational Readiness Test
• Production Readiness Test


• Test Status Reports
• Resource Involvement
• Training Requirements


• Approvals



• Risks



• Appendix A: Test Plan Report



• Appendix B: Test Case and Review Log Form



• Appendix C: Test Result Report

• Assignments for writing Functional Test Cases
• Assignments for UI Web Testing

• Functional
• Requirement
• Use case
• Business Scenario
• Test Plan
• Test Case

• Introduction to Automation Testing



• Automation Testing Scope



• Functional Automation using QTP
• Introduction to Functional Automation Testing
• Introduction to QTP
• Preparing to Record
• Working With Objects
• Adding Synchronization
• Using Parameters and Data Driven Tests
• Making Reusable and Multiple Actions
• Adding Steps without recording
• Creating tests on a Web Application
• Writing Custom Checkpoints
• Using Database Checkpoints
• Utilizing a Shared Object Repository
• Solving Object Recognition Problems
• Utilizing Recovery Scenarios
• Class Room Exercise


• Performance Automation using Load Runner:
• Introduction to Performance Testing
• Introduction to LoadRunner
• Need of automated performance testing.
• Basic steps to perform load testing.
• Plan Load Test
• Create Vuser Scripts
• E-Business (Web (HTTP/HTML) protocols
• HTTP Status Codes & WinInet Error Codes.
• LoadRunner Web (HTTP/HTML) Vuser functions
• Define Scenario
• Run Scenario by using the LoadRunner Controller
• Analyze Results using the LoadRunner Analyzer
• References
• Class Room Exercise


• Web testing automation by Selenium
• Introduction to Selenium
• Selenium Components
• Selenium-IDE
• Selenium-RC (Remote Control)
• Selenium-Grid
• Flexibility and Extensibility
• Selenium Commands
• Test Design Considerations
• Class Room Exercise

• Manual Testing Session
• Functional Automation Testing Session
• Performance Automation Testing Session