The Software Testing course is a highly trending and industry-aligned training program designed to equip learners with practical skills and methodologies required to ensure quality, reliability, and performance in software products. Following the structure of leading learning portals like Amypo and SixPhrase, this course covers core concepts, manual and automated testing tools, real-world testing workflows, and hands-on projects that prepare students for software quality assurance (QA), testing engineer, and automation roles in top tech companies.

Students will learn how to plan, design, execute, and report test cases across multiple environments, using both manual practices and modern automated tools. With an emphasis on real industry practices and tools like Selenium, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines, this course prepares learners for job interviews, certifications, and on-the-job demands.

What Sets This Course Apart:

• Balanced Manual + Automation testing approach
• Hands-on practice with modern test tools
• Industry usage of test management & defect tracking platforms
• Real projects that mirror enterprise test environments
• Resume, certification, and interview readiness support

📚 Core Curriculum Modules

🔍 A. Fundamentals of Software Testing

• Introduction to Testing & QA concepts
• SDLC vs STLC
• Types of testing: Functional, Non-Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity
• Test plans, test cases, checklists, test scenarios

🧠 B. Manual Testing Essentials

• Test case design techniques
• Bug lifecycle and severity/priority classification
• Test documentation best practices
• Exploratory & ad-hoc testing

⚙️ C. Web & API Testing

• Web application testing basics
• Cross-browser & responsive testing
• API testing fundamentals
• Tools: Postman, REST Assured basics

🤖 D. Automation Testing with Selenium

• Introduction to Selenium WebDriver
• Locators, XPath, CSS Selectors
• Automating test cases using Selenium
• Data-driven and keyword-driven testing

📊 E. Test Management & Defect Tracking

• Using Jira for test management
• Bug logging, traceability, and reporting
• Test status dashboards and metrics

☁️ F. CI/CD & DevOps Testing Practices

• Integration of automated tests in pipelines
• Basics of Git & GitHub
• Jenkins and automated test execution
• Smoke and regression automation in CI/CD workflows

🛠️ Tools Covered

• Selenium WebDriver
• Postman
• Jira
• SQL for database validation
• Git & GitHub
• Jenkins (basic integration)

📌 Real-World Projects

Students apply skills through projects like:
✔ End-to-End Web App Testing & Automation
✔ API Test Suite with Postman + Automation
✔ Jira-Enabled Test Management Suite
✔ CI/CD Pipeline Test Integration

These projects build a professional portfolio for interview presentations.

🎯 Job-Oriented Add-Ons

• Resume refinement & QA profile positioning
• Mock technical interviews
• Test case walkthroughs & best practices
• Automated script review sessions

💼 Career Outcomes

After completing this course, learners can pursue roles such as:

• Software Tester / QA Analyst
• Automation Test Engineer
• Manual QA Specialist
• API Test Engineer
• Quality Assurance Engineer
• Test Lead / QA Coordinator