This 8-week software testing course plan contains sessions on software testing fundamentals, types of testing, test management, automation testing and more. The course is divided into weekly sessions covering topics such as test planning, test case design, test execution, defect management, API testing and test automation. Session timing is 7-9 AM EST daily and the course concludes with mock interviews to assess understanding.

1. Prepared by,
Supraja J
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SOFTWARE TESTING - COURSE PLAN

2. SUMMARY
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Week Date
Week 1 Jun 11th and Jun 12th
Week 2 Jun 18th and Jun 19th
Week 3 Jun 25th and Jun 26th
Week 4, 5 Jul 30th and Jul 31st , Aug
01st ,Aug 02nd ,Aug 03rd
Week 6 Aug 06th and Aug 07th
Week 7 Aug 13th and Aug 14th
Week 8 Aug 20th and Aug 21st
Timings: 07:00 AM EST – 09:00 AM EST
Note: Brainstorming will happen before every session

3. Week -1
Session -1:
• Introduction to Software Testing and it’s Significance
• History and Evolution of Software Testing
• Why do we do software testing
• What do we test
• Attributes of Software Testing
Session -2:
• What is Verification
• What is Validation
• Difference between Verification and Validation
• QA vs QC vs QE
• Principles of Testing
• When do we Test and When do we NOT
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4. Week -2
Session -1:
• Introduction to Types of Testing
• Accessibility testing
• Integration testing
• Load testing
• Performance testing
• Stress testing
• White box testing & Black box testing
Session -2:
• Smoke Testing/Build verification testing
• Sanity Testing
• Regression Testing
• Retesting
• Adhoc testing
• Security testing
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5. Week -3
Session -1:
• Brief about Levels of Testing
• Unit testing, InT, SIT, UAT
• What is SDLC
• Phases of SDLC
• What is STLC
• Phases of STLC
Session -2:
• Risks associated with project and product
• Defect life cycle
• What is a defect management process –Root cause analysis
• Difference between Defect severity and Defect priority
• Examples for defect severity and priority
• Defect triage
• Defect Density
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6. Week -4
Session -1:
• What is Waterfall Model of Development
• Stages of Waterfall method
• Maintenance
• Advantages of Waterfall method
• Drawbacks of Waterfall method
Session -2:
• What is Agile
• Principles of Agile
• What is Scrum framework
• Elements of Scrum (Ex: Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective)
• Best Practices of Scrum
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7. Week -5
Session -1:
• Understanding BRD
• How to write Test cases from Test Scenarios
• Write Test cases in a specific test management tool
• What is RTM ?
• Why RTM is Important?
• How to create Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Benefits of Requirement Traceability Matrix
Session -2:
• What is Test execution
• How to execute a Test in Test management tool
• What is a Test Report
• How to write a Test Report
• Summary
• Test your understanding
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8. Week -6
Session -1:
• Introduction to API Testing and it’s Significance
• Why do we do API testing
• Benefits and Types of API Testing
• Tools for API Testing
Session -2:
• What is a Request
• What is Response & it’s types
• How to perform API testing using Postman
• Explain API Testing using a Demo website
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9. Week -7
Session -1:
• Automation testing - Basics
• How to identify a test case for Automation
• What is Sanity Testing and Regression Testing
• How to run an Automation test case for Sanity and
Regression Testing
Session -2:
• Most used Automation testing tools
• Basics of Automation testing using Selenium
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10. Week -8
Session -1:
• Explain End to End testing of a demo website
• Q&A session to analyse understanding
Session -2:
• Manual Testing Interview questions
• API Testing Interview questions
• Mock interview
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11. Thank You
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