Software Testing Course Syllabus and Training Plan
Week 1
Brief introduction to software systems and SDLC
Basic concepts

• Basic Testing Vocabulary
• Quality Assurance versus Quality Control
• The Cost of Quality
• Software Quality Factors
• How Quality is Defined
• Why Do We Test Software?
• What is a Defect?
• The Multiple Roles of the Software Tester(People Relationships)
• Scope of Testing
• When Should Testing Occur?
• Testing Constraints
• Life Cycle Testing
• Independent Testing
• What is a QA Process?
• Levels of Testing
• The “V” Concept of Testing

Week 2:Testing Techniques

• Structural versus Functional Technique Categories
• Verification versus Validation
• Static versus Dynamic Testing
• Examples of Specific Testing Techniques

Test Administration

• Test Planning
• Customization of the Test Process
• Budgeting
• Scheduling

Create the Test Plan

• Prerequisites to test planning
• Understand the Characteristics of the Software Being Developed
• Build the Test Plan
• Write the Test Plan

Week 3:

• Test Cases:
• Test case Design
• Building test cases
• Test data mining
• Test execution
• Test Reporting
• Defect Management
• Test Coverage – Traceability matrix

Test Metrics – Guidelines and usage
Test reporting:

• Guidelines for writing test reports

Week 4:Test Tools used to Build Test Reports
Managing Change

• Software Configuration Management
• Change Management

Risks – Risk Analysis and Management with examples
User Acceptance testing – in detail explanation with details
Case Study: How to test web, stand alone and database applications – with examples.
Help with resume and testing interview skills.
Software Testing Training Course Week 5:Automation Testing Basics

• Basics of automation testing – why, when and how to perform automation testing
• Factors for choosing a particular tool
• An overview for the major functional testing tools
• Overview of Test management and bug tracking tools