SQA Automation Basics

Prerequisite

Basic computing skills and basic understanding of software usage

Course Description

Improve software quality by mastering automation testing tools and frameworks. Learn to streamline testing and deliver better products.

What you will learn

• - Introduction to automation testing tools
• - Advanced automation with Selenium and Appium
• - Test strategy development for CI/CD
• - Best practices for maintaining automation scripts

Course Outline

• Week 1 Introduction to Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and Setting Up the Automation Environment

  • Overview of SQA: Definition and importance of SQA, SQA in the software development lifecycle Types of Testing: Functional vs
  • Non-functional testing, Manual vs
  • Automated testing Understanding Test Levels: Unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing Installing and Configuring Tools: Python and pip installation, Setting up a virtual environment Installing Automation Libraries: Installing Selenium, pytest, and other essential libraries Creating a Basic Test Script: Writing a simple script to automate a web browser interaction

• Week 2 Web Automation with Selenium - Basics

  • Introduction to Selenium:
  • Overview of Selenium WebDriver,
  • Setting up WebDriver for different browsers
  • Basic WebDriver Commands:
  • Navigating to a webpage,
  • Locating elements (by ID, name, class, etc.),
  • Interacting with elements (click, send_keys)
  • Practical Example:
  • Automating a simple login process

• Week 3 Web Automation with Selenium - Advanced Concepts

  • Advanced Element Interactions:
  • Handling dropdowns, checkboxes, and radio buttons
  • Working with dynamic elements
  • Practical Example:
  • Automating a form submission and validating the response

• Week 4 Handling Waits and Synchronisation in Selenium

  • Implicit and Explicit Waits:
  • Differences and use cases
  • Implementing waits in test scripts
  • Practical Example:
  • Synchronizing tests with dynamic content and handling AJAX calls

• Week 5 Data-Driven Testing with Selenium and pytest

  • Importance of Data-Driven Testing:
  • Benefits and implementation
  • Working with External Data Sources:
  • Reading data from CSV and Excel files
  • Parameterizing Test Cases:
  • Using pytest to create data-driven tests
  • Practical Example:
  • Creating data-driven tests for a sample application

• Week 6 Introduction to SQA Management Tools

  • Overview of SQA Management:
  • Tools and techniques for managing SQA
  • Setting up test plans and test cases
  • Practical Examples:
  • Using JIRA for test management
  • Tracking and reporting defects

• Week 7 Bug Reporting and Management

  • Understanding Bugs:
  • Types of bugs (P0, P1, P2, etc.)
  • Prioritising bugs based on severity and impact
  • Bug Life Cycle:
  • Bug discovery to resolution
  • Using bug tracking tools (JIRA, Bugzilla)
  • Practical Example:
  • Reporting a bug and managing its life cycle in JIRA

• Week 8 Functional Testing and Test Case Design

  • Functional Testing:
  • Overview and importance
  • Writing effective test cases
  • Test Case Design Techniques:
  • Equivalence partitioning
  • Boundary value analysis
  • Decision table testing
  • Practical Example:
  • Designing test cases for a sample application

• Week 9 Non-Functional Testing Basics

  • Overview of Non-Functional Testing:
  • Performance, security, usability, and compatibility testing
  • Tools and Techniques:
  • Using JMeter for performance testing
  • Introduction to basic security testing concepts
  • Practical Example:
  • Running a performance test using JMeter

• Week 10 Prioritising and Categorising Bugs

  • Bug Prioritisation:
  • Understanding critical, high, medium, and low priority bugs
  • Categorising Bugs:
  • Functionality, usability, performance, and security bugs
  • Practical Example:
  • Classifying and prioritising bugs in a real-world scenario

• Week 11 Reporting and Monitoring in SQA

  • Importance of Test Reports:
  • Types of test reports
  • Creating clear and concise test reports
  • Monitoring Test Automation:
  • Using tools like Allure for reporting
  • Setting up dashboards for monitoring
  • Practical Example:
  • Generating and interpreting test reports

• Week 12 Final Project and Review

  • Project Work:
  • Designing and implementing a comprehensive automation project
  • Incorporating various types of testing (functional, performance, etc.)
  • Presenting the Project:
  • Presenting the project to the class and receiving feedback
  • Course Recap and Q&A:
  • Reviewing key concepts and addressing questions
  • Discussing further learning paths and resources

Grading Criteria

Particulars	Marks (%)
Quizzes	20
Class Participation/ Attendance	15
Projects	25
Final Projects	40
Total	100