Quick overview of software testing
FREE PREVIEWTypes of applications we test
Application classification
White box, Gray box, Black box testing
Same feature, three viewpoints
The software testing role
Thinking like a software tester
Test Oracles
Activity: Oracle identification
Types of testing
Basic QA Workflow
End to end workflow walkthrough
FREE PREVIEWWhat is a test?
Activity: Test Case Template
Positive, Negative, and Edge Cases
Activity: Identify the type of test
Traditional Test Case Writing vs Behavior Driven Development
Activity: Write a traditional test case
Activity: Write a BDD test case
Exercise: Creating tests
Activity 1 Creating Tests - solution
Introduction to software delivery
Waterfall: The old way of building software
Why are we learning waterfall
Agile principles and values
Software Development Lifecycle
Scrum
Scrum meeting in action
Backlog refinement and sprint planning meetings
User stories
Activity: Rewrite requirements as user stories
Acceptance Criteria
Activity: Acceptance criteria to test cases
Kanban
Issue tracking overview
Jira intro and signup
Creating Tasks and Subtasks
Configuring the board
Basic Jira workflow for sprint teams
Using Jira in the rest of this course
Introduction to manual testing
Activity: Manual Testing Basics Walkthrough
Testing prioritization
Activity: What Should We Test First
Regression testing
Activity: Regression or Not
User based testing
Integration Testing
Risk based testing
Test environment basics
Test data basics
Functional testing levels
Test scenarios
Activity: Writing Test Cases
Requirements analysis
Boundary value analysis
Activity: Boundary value testing
Equivalence partitioning
State transition testing
Assignment: write test scenarios for a login flow
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A 30 Day Path to Job Ready QA Skills, Higher Pay, and a Career in Software Testing
Understand the role of QA in modern software teams and how testers add business and technical value
Design clear, effective test cases using traditional and BDD approaches
You will be able to build a simple website from scratch using HTML, CSS, and javaScript
Identify, reproduce, and report software defects with proper severity and priority
Work confidently with Agile, Scrum, and Jira in real sprint workflows
Perform manual, functional, exploratory, smoke, and regression testing
Test web, mobile, desktop, API, and database driven applications
Use SQL to query databases and validate application data
Apply basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, and command line skills as a QA professional
Execute a full end to end testing cycle from requirements to release
This course serves as an early version of the web testing material covered in QA Foundations, giving you additional context, practice, and reinforcement of core web application testing concepts.
No prior QA, testing, or technical experience is required. No programming background is needed to start this course. A computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux with internet access. Willingness to learn, practice, and follow a structured 30-day learning path. All tools, concepts, and technical skills are explained in a step-by-step manner from the ground up.
Complete beginners with no QA or technical background. Career switchers looking to move into tech. People seeking an entry-level QA or software testing role. Manual testers who want stronger fundamentals. Junior QA professionals closing skill gaps. Non-technical professionals transitioning into QA. Anyone who wants a structured 30-day path into software testing.
