Software Testing

What this course is

Every team ships bugs. The ones that ship fewer have somebody who knows how to look for them properly — not by clicking around hoping, but by reading a feature and knowing where it is likely to fall over. This is that skill, from nothing. You will learn what testing actually is, how to write a test case somebody else can follow, how to find defects on purpose, and how to log one so clearly that a developer can fix it without asking you a single question. The last part matters more than people expect: a bug nobody can reproduce is a bug nobody fixes. It is virtual and self-paced, so you fit it around your week. Several sections are practical — you test a real application and file real defect reports, rather than only reading about it.

What you will be able to do

• Explain what software testing is, and where manual and automated testing each earn their keep
• Read a requirement and write test cases that cover it — including the cases people forget
• Tell the difference between a test case, a test scenario and a test plan, and write all three
• Apply the core test design techniques: equivalence partitioning, boundary values and error guessing
• Find defects in a real application on purpose rather than by accident
• Write a defect report a developer can act on without coming back to ask you anything
• Run through the software testing life cycle and say what happens at each stage
• Know what a QA role actually involves day to day, and what to learn next

What you will cover

1 level, taught in order.

Who teaches it