Software Testing Syllabus

Software Testing Path

Complete software testing curriculum covering manual testing, automation (Selenium), performance testing and test frameworks

Module 1
📘

Introduction to Software Testing

Basics Types

Testing fundamentals, SDLC vs STLC, verification vs validation, testing types (functional, non-functional), levels of testing and testing deliverables.

Module 2
📝

Test Planning & Documentation

Test Plan Cases

Requirement analysis, writing test plans, test cases, traceability matrix, test data creation, checklists and defect reporting best practices.

Module 3
🔎

Functional & Regression Testing

Functional Regression

Smoke, sanity, integration, system and regression testing strategies, test execution, test cycles and release verification procedures.

Module 4
🐞

Defect Lifecycle & Tools

Bug Life JIRA

Bug lifecycle, severity vs priority, defect reporting, tracking using JIRA, and best practices for communicating issues to stakeholders.

Module 5
⚙️

Test Automation Fundamentals

Selenium WebDriver

Selenium WebDriver basics, locating elements, waits, browser interactions, test scripts, and introduction to framework design patterns (POM).

Module 6
🧰

Test Frameworks & Tools

TestNG/JUnit Maven

Designing test frameworks with TestNG/JUnit, data-driven tests, reporting, Maven/Gradle integration, and CI-friendly test suites.

Module 8
⏱️

Performance Testing

Load

Performance testing fundamentals and identifying performance bottlenecks.

Module 9
🔐

Security Testing

Security

Overview of security testing basics, common vulnerabilities.

Module 11
🧾

Quality Metrics & Test Reporting

Metrics Reports

Define quality metrics, KPIs, test coverage, defect density, test summary reports and stakeholder communication best practices.

Module 12
💡

Capstone Project

Project Portfolio

End-to-end testing project: design test plan, implement automation scripts, run performance tests, report findings and present results.

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