Manual Software Testing & QA Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation in software quality engineering: SDLC & STLC, test plan creation, test case design, defect tracking with Jira, API testing in Postman, and database verification.
Core Module Breakdown
Software Fundamentals, SDLC & Agile Methodologies
Understanding software architectures, Waterfall vs Agile Scrum models, sprint ceremonies, user stories, acceptance criteria, and QA's role in agile teams.
STLC & Test Design Techniques
Software Testing Life Cycle stages, Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), Equivalence Partitioning (EP), Boundary Value Analysis (BVA), and Decision Table testing.
Test Execution, Defect Lifecycle & Jira
Writing reproducible defect reports, severity vs priority triage, logging and managing bugs in Jira, creating test execution cycles, and status dashboards.
Functional, Regression & Non-Functional Testing
Smoke, sanity, functional, regression, cross-browser compatibility, exploratory testing, and fundamental usability testing approaches.
API Testing Fundamentals with Postman
Client-server model, HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), status codes, headers, payload validation, writing test scripts in Postman, and collection runs.
Database Verification (SQL) & Practical Project
Basic and intermediate SQL queries (SELECT, WHERE, JOINs, GROUP BY) for backend data validation. Complete end-to-end testing project with real defect logs.