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Software Testing and QA Fundamentals
Plan, design and run effective manual and automated tests, report defects clearly and contribute to quality in an agile team.
About this course
Quality is a career. Learn manual and automated testing, write bug reports developers respect, and start a future-proof career in software QA.
What you will learn
- Explain why software fails and prioritise testing effort by risk.
- Design test cases using equivalence partitioning, boundary values and decision tables.
- Write test plans, run structured exploratory sessions and write bug reports developers can act on.
- Build regression suites and decide which tests to automate first.
- Write unit, UI and API tests with pytest, Playwright and HTTP tools.
- Work as a tester inside agile sprints and use quality metrics responsibly.
Curriculum
Module 1Testing Foundations4 lessons
- 1Why Software Breaks Free preview
- 2The Testing Mindset
- 3Test Levels: Unit to Acceptance
- 4Test Cases and Coverage
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Manual Testing Craft4 lessons
- 5Writing Test Plans
- 6Exploratory Testing Techniques
- 7Bug Reports Developers Love
- 8Regression Testing
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3Automation Introduction4 lessons
- 9What to Automate First
- 10Unit Testing Basics
- 11UI Automation with Selenium/Playwright
- 12API Testing
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4QA in Teams3 lessons
- 13Testing in Agile Sprints
- 14Quality Metrics
- 15Course Project: Test a Real Application
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: End-to-end test project on a practice application
Who this course is for
- Beginners who want to start a career in software testing or quality assurance.
- Developers who want to test their own work more effectively.
- Product owners, business analysts and support staff who take part in acceptance testing.
Requirements
- A computer with internet access and permission to install free software.
- Basic computer and web browsing skills; no prior programming is needed for the first two modules.
- For the automation module: Python 3 and Node.js installed (setup steps are explained in the lessons).
What is included
Written lessons
15 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.
Module quizzes
A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.
Final project
End-to-end test project on a practice application. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.
How the certificate works
Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.
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