Software Testing Automation Courses

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[Kiran Chandar]

The International Institute for Software Testing (IIST) is an educational and professional development organization.
It has been founded to advance the software test and quality assurance profession.
As you want to know the courses of Software Testing Automation so here I am providing you
Software Testing Automation courses-
Certified Software Test Automation Specialist
Requirements
Five days must cover the five core areas of the Software Test Automation Body of Knowledge (STABOK).
Two days to cover any two of the STABOK elective areas.
Three days to cover any topics in software testing.
Written exam-
You are required to complete a written exam with 80%.

Software Test Automation Body of Knowledge (STABOK)-
This course contain-
Test Design for automated test execution-
Understanding Test Design
Designing tests from requirements
Designing tests from scenarios
Requirement-based test design methods and techniques
Separation of data from scripts
Code-based test design
Automation considerations when designing tests
Selecting candidate tests to automate

Introduction to Test Automation-
Overview of automation
The purpose of test automation
Different uses of technology to manage the testing effort Comparison of the vendor landscape to support test automation
Selecting and acquiring test automation tools
Determining automation requirements-
Defining goals and requirements including feasible uses of automation
Determining return on investment
Application compatibility
Vendor selection and evaluation
Understanding the potential for diverse vendors and solutions
Vendor tool evaluation techniques
Effective installation and maintenance approaches
Infrastructure considerations
Implementation approaches that support ongoing ease of use
Organizational considerations to support automation
A Survey of Test Automation Tools-
Functional Testing tools
Through the interface
Under the interface
Web services
Non Function Testing tools
Load
Performance
Security
Code Level tools
Structural Test Execution tools
Static Testing/Analysis tools
Test Automation Support Tools and Systems
Test Management Tools

Scripting methods and Techniques-
Understanding of basic and advanced scripting and programming techniques frequently utilized in Test Automation
Working with files
APIHTML
OCR
VBScript and Windows in the examples
Robust Execution
Object Validation
Action Validation
Recovery Design
Status Reporting
Maintenance Control
Regular Expressions for Dynamic Object Recognition
Dynamic Data Generation
Object Class Modification
Business Process Path Modification

Data base testing – SQL-
Relational DBMS Basics
SQL Basics – Select, Insert, Update, Delete
Using Aggregation to determine data health
Combining Data from Multiple Tables with Joins
Foreign Key Problems
Using Sub-queries
Generating Test Data
Views
Indices
Testing Scalable Architectures
Transaction Process Monitor (TPM)
Database Integrity
UML Database Model
Outer Join example for testing
Queries for Data Verification

Test Automation Architecture-
Overview of automation architectures for various testing efforts (functional, performance, etc.)
Characteristic of a good test automation architecture
Description of test automation architectures
Design approaches for architectures-
Functional
Performance
Other types
Design approaches to support the organizational model-
Minimal automation resources
Various levels of experience
Unattended testing
Integrating multiple tools into the design-
Scripting tools
Data query and validation tools

The STABOK elective Areas-
Database Fundamentals for Test Engineers
Database Testing: Advanced Topics
Risk Based Testing Analysis and Management
Testing Web and eCommerce Applications
Performance Testing for Web and Client/Server Applications
Performance Testing Fundamentals
Advanced Performance Testing & Tuning Techniques
Programming and Database Concepts for Testing and QA Professionals
Programming Concepts for Test and QA Professionals
XML and Web Services Testing
Application and Data Security Testing
A Survey of Test Automation Tools