1.1 Understanding the Basics

• What is Software Testing?
• Why is Testing Necessary?

1.2 Testing Principles

• Seven Principles of Software Testing

1.3 Types of Testing

• Functional vs. Non-functional Testing
• Static vs. Dynamic Testing

2.1 Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Overview of SDLC phases

2.2 Testing Life Cycle

• Requirements Analysis
• Test Planning
• Test Design
• Test Execution
• Defect Reporting
• Test Closure

3.1 Equivalence Partitioning

3.2 Boundary Value Analysis

3.3 Decision Table Testing

3.4 State Transition Testing

3.5 Use Case Testing

4.1 Defect Life Cycle

• Defect Logging
• Defect Tracking
• Defect Closure

4.2 Writing Effective Defect Reports

5.1 Black Box Testing

• Functionality Testing
• Usability Testing
• Security Testing

6.1 Introduction to Testing Tools

• Jira

6.2 Hands-on Practice with a Test Management Tool

7.1 Principles of Exploratory Testing

7.2 Techniques for Effective Exploratory Testing

8.1 Need for Automation Testing

8.2 Benefits and Challenges of Automation

9.1 Selenium WebDriver

• Introduction and Installation
• Basic WebDriver Commands

9.2 TestNG

• Annotations
• Test Suites

9.3 Maven

• Project Management and Build Tool

10.1 Introduction to Programming

• Variables, Data Types, Operators

10.2 Control Flow

• Conditional Statements
• Loops

10.3 Functions and Methods

11.1 Handling Web Elements

• Locators (XPath, CSS, etc.)
• Waits and Synchronization

11.2 Handling Pop-ups and Alerts

11.3 Page Object Model (POM)

• Implementing POM

12.1 Data-Driven Testing Concepts

12.2 Data Providers in TestNG

13.1 Introduction to Version Control

13.2 Git Basics

14.1 Cross-Browser Testing

14.2 Parallel Test Execution

14.3 Introduction to Docker for Test Automation

15.1 Test Automation Best Practices

15.2 Overview of Test Automation Frameworks

• Data-Driven Framework
• Keyword-Driven Framework
• Hybrid Framework

16.1 Logging and Reporting in Automation

16.2 Integration with Extent Reports

17.1 Introduction to AI in Testing

17.2 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

11.1 Case Studies on Automation Implementations