QA + AI Training Curriculum
This comprehensive program blends traditional Quality Assurance practices with modern AI‑driven testing techniques. Each session builds practical skills through lectures, discussions, and hands‑on exercises.
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Day 1: Foundations of QA Testing
- Introduction to QA, QC, and Testing
- Types of testing: manual vs. automated
- QA lifecycle: requirement analysis → test planning → execution → reporting
- Hands‑on: Write simple test cases for a sample login page
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Day 2: Test Case Design & Execution
- Test case writing techniques (positive/negative, boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning)
- Test data management and importance of realistic data
- Execution and defect reporting
- Hands‑on: Create a defect report for a simulated bug
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Day 3: Automation Basics
- Why automation matters: benefits and limitations
- Popular tools overview: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress
- Automation frameworks: data‑driven, keyword‑driven, hybrid
- Hands‑on: Automate a simple login test using Selenium
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Day 4: QA in Agile & DevOps
- Role of QA in Scrum teams
- Shift‑left testing and early defect detection
- Continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines
- Hands‑on: Add automated tests to a CI pipeline
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Day 5: Introduction to AI in QA
- AI/ML basics for testers
- Predictive defect analysis
- Intelligent test case generation
- Hands‑on: Explore AI‑powered QA tools (e.g., Testim, Applitools)
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Day 6: AI for Test Automation
- Self‑healing test scripts
- Visual testing with AI
- Natural language test case generation
- Hands‑on: Use an AI tool to generate test cases from requirements
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Day 7: Advanced AI QA Applications
- Defect prediction models using historical data
- AI in performance testing (load prediction, anomaly detection)
- Hands‑on: Build a simple ML model to classify defects (Python/Scikit‑learn)
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Day 8: Capstone Project & Future Trends
- Capstone: End‑to‑end QA cycle with AI integration
- Student project presentations
- Future of QA: AI copilots, autonomous testing
- Wrap‑up: Certification of completion & career pathways