Automation Testing Course
Course Description
Learn how to design robust, maintainable automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile testing. This hands-on program covers Selenium/WebDriver, Page Object Model, TestNG/PyTest, BDD with Cucumber/Behave, API automation, CI/CD integration, and reporting. You’ll build production‑style test suites and integrate them into real development workflows.
By the end, you’ll be able to automate critical user journeys, run suites in pipelines, generate actionable reports, and collaborate effectively with developers and QA leads.
What you will learn in this course
- Core automation principles: selectors, waits, synchronization, test data strategies.
- Selenium WebDriver with Java or Python (choose your track).
- Test frameworks: TestNG/JUnit (Java) or PyTest/Unittest (Python).
- Page Object Model, Page Factory & reusable utilities.
- BDD with Cucumber (Java) or Behave (Python): Gherkin, step definitions.
- API automation with REST Assured (Java) or Requests + PyTest (Python).
- Data‑driven & parameterized testing; fixtures & hooks.
- Parallel execution, grid, and cross‑browser automation.
- Reporting with Allure/Extent; logging & screenshots on failure.
- CI/CD integration with Jenkins/GitHub Actions & Docker basics.
- Intro to Playwright/Cypress and when to choose them.
Detailed Curriculum
- Module 1: Automation Foundations — testing pyramid, ROI, framework anatomy.
- Module 2: Programming Essentials — Java or Python basics for testers (OOP, collections, exceptions).
- Module 3: Selenium/WebDriver Deep Dive — locators, waits, actions, windows, iframes, uploads.
- Module 4: Test Frameworks — TestNG/PyTest, annotations/fixtures, assertions, parameterization.
- Module 5: Design Patterns — POM, utilities, service objects, DRY and SOLID in test code.
- Module 6: BDD — Gherkin, feature files, step bindings, tagging, living documentation.
- Module 7: API Automation — REST Assured or Requests + PyTest; schema validation; auth (JWT, OAuth).
- Module 8: Data & Environments — configs, secrets, test data generation, environment switching.
- Module 9: Parallel & Cross‑Browser — Selenium Grid, cloud device labs overview.
- Module 10: Reporting & Observability — Allure/Extent, logs, screenshots, artifacts.
- Module 11: CI/CD — Git, branching, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, scheduled runs, badges.
- Module 12: Mobile Automation Intro — Appium basics & capabilities.
- Module 13: Advanced Topics — flaky test handling, retries, test smell anti‑patterns.
- Module 14: Capstone — build a full automation framework with pipelines and reports.
Tools & Technologies
Selenium WebDriver, Java or Python, TestNG/JUnit or PyTest, Cucumber/Behave, REST Assured or Requests, Git & GitHub, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Maven/Gradle or pip/venv, Allure/Extent Reports, Docker (intro), Appium (intro), Playwright/Cypress (overview).
Hands-on Projects
- E‑commerce UI automation suite with Page Objects and Allure reports.
- API regression suite with authentication, schema checks, and test data setup.
- CI pipeline that runs smoke tests on every PR and publishes artifacts.
- Optional: Mobile test flow with Appium on a sample app.
Who Is This For?
Manual testers upskilling to automation, SDETs in training, and developers who want reliable test suites in CI/CD.
Prerequisites
- Basic testing knowledge (SDLC/STLC, test cases).
- Basic programming (Java or Python) — covered in Module 2 refresher.
Certification & Career Paths
Course completion certificate. Roles: Automation Test Engineer, SDET, QA Engineer (Automation), QA Analyst (Automation).
FAQs
- Java or Python? Choose your track; content and projects are mapped for both.
- Do we use BDD? Yes, you’ll implement features with Cucumber/Behave.
- Is CI/CD included? Yes, we integrate tests with Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Do we cover Playwright/Cypress? Yes—an overview with guidance on when to prefer them over Selenium.