course-qa-manual

This course is based on ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, CTFL v4.0.1 from 2024. You can access it at ISTQB_CTFL_Syllabus_v4.0.1.pdf.
That course is mostly theoretical, but we add practical examples after each chapter and weekly assignments.

Important

WORK IN PROGRESS

The main idea of this repo is to give you, at a minimum:

• A complete QA manual theoretical course based on ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, CTFL
• Additional practical examples and assignments
• Docs, logistics, a project, and GitHub issues to organize the course interactively
• All this Free and Open Source (FOSS)

Structure

• Start with a short intro call
• Will last for 6 weeks + final project
• Each week, students will read one chapter from the above course
• Every week, we'll have a 2h call where we:
  • Discuss last week's assignment
  • Discuss the last week's chapter
  • Address any questions (this will happen also over the week via Slack or GitHub issues)
  • Discuss practical examples
  • Give a new assignment for last week's chapter

Chapters

0. Introduction
1. Fundamentals of Testing
2. Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
3. Static Testing
4. Test Analysis and Design
5. Managing the Test Activities
6. Test Tools – 20 minutes

Into the course

• For teachers.
• For students.

What this course gives you and what is NOT

What it gives you:

• Useful materials to prepare you for your QA manual journey, both theoretical and practical
• Short weekly interactive calls (2h) with teachers to teach you and answer your questions
• Ability to talk to them over GitHub issues or Slack over the week
• Practical examples and weekly assignments
• Save you about 600 EUR, as this is the preparation course for ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, CTFL cost

What it's NOT:

• Exhaustive learning course with every day sessions with teachers
• Paid course
• Learn at your own pace