Module 1: Introduction to QA Automation (1 Hour)

1. What is Automation Testing?

• • • • • Definition and Overview
        • Types of Automation Testing
        • Automation Testing Life cycle
        • Role of Automation Testing in Manual Testing

2. What Kinds of Software Tests Should Be Automated First?

• • • • • Regression Tests
        • Smoke Tests
        • Performance Tests
        • Data-Driven Tests
        • High-Risk Business-Critical Tests
        • Repetitive and Time-Consuming Tests

3. Difference Between Manual Testing vs Automated Testing

• • • • • Execution Speed
        • Test Coverage
        • Resource Allocation
        • Cost Considerations
        • Adaptability
        • Accuracy and Consistency

4. Benefits of Automation in QA

• • • • • Increased Test Coverage
        • Faster Time-to-Market
        • Improved Accuracy
        • Resource Optimization
        • Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Support

Module 2: Tools and Technologies (1.5 Hours)

1.Stages of Automation Testing Life Cycle

• • • • •  Determining the Scope of Test Automation
        •  Selecting the Right Automation Tool
        •  Test Plan, Test Design and Test Strategy
        •  Setting Up the Test Environment
        •  Automation Test Script Development and  Execution
        • Generation of Test Results & Test Reports

2 .Steps to Select the Right Test Automation tools

• • • • • Understand your project requirements thoroughly
        • Identify the key criteria suitable for a project

3. Overview of Popular Automation Tools

• • • • • Coding Automation Tools
          • • Selenium
            • Appium
            • Robot Framework
            • WebDriverIO
            • Cypress
            • Mocha
            • TestCafe
      • Non-Coding Automation Tools

• • • • • • • TestComplete
            • Katalon Studio
            • LEAPWORK
            • Ranorex Studio
            • TestCraft
            • BugBug.io
            • Testim

Module 3: Hands-On Session – Selenium Webdriver Basics to Framework (1.5 Hours)

1. Introduction to Selenium WebDriver

• • • • • Overview of Selenium and its components
        • Setting up the Selenium WebDriver environment
        • Understanding the WebDriver architecture

2.Basic Operations with Selenium WebDriver

• • • • • Launching browsers with WebDriver
        • Navigating to web pages
        • Locating web elements (by ID, Name, XPath, CSS Selector, etc.)
        • Interacting with web elements (click, sendKeys, select, etc.)
          • Handling browser windows, tabs, and pop-ups

3.Advanced WebDriver Operations

• • • • • Handling dropdowns, checkboxes, and radio buttons
        • Executing JavaScript with WebDriver

4.Synchronization in Selenium WebDriver

• • • • • Implicit Waits
        • Explicit Waits
        • Page Load and Script Timeout

5.Page Object Model (POM) Design Pattern

• • • • • Introduction to POM and its advantages
        • Implementing Page Object Model in Selenium
        • Creating reusable page objects

6.Data-Driven Testing with Selenium WebDriver

• • • • • Introduction to data-driven testing
        • Reading data from Excel files using Apache POI
        • Parameterizing test cases with external data

7. Integrating PyTest with Selenium WebDriver

• • • • • Writing Selenium tests using PyTest
        • Implementing Page Object Model (POM) with PyTest
        • Running tests in parallel using PyTest-xdist

Module 4:  Automation Frameworks,Bitbucket Repo,Reporting  & Integrating into CI/CD pipeline(3.5 Hours)

1. Building an Automation Framework

• • • • • Selenium WebDriver Integration
        • Data-Driven Testing Implementation
        • PyTest Framework Setup
        • Error Handling and Logging

2. Test Reporting and Analysis

• • • • • Allure Reporting
        • Custom Report Generation
        • Test Result Analysis
        • Report Notifications 

3. Integrating Automation Framework into CI/CD Pipeline

• • • • • Setting Up Bitbucket  Repository
        • Continuous Testing in CI/CD

4. Scheduling Test Runs

1. 1. 1. 1. • Using Schedulers for Automated Test Execution