ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level – 2024

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Testing

Lecture 1: What is Testing?

Lecture 2: Why is Testing Necessary

Lecture 3: Testing and Quality Assurance

Lecture 4: Errors, Defects, Failures, and Root Causes

Lecture 5: The Seven Testing Principles

Lecture 6: Test Activities, Testware and Test Roles – Introduction

Lecture 7: Test Activities & Testware – Test Planning

Lecture 8: Test Activities & Testware – Test Monitoring & Control

Lecture 9: Test Activities & Testware – Test Analysis

Lecture 10: Test Activities & Testware – Test Design

Lecture 11: Test Activities & Testware – Test Implementation

Lecture 12: Test Activities & Testware – Test Execution

Lecture 13: Test Activities & Testware – Test Completion – V4.0

Lecture 14: Traceability between the Test Basis and Testware

Lecture 15: Roles in Testing

Lecture 16: Essential Skills and Good Practices in Testing – Introduction

Lecture 17: Generic Skills Required for Testing

Lecture 18: The Whole-Team Approach

Lecture 19: Independence of Testing

Lecture 20: Summary – Keywords Explained – Fundamentals of Testing

Lecture 21: Sample Questions and Explanation

Chapter 3: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

Lecture 1: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle – Introduction

Lecture 2: Testing in the Context of a Software Development Lifecycle – Introduction

Lecture 3: Impact of the Software Development Lifecycle on Testing

Lecture 4: Verification vs Validation

Lecture 5: Sequential Models

Lecture 6: Incremental and Iterative Models

Lecture 7: Agile Software Development

Lecture 8: Good Testing Practices

Lecture 9: Test First Approaches

Lecture 10: DevOps and Testing

Lecture 11: Shift-Left Approach

Lecture 12: Continuous Integration

Lecture 13: Retrospectives and Process Improvements

Lecture 14: Test Levels – Introduction

Lecture 15: Test Levels – Component Testing

Lecture 16: Test Levels – Component Integration Testing

Lecture 17: Test Levels – System Testing

Lecture 18: Test Levels – System Integration Testing

Lecture 19: Test Levels – Acceptance Testing

Lecture 20: Test Types

Lecture 21: Confirmation Testing and Regression Testing

Lecture 22: Maintenance Testing

Lecture 23: Summary – Keywords Explained – Testing throughout the SDLC

Lecture 24: Sample Questions and Explanation

Chapter 4: Static Testing

Lecture 1: Static testing – Introduction

Lecture 2: The Basics of Static Testing

Lecture 3: Work products Examinable by Static testing

Lecture 4: The Value of Static Testing

Lecture 5: Differences between Static and Dynamic Testing

Lecture 6: Benefits of Early and Frequent Stakeholder Feedback

Lecture 7: Review Process Activities

Lecture 8: Applying Review Techniques

Lecture 9: Roles and Responsibilities in Reviews

Lecture 10: Review Types

Lecture 11: Success Factors for Reviews

Lecture 12: Summary – Keywords Explained – Static Testing

Lecture 13: Sample Questions and Explanation

Chapter 5: Test Analysis and Design

Lecture 1: Test Analysis and Design – Introduction

Lecture 2: Test Techniques Overview

Lecture 3: Black-Box Test Techniques – Introduction

Lecture 4: Black-Box Test Techniques – Equivalence Partitioning

Lecture 5: Black-Box Test Techniques – Boundary Value Analysis

Lecture 6: Black-Box Test Techniques – 2-Value Boundary Value Analysis

Lecture 7: Black-Box Test Techniques – 3-Value Boundary Value Analysis

Lecture 8: Black-Box Test Techniques – EP & BVA Combined

Lecture 9: Black-Box Test Techniques – Decision Table Testing

Lecture 10: Black-Box Test Techniques – State Transition Testing

Lecture 11: Black-Box Test Techniques – Use Case Testing

Lecture 12: White-Box Test Techniques – Introduction

Lecture 13: White-Box Test Techniques – Statement Testing and Statement Coverage

Lecture 14: White-Box Test Techniques – Decision Testing and Decision Coverage

Lecture 15: White-Box Test Techniques – Branch Testing and Branch Coverage

Lecture 16: The Value of White-Box Testing

Lecture 17: Experience-Based Test Techniques – Introduction

Lecture 18: Experience-Based Test Techniques – Error Guessing

Lecture 19: Experience-Based Test Techniques – Exploratory Testing

Lecture 20: Experience-Based Test Techniques – Checklist-Based Testing

Lecture 21: Collaboration-Based Test Approaches – Introduction

Lecture 22: Collaborative User Story Writing

Lecture 23: Writing Acceptance Criteria

Lecture 24: Deriving Test Cases using Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

Lecture 25: Choosing Test Techniques

Lecture 26: Summary – Keywords Explained – Test Analysis and Design

Lecture 27: Sample Questions and Explanation

Chapter 6: Managing the Test Activities

Lecture 1: Managing the Test Activities – Introduction

Lecture 2: The Purpose & Content of a Test Plan

Lecture 3: Tester's Contribution to Iteration and Release Planning

Lecture 4: Entry & Exit Criteria