Roadmap to become a Test Automation Engineer

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: What we are going to learn in this course?

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Course Objective

Lecture 3: Test Automation FAQ's

Lecture 4: Course Structure

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Test Automation

Lecture 1: What we’ll learn in this section?

Lecture 2: Benefits of Automated Testing

Lecture 3: Why you should learn Test Automation?

Lecture 4: What is Test Automation?

Lecture 5: What is Automated Test Script?

Lecture 6: What you can do as an Automation Developer?

Lecture 7: Lecture 11: Types of Automated Tests

Lecture 8: Lecture 12: Test Automation Pyramid

Lecture 9: Lecture 13: Inverted Pyramid

Lecture 10: Lecture 14: Automation Anti-Patterns

Lecture 11: Lecture 15: Automation Pyramid – Summary

Chapter 3: Action Plan for learning Test Automation

Lecture 1: What we'll learn in this section?

Lecture 2: What automation technology to choose?

Lecture 3: What should be your action plan?

Lecture 4: Phase 1 – Choosing Programming Language

Lecture 5: Phase 1 – Choosing Programming Language & Automation Technology (Cont.)

Lecture 6: Phase 2 – Test Automation Strategy & Planning

Lecture 7: Phase 3 – Integration with build management tools

Lecture 8: Phase 4 – TDD, ATDD, BDD

Lecture 9: Phase 5 – Web Services

Lecture 10: Phase 6 – Mobile Application Automation

Lecture 11: Phase 7 – Performance & Scalability

Chapter 4: Web Basic Concepts

Lecture 1: Web Basic Concepts – Must know for Automation Developer

Lecture 2: Other Must Know Concepts for Automation Developer

Lecture 3: Understanding Application Layers

Chapter 5: Automation Environment Setup

Lecture 1: What we’ll learn in this section?

Lecture 2: Creating Folder Structure

Lecture 3: Installing Java

Lecture 4: Installing Eclipse IDE

Lecture 5: Installing Selenium

Lecture 6: Installing Browser Driver

Lecture 7: Writing and running first script

Lecture 8: Create a GitHub account

Chapter 6: Frequently Asked Questions

Lecture 1: What we’ll learn in this section?

Lecture 2: Where should I start if I want to learn test automation?

Lecture 3: Is knowledge of programming a must? If so, how can I learn it?

Lecture 4: How can I assess whether or not I have the skills needed to learn Automation

Lecture 5: What should be my approach for learning (sequence of steps)?

Lecture 6: What should I do if I get stuck?

Lecture 7: How can I stay on target to achieve my goal of learning Automation?

Lecture 8: Are there some Websites to practice automation skills?

Lecture 9: Do companies hire for automation with experience only on manual testing?

Lecture 10: What trends in the Automation field affect someone just entering this career now

Lecture 11: How can I connect with other automation professionals?

Chapter 7: Recommended Resources

Lecture 1: Recommended Books, Websites & Blogs

Lecture 2: Last but not least