Test Automation Foundations

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Free Online Course: Test Automation Foundations provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Test Automation Foundations is taught by Meaghan Lewis.

Overview
  • Get started in test automation. Learn how to integrate automated testing into your QA or DevOps workflow.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Build a foundation of test automation
    • What you should know
    • Value of automation
    1. Test Types
    • Agile Testing Quadrants
    • The test pyramid
    • Unit tests
    • Integration tests
    • UI tests
    2. How to Approach Automation
    • Get the whole team involved
    • Make a strategy
    • Test tools
    • Development processes
    • Follow test design patterns
    3. Testing Tools
    • Framework
    • Assertion library
    • Test results
    4. Decide What to Automate
    • Scenarios to automate
    • Give each scenario a value
    • Risk of automation
    • The cost of automation
    • Select what to automate
    5. Adopt Test Automation
    • Maintain standards
    • Make a maintenance plan
    • Use continuous integration
    • Measure code coverage
    • Share automation success
    Conclusion
    • Advance your skills