ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
This 3-day training, provides an opportunity to gain basic knowledge in the field of software testing – process management, planning and test reporting. At the end of the training, after successfully passing the final examination, the international ISTQB® certificate – Certified Tester Foundation Level is obtained.
Lecturer:
Māris Miķītis
Edgars Zeltmanis
Aija Kraševska
Anna Gintere
Juris Kreilis
Edgars Zeltmanis
Edgars Zeltmanis is a professional in the field of software testing and business communication. The lecturer has an ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst certificate, a C# programming certificate and an ISTQB Foundation level certificate, as well as a master's degree in communication science, so Edgars has expertise and is interested in communication strategies.
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Course target
Provide an opportunity for participants to learn how to effectively plan, manage, report, as well as use appropriate testing processes and tools.
Audience
Everyone who is going to participate in software testing process.
At Course Completion you will be able to:
- use a common language for effective communication with other testers and project partners;
- understand main testing concepts, the essence of the testing process, testing approaches and principles to achieve testing goals;
- plan and prioritize testing tasks using selected testing techniques;
- analyze both functional and non-functional specifications;
- perform tests according to agreed testing plans, as well as analyze and report test results;
- write a clear overview of incidents;
- participate in test reports.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of system testing and experience in the IT industry.
Training materials
Developed by BDA.
Certification Exam
ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level (the exam fee is already included in course price).
Course outline
- Introduction to software testing:
- Basic elements of testing;
- Definitions of testing;
- Test objectives;
- General principles of testing;
- Testing processes;
- Psychology of testing.
- Testing through the full software development lifecycle:
- Software development models;
- Verification and validation;
- Testing levels – unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing;
- Regression testing;
- Testing and development.
- Static testing techniques:
- Types of inspection;
- Inspection process (overview);
- Roles and responsibilities in reporting;
- Reporting success factors;
- Static analysis tools.
- Test design techniques:
- Test development process;
- Documentation;
- Types of test design techniques;
- Specification-based techniques (black box);
- Structure-based techniques (white box);
- Experience-based techniques;
- Criteria for the selection of testing techniques.
- Test management:
- Organization of testing;
- Organization of the team: roles and responsibilities;
- Planning and evaluation of testing;
- Monitoring and control of testing progress;
- Configuration management;
- Risk management;
- Classification and management of defects;
- Test support tools:
- Selection considerations;
- Types of testing tools;
- Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks;
- Classification of tools.
If you want to get more information about this course, contact us by phone +371 67505091 or send an e-mail at mrn@bda.lv.
