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QA Manual Tester — Master’s Course
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Duration Self-paced
Level Beginner
Language English
Mode Online
Quality Assurance

Manual Software Testing Course Online — SDLC, Agile, Test Design & Jira

Build a solid career in software quality assurance with this practical online manual testing course. You will learn the complete SDLC and STLC; apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies to QA processes; design smoke, regression, functional, GUI, and black-box test cases; track and report defects using Jira and Bugzilla; and produce professional QA documentation with MS Office. Includes 1:1 mentorship and mock interview preparation to help you land your first QA role.

Last updated December 2025
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Master the craft of manual software testing. Learn the end-to-end process to plan, execute, and report tests that ensure real product quality—without relying on automation.

  • Foundations & process: roles & responsibilities; SDLC, Agile, STLC, and Waterfall
  • Manual testing toolkit: smoke, GUI, functional, black-box, regression, end-to-end, system, and UAT
  • API & backend: web services testing with Postman; database testing on MySQL, SQL Server, and MS Access
  • Team workflow: defect tracking with Jira & HP Quality Center; documentation in Confluence
  • Delivery skills: Maven builds, Git/GitHub, MS Office reporting, and Visio diagrams
  • Professional: communication, stakeholder management, critical thinking & problem solving

Finish with a capstone: define test scenarios & cases, execute manual tests, log/triage defects, and present outcomes to stakeholders.

1:1 Personalized Mentorship
Mock Interview Preparation
Roles & responsibilities of QA
SDLC, Agile, STLC & Waterfall
Smoke, GUI, Functional, Black-box, Regression, E2E, System, UAT
Web services & API testing with Postman
Database testing: MySQL, SQL Server, MS Access
Defect tracking: Jira & HP Quality Center
Documentation with Confluence
Build management with Maven
Version control with Git & GitHub
MS Office reporting & Advanced Excel
Visio diagrams & test documentation
Communication & stakeholder management
Critical thinking & problem-solving
Capstone project
Overview of Manual Testing
Roles & Responsibilities
Importance in Software Development
Key Concepts & Terminologies
Software Development Life Cycle
Phases of SDLC
Why SDLC Matters for QA
Principles of Agile
Agile in QA
STLC Phases & Activities
Why STLC Matters
Waterfall Model & Phases
Comparing Waterfall vs Agile
VersionOne & Rational Suite: Overview & Use Cases
UFT: Overview & Use Cases
Test Director: Overview & Use Cases
Smoke Testing: Principles & Techniques
GUI Testing: Principles & Techniques
Functional Testing: Techniques & Strategies
Black-Box Testing: Techniques & Strategies
End-to-End Testing: Overview & Techniques
System Testing: Overview & Techniques
UAT: Overview & Importance
UAT: Techniques & Strategies
Backend Testing: Concepts & Practical Examples
Regression Testing: Importance & Techniques
API Testing: Tools & Techniques
Postman: Practical Examples
MySQL: Overview & Queries
SQL Server: Overview & Queries
MS Access: Overview & Queries
Data Validation & Constraints
Joins, Aggregations & Business Rules
Maven: Introduction
Building & Managing Projects
Jira: Creating & Managing Issues
HP Quality Center: Use Cases
Defect Workflows & Reporting
Confluence: Creating & Managing Documentation
Git: Basics, Branching & Merging
GitHub: Repos & Pull Requests
Practical: Smoke Testing
Practical: GUI Testing
Practical: Functional Testing
Practical: Regression Testing
Communication & Stakeholder Management
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Defining Test Scenarios & Test Cases
Executing Tests & Reporting Defects
Presenting the Project & Outcomes
Project: Capstone: Manual QA Project