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introductory course in test automation

Test Automation is the blind men's elephant. Everyone loves it, everyone wants to understand it but ends up understanding only a part of it. (If this analogy doesn't ring a bell, take a quick look at Wikipedia). Keeping this in mind, this short primer course has been created from a practitioner's mindset rather than as just another introductory course.

This primer is also prepared by keeping different schools of thought in mind. It tries to tackle many pertinent questions about (and sometimes against) test automation while also being empathetic about the huge possibilities that it brings to the table.

Philosophical yet practical, this primer will give deep insights into test automation for the newbies as well as those who are practising it for some years. Although it takes a Python based engine and framework to deliver the concepts, the lessons learned in this primer are applicable across languages, engines, applications (and yes cultures too!).

Join this course to have a pluralistic look at foundations of test automation, beyond the right and wrong buckets and buzzwords. You will get insights into a pragmatic way of test automation with strong focus on the fundamentals.

content

1. What Test Automation Really Is (30 minutes)

  • AEIOU: What do we do as Testers
  • Which parts of what we do is automatable?

2. Anatomy of a Test Automation Engine (Hands-on with Python unittest) (60 minutes)

  • Test Representation
  • Assertions
  • Test Fixtures
  • Test Discovery
  • Test Runner and Test Reporting

3. Test Automation in Practice and need for a Test Framework (45 minutes)

  • Web UI Automation using Selenium with basic engine (using unittest)
  • Role of Interaction Libraries (UI, API, Network, Database)
  • Configurability (Project, Central, Environmental, Coded)
  • Data Wrangling (Reading, Driving, Referring)
  • Consistent Test Project Structure
  • Debuggability (Logging, Reporting, Verbosity, Error Tracing)
  • Advanced Discovery and Filtering
  • Advanced Abstractions for Libraries (e.g. Page Object Model)

4. Anatomy of a Test Automation Framework (45 minutes)

  • Arjuna as an example framework using pytest as test engine
  • Web UI Automation using Selenium with Arjuna (Basic usage)

5. Q/A and Closure

target

  • Those who are new to Testing
  • Those who are new to Test Automation
  • Those who are practising Test Automation for some time
  • Managers who are responsible for Test Automation
  • Anyone who wants to reinforce Test Automation concepts

benefits

We know that you can learn best when you feel good! Therefore, you receive not only a first class training but also an all around-catering and supervision.

open and in-house courses

If you want to determine the time and location of your training yourself, then our coach will come to you. With our in-house courses, everything is based on the wishes of our customers. Here you can see our range of in-house training courses. Go to our training

If you don’t wish to spend time and effort organising a training course, but simply want to register and get going while meeting new colleagues in your sector, then come to our open courses. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Go to in-house training

small learning groups

As a training participant, you of course benefit from learning in a group and the experience of the other participants. Yet to ensure that you get to pose all of your own questions, we keep the group sizes very small, with a maximum of 10 participants. This allows our coaches to make certain that we meet the needs of all participants, even if the participants’ levels of existing knowledge differ.

date guarantee

Our courses are guaranteed to take place from as few as four participants, and provide you with long-term planning certainty for your training activities.

experienced trainers

In addition to their teaching work, all of our trainers have been and continue to be involved in projects, with each of them possessing more than 15 years of professional experience in various sectors. They have also all additionally acquired teaching qualifications. It is important to us not just to teach the training material, but also to enable each participant to enact what they have learned in the workplace. The point is for it to not feel superimposed, but instead for the acquired knowledge to be incorporated effortlessly into your own work.

early-booking and group discounts

You already know your training needs for the next year and would like to come to our trainings with several people? Then let us know! It helps us to be able to plan ahead, and we are therefore happy to offer you a discount.
By the way: a 15% early booking discount is available until 8 weeks before your course starts.

examination service

The DIN/ISO 17024 requirements stipulate that training companies cannot themselves provide the examination. An independent certification institute carries out the examination, not least to ensure the independent quality control of our training courses. We offer you the services of the certification institute so that you don’t incur the additional hassle of securing an examination appointment. We invoice the examination fee and organise your exam at the end of the course. You can simply focus on getting prepared.

trendig’s event ticket of Deutsche Bahn

In cooperation with Deutsche Bahn, trendig offers special conditions to travel to our training courses and conferences comfortably and environmentally friendly - with 100% electricity generated by renewable resources in long-distance travel, at a nationwide fixed price, from any DB railway station.

The extra for you as a participant: Your event ticket is valid 2 days before and 2 days after the event, for a maximum of 14 days, and city tickets for public transport connections are included.

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fresh break-time snacks & a delicious lunch

We know that a sense of well-being helps you learn better. This is why we provide not only fresh knowledge, but also comprehensive catering during all breaks, with fresh and dried fruits, as well as other nerve-soothing foods ranging from nuts to biscuits. A lunch with all participants and our coaches is also a fixed part of our catering package.

hot and cold drinks

We ensure a limitless supply of hot and cold drinks throughout the duration of the course. So you can leave your thermos flask and water bottle at home, and let us serve you.

lean coffee or lean pizza event

Some of the course content requires further discussions and, when considered in-depth, throws up further questions which cannot be resolved within a normal training day. To this end, for all our 4- and 5-day courses we offer an in-depth session on one morning or evening, including catering. The participants jointly agree whether they would prefer to get up earlier or stay later, and which topics they would prefer to explore in greater depth with our coach in an informal atmosphere.

free wifi

We offer free WIFI at all our training locations. To allow you to quickly get to work at our premises, let us know in advance of the course and we will provide you with access details and a password.

feel-good atmosphere

We don’t hold with dilapidated offices that are unfit for running a business from but which are deemed good enough for a week’s training, and whose lack of light makes it easier to read the PPT slides. We know that a sense of well-being helps you learn better. That is why all our rooms are well-lit and have large windows. They feature a wealth of opportunities for creative development. Breaks are always spent outside the classrooms. After all, a change of scene is a key element to then being able to once more concentrate on the course content. And we of course also provide a sufficient supply of hot and cold drinks, as well as the necessary nerve-soothing snacks. Is there anything else we can help you with? Then please let us know! We make many things possible.

individually tailored

Whether it’s alone or in a group, as an open seminar with participants from several companies, or in-house with your own colleagues; whether standardised with certification exams, or tailored to your own professional practice – we provide the right training for a great variety of topics. Even if you wish to combine certain course content, want to put something special together for a distributed team, or are interested in tiered pricing and loyalty bonuses, please get in touch with us directly. We are experienced and flexible, and can offer all teaching programmes as virtual courses and in several languages. We are happy to provide you with an individually tailored offer – we just have to get to know you and your requirements.

trial participation

You can visit one of our courses for half a day, and then decide whether you want to do your training with us or book a course for your entire team. Just let us know and we will be happy to provide you with trial participation.

certificate of participation

Upon request, you will receive a personal certificate (pdf document) of attendance for your course.

guaranteed fun at our in-house seminars

We believe that a good atmosphere is conducive to good learning – that’s why we set great store by presenting the course content in an entertaining way, with plenty of anecdotes from our trainers’ practical experience – in short, it should be fun. That’s why there is a EUR 100.00 discount for every day on which no one laughs.

educational leave

Even if it feels like a holiday with us - our ISTQB® trainings in Berlin are recognized further education events for all Berlin employees.

Educational leave must be submitted to the employer at least 6 weeks before the start of the course. For more information: bildungsurlaub - berlin

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