Introduction to Software Testing – Manual Testing Essentials

Objective:

By the end of this lesson, students will:

• Understand the purpose and importance of software testing

• Learn the basic types of software testing

• Be familiar with the software testing life cycle (STLC)

• Understand key terms like test case, defect, severity, and priority

🧾 Lesson Content (Outline):

1. What is Software Testing?

• Definition & Real-life analogy

• Importance of testing in the SDLC

• Manual vs. Automation testing overview

2. Types of Testing

• Functional vs. Non-Functional

• Black-box, White-box

• Smoke, Sanity, Regression, UAT

3. Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

• Requirement Analysis

• Test Planning

• Test Case Design

• Test Execution

• Defect Reporting & Retesting

• Test Closure

4. Test Artifacts and Terminology

• Test Case and Test Scenario

• Defect vs Bug

• Severity vs Priority

• RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix)

5. Simple Real-World Example

• Login page test scenario discussion

• Writing 2-3 sample test cases

• Common defects from real-world QA experience