The nature of computers and code, what they can and cannot do ● How software works: what is a program, what is "running" ● The logic of computer code ● Command lines

Prioritizing security as a user and programmer ● Understand and use the 8 principles of security ● Coding with security in mind ● Viruses, passwords

Types of testing ● Jargon: bugs, manual, automation ● Chrome dev tools ● Software development life cycle, bug life cycle ● Browserstack ● Jira and Confluence

How to implement them in a development environment ● Agile practices in the real world ● Prioritizing Work Apprentice participates in retrospectives to drive continuous improvement ● Working as part of a sprint team and working alone

Web Application testing ● Write test cases ● TestRail ● Writing bug reports ● Crossbrowsing

Xcode, Android studio ● IoS, Android testing

What is automation and why is it used ● Tools for automation

Documents rigorously and regularly in Confluence or similar system ● Participates actively in all Agile routines, especially sprint planning and retrospective ● Shares regularly, promptly and sufficiently pertinent information with peers and team members ● Provides and seeks feedback on peer reviews and other work ● Presentations/Public Speaking A. Running meetings B. Doing presentations C. Managing time in meetings ● Professional discussion and handling conflict/difficult conversations

Owns personal goal setting ● Understands and uses metrics such as velocity and ticket completion to improve performance

1. Fundamentals 2. Vocabulary 3. Context Areas of Study 1. Security 2. Computer basics 3. HTML, CSS, and Javascript 4. Foundations of software testing Content CS101 is a self-paced course that teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a zero-prior-experience audience. Computers can appear very complicated, but in reality, computers work within just a few, simple patterns. CS101 demystifies and brings those patterns to life, which is useful for anyone using computers today. The Javascript course will teach JavaScript patterns, asynchronous programming with Ajax, Fetch API, Promises & Async / Await, DOM (document object model) without jQuery, error handling, and localStorage. Software testing courses teaching core testing skills needed to apply for software testing, test tooling, TestRail, gitHub, Miro, and key topics in the IT industry. Concepts Security in computing, what is computing, basic of software testing, backend, web, and mobile testing, SQL for software testers Unit/courses: Foundations of Computer Science 101 Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 2.5 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/cs101-introduction-to-computer-science/ Unit/courses: Principles of Security Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 2 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/information- security-concepts-and-secure-design-principles/ Unit/courses: Javascript Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 69 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-javascript-course/ Unit/courses: Software Testing Masterclassfrom Novice to Expert Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 7 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/software-testing-masterclass-from-novice-to-expert/ Unit/courses: Software testing test techniquesfor writing test cases Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 3 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/software-testing-test-techniques-for-writing-test-cases/

1. Professional behavior 2. Excellence in communications 3. Collaboration and productivity 4. Goal setting, goal achieving Areas of Study 1. Communication tools used in the workplace. Slack, Jira, Github and others 2. Values. Mission, vision of the company and how that applies to the day to day work 3. Work estimation, completion of tickets, velocity, code quality 4. Clean code writing and reuse of code Content Appearance and behavior. The apprentice will learn about professional Attire and Grooming, Business email writing, Business Etiquette, including Telephone and Mobile Etiquette, Meeting room etiquette and etiquette needed during presentations at the workplace. The apprentice will learn Agile methodology and how to implement it in the day to day. Will also learn to use the routines such as the standups and retrospective to communicate effectively with peers as well as common tools used like Trello, Asana and Jira. The apprentice will learn how to test manually test code, write automated test cases, and use cross-browser tools. Automated software testing teaches end-to-end testing examples, web automation testing, page objects design pattern, visual regression testing with Percy, CI / CD Integration with Jenkins, and BDD Style with CodeceptJS. Concepts Meeting etiquette. Estimation. Code clean. Ticketing. Retrospective. Standups. Ticket grooming. Performance Testing. Reporting. Unit/courses: Agile Fundamentals: Including Scrum and Kanban Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 4.5 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/agile- fundamentals-scrum-kanban-scrumban/ Unit/courses: Meeting etiquette Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 5 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-professional- edge-appearance-and-work-behaviour/ Unit/courses: The Git & Github Bootcamp Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 17 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/git-and-github-bootcamp/ Unit/courses: Automated Software Testing with Selenium Webdriver Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 11.5 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/webdriverio-tutorial-nodejs-javascript/ Unit/courses: Automated Software Testing with TestCafe Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 9 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/automated-testing-with-testcafe/ Unit/courses: Postman: The Complete Guide- REST API Testing Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 14 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/postman-the-complete-guide/ Unit/courses: Mobile Testing Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 3 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/mobile-testing-masterclass-from-the-beginning/ Unit/courses: Understanding Jira for users, managers, and admins Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 3 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/introduction-to-jira/ Unit/courses: Jenkins Provider/Format: Udemy/Online Hours: 10.5 Location: https://www.udemy.com/course/jenkins-from-zero-to-hero/ Assessments: Practice through OJL, completion of tickets