Selenium — Course syllabus

This syllabus is aligned to popular industry outlines: Core Java, WebDriver APIs, locators and XPath, TestNG, framework design with Maven, CI with Jenkins, Git integration, cross-browser testing, and reporting.

Module 1 — Core Java for testers

• Java setup: JDK, IDE, first project, classes & objects
• OOP principles: Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction
• Collections & streams basics: Lists, maps, iteration

Module 2 — Selenium foundations

• What & why Selenium: Components, advantages vs legacy tools
• WebDriver: Drivers, navigation, waits, and browser automation

Module 3 — Locator strategies

• Locators: ID, name, class, CSS, link text, partial, tag
• XPath: Absolute vs relative, axes, functions (contains, starts-with)

Module 4 — Test frameworks

• TestNG: Assertions, annotations, suites, parameters
• Maven: Dependencies, build lifecycle, Surefire reports
• Design patterns: Page Object Model, Page Factory, utilities

Module 5 — CI/CD and collaboration

• Jenkins: Jobs, pipelines, scheduling, reports
• Git: Branching, PRs, code reviews, hooks

Module 6 — Advanced topics

• Cross-browser & grid: Parallel execution with Selenium Grid
• Data-driven & reporting: External data, logs, HTML/extent reports