QA Foundations
Build a shared understanding of quality as an engineering responsibility.
For: Learners beginning the handbook or moving from testing into quality engineering.
Scope: 10 chapters. Study estimates appear at each step; allow extra time for exercises.
Follows all ten chapters of Part I in their canonical curriculum order. Continue into Part II for programming.
Study sequence
- 1. Chapter 1 — What Is Modern Software Quality Engineering?
90 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 2. Chapter 2 — The Evolution from QA to Quality Engineering
95 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 3. Chapter 3 — Understanding Software Quality
105 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 4. Chapter 4 — Quality Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
110 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 5. Chapter 5 — Shift Left, Shift Right & Shift Everywhere
110 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 6. Chapter 6 — Systems Thinking for Quality Engineers
120 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 7. Chapter 7 — Engineering Culture & DevOps Mindset
115 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 8. Chapter 8 — The Modern Quality Engineer
125 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 9. Chapter 9 — The Modern Software Quality Engineering Framework
120 minutes, plus the practical exercise
- 10. Chapter 10 — The Future of Quality Engineering
120 minutes, plus the practical exercise