Workshop Schedule

Note: not all the exercises and examples will be executed during the course and we encourage you to execute them in your time from work or home.

What are the aims? 


Before the workshop:

Aim: familiarise yourself with the material and applications before the course commences

1. (For the online workshop only ) Check that you can access gotomeeting.com / skype ( send your skype address to the Time2test trainer)  and have audio and microphone working -  please arrange a time with Time2test to establish this
2. Check that you can access the the workshop portal ( if you are viewing this page then you can access the workshop portal) - please request access to the workshop portal from Time2test .
3. Check that you have a copy of the course presentation - Please request the presentation from Time2test .
4. ( For the online workshop only) Execution will be prompt at the times stated. It is advised that you attend the meeting at least 5 mins before the start time.
5. ( For the online workshop only) Self Study  is required for successful completion and and recommended that you spend at least 30 mins every evening practising the material that is marked as SELF STUDY. If you would like the trainer to go through any of the SELF STUDY examples, then please arrange a time as part of the mentor service offered by Time2test.
6. During the workshop, feel free to ask questions while the trainer is is presenting. If time is limited, then email your questions and they will be answered the following day.

The 2 day and 1 day trainer led workshop will follow the the schedule below. 

Monday - 2 hours 

1. 5 mins - Presentation - Introduction
2. 5 mins - 0 - Online Setup
3. 15 mins - Presentation - Selenium IDE
4. SELF STUDY - Presentation - Selenium IDE Installation
5. 15 mins -  1 - First Selenium Script
6. SELF STUDY - 2 - Test Suite
7. SELF STUDY - Presentation- Using the IDE
8. SELF STUDY - 3 - Debug the Script
9. 15 mins - Section - Hello World Example
10. 15 mins - 4 - Hello World Example
11. Last 10 mins - Questions and Answers

Tuesday - 2 hours

1. 15 mins - recap on session and answer any immediate questions
2. 30 mins - Presentation - Commands
3. 15 mins - 5 - Difference between assert and verify
4. SELF STUDY - Command - Array
5. SELF STUDY - Command - Pattern - Regular Expression
6. SELF STUDY -Command - Pattern - Glob
7. 15 mins - Regular Expressions and xpaths
8. 15 mins - Using xpather for xpaths
9. SELF STUDY - Command - Echo
10. SELF STUDY - Capture Entire Screenshot
11. 30 mins - Presentation - Selenium RC
12. 15 mins - How to install Selenium Server RC
13. SELF STUDY - How to ensure that Selenium RC is working on the PC?
14. SELF STUDY - How to view the Selenium RC command line options
15. 15 mins - Running a Simple Selenium RC using htmlSuite via command prompt
16. 15 mins -Cross browser test
17. Last 10 mins - Questions and Answers

Wednesday - 2 hours

1. 15 mins - recap on session and answer any immediate questions
2. 15 mins - Presentation - Agile
3. 15 mins - Download Jenkins and Run
4. 15 mins - Install Jenkins Selenium Plugin
5. 15 mins - Jenkins CI example using the Jenkins Plugin
6. 15 mins - Hudson and Continuous Integration Complex example using Ant/Java
7. SELF STUDY - Hudson and Selenium Reports
8. SELF STUDY - add your selenium scripts into SVN
9. 15 mins - Presentation- Selenium Grid
10. 30 mins - Selenium Grid Example
11. SELF STUDY - http://time2testblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/working-of-selenium-grid-having.html
12. SELF STUDY - http://time2testblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/working-of-selenium-grid-having_02.html
13. Last 10 mins - Questions and Answers

Thursday

1. 15 mins - recap on session and answer any immediate questions
2. 15 mins - Presentation - Programming Languages and Selenium
3. 30 mins - Create java selenium in 10 steps and execute
4. 45mins  - Running Selenium using Webdriver and java (download and install Eclipse IDE, jUnit, Selenium Jars )
5. 15 mins - Presentation - Advanced IDE
6. SELF STUDY - GOTO user extension
7. SELF STUDYAdvanced JavaScript function
8. 15 mins - Create a simple UI map
9. Last 10 mins - Questions and Answers

Friday

1. 15 mins - Presentation - Other
2. 15 mins - Breakpoints and popups
3. SELF STUDY - Random Text User Extension
4. 15 mins - Presentation - Tips
5. 15 mins - Presentation - Conclusions