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      American Psychological Association

      Intro to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing with z-test

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sample Size Determination, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Development Testing, Test Case, Software Testing, Python Programming, File Systems

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      API Testing a real web application via Postman

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Security Testing, Software Testing, Restful API, Authentications, Web Development Tools, Application Security

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      New
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      Packt

      Intro to IoT Pentesting

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Internet Of Things, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Test Tools, USB, Embedded Systems, Network Security, Test Equipment, General Networking, Serial Peripheral Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Usability Testing with Hotjar

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, User Research, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Case, Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Maintainability, Test Data, Debugging, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      157 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Preview
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      Nanjing University

      软件测试 (Software Testing)

      Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Performance Testing, Debugging, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Test Case, Integration Testing, Selenium (Software), Mobile Development

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Tools, Software Testing, Automation, Node.JS, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Proactive Computer Security

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Metasploit, Security Testing, Exploit development, Security Strategy, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Security Management, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      261 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      EDUCBA

      Testing and Debugging in .NET Core Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, Software Testing, Performance Testing, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Regression Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, .NET Framework, Application Performance Management, C# (Programming Language)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java

      Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Eclipse (Software), Software Testing, UI Components, Integrated Development Environments, Web Applications, Java Programming, Functional Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      354 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

    • Intro to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing with z-test: American Psychological Association
    • Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD: Coursera Project Network
    • API Testing a real web application via Postman: Coursera Project Network
    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Intro to IoT Pentesting: Packt
    • Usability Testing with Hotjar: Coursera Project Network
    • Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG: Coursera Project Network
    • 软件测试 (Software Testing): Nanjing University
    • Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners: Coursera Project Network
    • Proactive Computer Security: University of Colorado System

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