Generative AI Course in Software Testing and Documentation

Generative AI Course in Software Testing and Documentation

This course is part of Generative AI in Software Engineering Certification Specialization

Instructor: Priyanka Mehta

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What you'll learn

Generate automated test cases and detect code vulnerabilities with GenAI
Use AI tools to fix security flaws across multiple programming languages
Create accurate, consistent project and API documentation using GenAI
Build end-to-end documentation for full-stack applications efficiently

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Generative AI

Details to know

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Assessments

6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

This Generative AI in Software Testing, Security, and Documentation course equips you with the skills to automate critical stages of the software development lifecycle. Begin with AI-powered software testing—learn how to generate test cases automatically and detect code vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages. Understand how AI helps identify and fix security flaws in real time. Progress to documentation automation using Generative AI tools to create accurate, consistent project and API documentation. Explore how AI supports end-to-end documentation for full-stack applications with hands-on demos.

To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of software development practices, programming concepts, and technical documentation. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Generate test cases and identify vulnerabilities using GenAI - Apply AI to fix security issues across diverse codebases - Automate API and project documentation with AI tools - Create full-stack software documentation using GenAI workflows Ideal for QA engineers, developers, and technical writers.

Explore how Generative AI transforms software testing and security in this practical module. Learn AI-driven techniques for automated test case generation and vulnerability detection across multiple programming languages. Understand how AI identifies, analyzes, and helps fix security flaws in code. Gain hands-on experience through demos that showcase AI-generated test cases and real-time vulnerability fixes.

What's included

9 videos1 reading3 assignments

9 videosTotal 45 minutes

Learning Objectives2 minutes
What is Test Case Generation?4 minutes
Generative AI Techniques of Test Case Generation7 minutes
Demo: Generating the Test Case with AI6 minutes
AI's Role in Identifying and Fixing Vulnerabilities6 minutes
AI in Vulnerability Identification4 minutes
Multi-Language Vulnerability Detection5 minutes
AI-Driven Measures for Securing Various Systems4 minutes
Demo: Fixing the Identified Security Vulnerabilities Within the Code7 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Course Syllabus 10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Assessment for Generative AI in Software Testing and Security40 minutes
Quiz on Introduction to Software Testing with Generative AI15 minutes
Quiz on Vulnerability Scan with Generative AI15 minutes

Learn how Generative AI streamlines software documentation in this focused module. Explore AI techniques used for creating project and API documentation, and discover tools that automate content generation. Understand how AI can produce clear, consistent documentation for full-stack applications. Get hands-on with demos to generate end-to-end technical documentation efficiently.