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We are excited to announce the availability of our most popular courses online!

NEW COURSE!!   Foundation Level Course in Software Testing for the Certified Tester Foundation Level

(To get the multi-course discount or to purchase a discounted team license, contact us at 405-691-8075 or from the contact page.)

We know there are times when you and your team would like to receive training but because of time, budget and travel restrictions, you just can't receive the training in person. For those reasons, we developed these online training courses.

Our Online Training is almost like having Randy training you at your desk!

Frequently Asked Questions

"I thought the detail in the presentations and their layout to be very comprehensive and most useful. I believe that my level of understanding of testing has increased ten fold and over the next few years will no doubt increase 100 fold."
Basic Training in Software Testing Participant

You can now experience the following courses wherever you have an Internet connection whenever you want to view them:

Course Name	CPU Credits			Cost	Register
Introduction to RCS Online Training				Free	Click here to view. (You may login as a guest or create an account)
Foundation Level Course in Software Testing NEW!!	15	Outline	Free Demo	$890 per person $3,980 (5 people) $7,790 (10 people) $9,990 (15 people) $14,990 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Basic Training in Software Testing	16	Outline	Free Demo	$395 per person $1,590 (5 people) $2,790 (10 people) $3,990 (15 people) $5,390 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Gathering, Documenting and Testing User Requirements	11	Outline	Free Demo	$349 per person $1,390 (5 people) $2,790 (10 people) $4,190 (15 people) $5,190 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Structured User Acceptance Testing (Full Version)	17	Outline	Free Demo	$570 per person $2,420 (5 people) $4,560 (10 people) $6,410 (15 people) $7,980 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Structured User Acceptance Testing (Fast Track Version)	9	Outline	Free Demo	$349 per person $1,390 (5 people) $2,790 (10 people) $4,190 (15 people) $5,190 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
User-Oriented Methods for Delivering Quality Software	17	Outline	Free Demo	$395 per person $1,590 (5 people) $2,790 (10 people) $3,990 (15 people) $5,390 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Unit Testing	4	Outline	Free Demo	$129 per person $580 (5 people) $1,030 (10 people) $1,450 (15 people) $1,800 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
A Process for Deliverable Reviews	4	Outline	Free Demo	$89 per person $399 (5 people) $769 (10 people) $999 (15 people) $1,399 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
Applying IEEE Standard 12207 for Software Life Cycles	8	Outline	Free Demo	$89 per person $399 (5 people) $769 (10 people) $999 (15 people) $1,399 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart
A Short Course in Performance Testing	3	Outline	Free Demo	$59 per person $236 (5 people) $413 (10 people) $531 (15 people) $590 (20 people) contact us for site license pricing	Add to cart

Stay tuned...more are on the way soon!

Optional Value-added Services!

Option #1 - If you want the personal touch for your test team, for an additional fee of $250 per hour, Randy will conduct Q&A sessions with your team.

Option #2 - If you would like a customized case study for your team, Randy will be happy to develop one at a special rate. Or, if you would like to develop a case study for your team, we can format it for the course.

For more details on these optional value-added services, just contact us!

Benefits

Here's why you should consider our online training:

• Train at your convenience. If you have to juggle work and training, this gives you the option to spend a little time on a regular basis for training without sacrificing your productivity.
  
• No travel. Forget airport security, bad airport food, and hard hotel beds. Relax and spend time with your family and friends.
  
• You can repeat lessons. In a live class, you get one chance to hear something. In our online classes, you can repeat the lessons as many times as you like. In fact, we give you a full year of access to the course.
  
• Consistent quality - You know exactly who the trainer is and what they are going to say.
  
• Geographic coverage - You can train people around the world at the same time without huge time and expense commitments.
  
• Interactivity - You have e-mail and forum access to interact with the instructor and other students. We know there is no substitute for the human touch, but we try to get as close as possible with e-mail, forums and chat sessions.
  
• High value - The cost is less than either a public course or an in-house course. Our team prices allow you to train your entire team at a very attractive rate.
  
• It's a great way to integrate new team members. This is true just-in-time training!
  
• It's a great way to build your team. Train as a team, discuss as a team and improve as a team.
  
• Certification Preparation - If you are preparing for certification exams, the basic training course is a great primer.
  
• Continuing Education - If you already have a testing certification and need Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, online training can allow you to get those credits right away - you don't have to wait months for a class to come to your city. (Of course, you will need to verify with your certification provider if our training is accepted. QAI does accept it for CPE credits.)
  
• Quizzes and feedback - There are exams at the end of each module to help you assess your learning. You get instant feedback on each question. You can also review the quiz to see the correct answers versus your answers.
  
• There are also fun training games throughout the modules to help you reinforce your knowledge.

Compare the Costs

And, this is just for one person!  Think about these costs for a team of five!

If you do the math, you'll see the benefits add up fast. With the money you save, you can buy a test tool, buy some books, hire an assistant...

We took care to try to deliver a learning experience as close as possible without being there in person. Here's what you will experience:

Deliverables:

• Access to the course for ONE FULL YEAR!
  
• A complete set of course notes in Adobe format, which includes pictures of all slides, checklists, examples and templates. These are the same materials that students get in our live courses.
  
• Streaming slide show presentations of each module in Flash shockwave movies which allows you to advance or review the presentation to see specific slides. This slide show is narrated by Randy Rice, just like he would in a physical class, except without all of his bad jokes.
  
• Exercises in each module, with sample solutions with which to compare your solutions. There are links that allow you to try your test cases on an sample application.
  
• Templates and examples in electronic format.
  
• Streaming video clips of supplemental topics, such as taking a tour of a test lab, how to perform regression testing, etc.
  
• Streaming video demonstration of screen video of tests being performed.
  
• Access to the instructor via e-mail, chat sessions, and message boards.
  
• Access to other students to share experiences via chat rooms and message boards.
  
• Certificate of completion upon completion of the course and submission of your evaluation.

Other information

• The course is designed to be viewed by people at all connection speeds from dial-up to DSL and high-speed cable modem.
• Before registering and paying, please view the demo first to make sure you have the technical compatibility to access the course.
• The course uses an online learning management system (LMS) called Moodle. This full-featured LMS provides many features and is easy to use. The whole idea about Moodle is that you can learn at your own page, interact with others and explore the topics as you like. You are not forced to follow any particular order.

To see some of the features of the e-Learning environment, just view the video below.

Need more information?  View the slide show presentation about RCS Training.

My guarantee

If you are dissatisfied with the course, just let me know before your third session login and we will refund all of your registration fee or give you credit toward another online course - your choice. No hassle. No risk.

But How Effective is the Training?

I'll be the first to admit I love meeting people and training in a live classroom. At first, I was very skeptical that this would even work at all. In fact, I didn't even want to do all this work to create this environment. Then on 9/11 our world changed.

I was supposed to be conducting training across the street from the World Trade Center in New York City on that day, but the class had cancelled a few weeks prior. However, after that day companies placed their employees on travel restrictions, conferences were canceled or were poorly attended and basically the public training business was bad for about nine months.  That all caused me to drastically reconsider the possibility of effective web-based training.

While there has been scholarly research on the question of e-learning effectiveness, I'll let some of our past participants give you their comments:

Basic Training in Software Testing participants say:

"As someone with both no experience and little knowledge of software development/testing, I was rather daunted to take this course - however, testing is a new skill I'm being required to learn. Despite the limitations of the online environment (and my own sorry lack of training), I thought you did quite well. Nothing can truly replace the actual experience of the classroom, but this flowed well and the instruction was engaging. I am still daunted by software testing, but I feel far better armed and prepared to face the challenge after completing your course. Thank you!"

"The areas that I needed a better understanding and the modules cleared up any questions I might of had pertaining to the subject. It was comforting knowing that I could email or talk to Randy directly over any concerns or questions I had pertaining to testing in general."

"My background is 'business analyst'; so much of this info was a refresher for me. However, there were many things that were different and I found them to be very informative." 

"Overall the class was very good. I didn't know what to expect when taking it and I was greatly surprised. Randy really does understand what testers go through."

"A nice meaningful learning experience!"

"It was all valuable...you learn something from everything presented to you."

"I thought all was valuable. Easy to listen to." 

Gathering, Documenting and Testing User Requirements participant says:

"I have been learning this trade by sinking or swimming, and I am learning that these are the concepts I already follow, as a matter of logic and good planning, but I am young and have little industry vocabulary for these concepts. It will make me more effective in my job.

What is the most value to me is that this course has increased my confidence in my own performance--being young and new to this field, I have suffered under the bearing of contractors with agendas. They have much knowledge to offer, but it is usually laden with agendas. So this course gave me more information that I can use to wage more effective debates on, for example, how to proceed on particular projects.

It was all good. If there was something I already knew in detail, I was able to skip to the next slide."

Structured User Acceptance Testing Fast-Track Course participants say:

"Very well done. Course is advertised as an 8 hour course -- took me about 16 hours to go through it. It's like packing a college semester into 8 hours. ... It went a long, long way in teaching me UA from QA. And the whole process is foreign to us -- we will be implementing most of the Planning processes soon thanks to this course. I've already spoken to my manager. Implementing it will not mean more work; it will mean working easier and saving time! I like to work smarter - so thanks!!"

"All information learned was valuable."

Still Have Questions?

Just check the Frequently Asked Questions page. If you don't see an answer to your question, just contact me!

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