Full Stack Web Development – Course Program

Course Overview

This course is designed to take students from beginner to proficient full-stack developers. By the end of the course, students will have built a complete web application and deployed it online.

Module 1: Introduction to Web Development

• Overview of Web Development
• Understanding Front-end vs Back-end
• Introduction to Full Stack Technologies
• Setting Up a Development Environment (VS Code, Git, Node.js, etc.)

Module 2: Front-end Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

• HTML & CSS
  • Structure of Web Pages
  • Semantic HTML
  • CSS Basics & Styling
  • CSS Frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS)
• JavaScript Basics
  • Variables, Functions, and Loops
  • DOM Manipulation
  • Event Handling
  • Fetch API & JSON

Module 3: Front-end Framework – React.js

• Introduction to React.js
• JSX and Components
• State and Props
• React Hooks (useState, useEffect)
• React Router for Navigation
• Context API & State Management

Module 4: Back-end Development – Node.js & Express.js

• Introduction to Node.js & Express.js
• Setting Up an Express Server
• RESTful API Design
• Middleware and Authentication
• Handling Forms and File Uploads

Module 5: Database Management – SQL & NoSQL

• Relational Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• NoSQL Databases (MongoDB)
• Connecting Databases with Node.js
• CRUD Operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

Module 6: Authentication & Security

• User Authentication (JWT, OAuth)
• Password Hashing with bcrypt
• Securing API Endpoints
• Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) & CSRF Protection

Module 7: Advanced Topics

• WebSockets & Real-time Communication
• Deployment Strategies (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Testing (Unit & Integration Testing with Jest, Mocha)
• Performance Optimization & Debugging

Module 8: Deploying a Full Stack App

• Hosting Front-end (Netlify, Vercel)
• Deploying Back-end (Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean)
• Connecting Front-end & Back-end
• Final Project: Building & Deploying a Full-Stack Application

Final Project & Certification

• Hands-on Capstone Project (E-commerce site, Social Media App, etc.)
• Code Review & Feedback
• Certification of Completion

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of programming concepts is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Willingness to learn and build real-world applications.

By the end of this course, students will be able to build, deploy, and maintain full-stack web applications using modern technologies.