Course Structure
The course is divided into 12 modules, each focusing on a specific aspect of web development. Each module includes lectures, hands-on coding exercises, projects, and assessments.
- Overview of web development
- Understanding how the web works
- Client-server architecture
- Development environments and tools
- Setting up your development environment
- Introduction to HTML
- HTML document structure
- Common HTML elements: headings, paragraphs, links, images, lists
- Forms and inputs
- Semantic HTML
- Introduction to CSS
- CSS syntax and selectors
- Styling text, colors, and backgrounds
- Box model and layout techniques
- Responsive design with media queries
- CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap)
- Introduction to JavaScript
- Variables, data types, and operators
- Control structures: loops and conditionals
- Functions and scope
- DOM manipulation
- Event handling
- Object-oriented JavaScript
- Asynchronous JavaScript: callbacks, promises, async/await
- Working with APIs
- Front-end frameworks: React, Vue, or Angular (choose one)
- State management
- Introduction to version control
- Basic Git commands
- Working with GitHub
- Branching and merging
- Collaboration workflows
- Introduction to server-side development
- Setting up a server with Node.js
- Understanding Express.js
- RESTful APIs
- Middleware and routing
- Introduction to databases
- SQL vs. NoSQL databases
- Setting up and working with MongoDB or PostgreSQL (choose one)
- CRUD operations
- Database modeling and relationships
- Understanding authentication and authorization
- Implementing user authentication
- Securing web applications
- HTTPS and data encryption
- Common security vulnerabilities and mitigation
- Introduction to deployment
- Hosting platforms (e.g., Heroku, AWS, Netlify)
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Setting up a production environment
- Monitoring and maintenance
- Code quality and maintainability
- Accessibility standards
- Performance optimization
- SEO basics
- Testing and debugging
- Planning and designing a complete web application
- Implementing front-end and back-end functionality
- Integrating with third-party APIs
- Deploying the application
- Final presentation and code review
Assessment and Certification
- Weekly quizzes and assignments
- Mid-term project: Develop a small web application
- Final capstone project: Create a comprehensive web application
- Participation in class discussions and coding exercises
- Certification awarded upon successful completion of the course
Course Materials
- Lecture slides and notes
- Recommended reading list
- Access to coding environments and tools
- Sample code and project templates