Professional Certificate in Full Stack Software Development: Building Scalable Cloud Applications

Designed by leading software developers, the curriculum gives you the exposure you need to build full-fledged software solutions with front-end, back-end, and dev-ops capabilities.

PRE WORK: Introduction to Programming (4 Weeks)

Introduction to Web Development

Web Vs App Development, Webpage - A building block of web development, Traditional Vs Modern Web App, Server Side Coding Technologies.

Introduction to MERN Stack

Introduction to Node Js, Express JS, MongoDB, React. Understanding a a basic MERN Application.

Introduction to GIT

Various operations in Git, git init, git pull, git commit, git add, git push, git merge, git diff.

Setting up the system

Installation of VS Code, Github, MongoDB Compass.

Searching and Sorting Algorithms

MODULE 1: CS Fundamentals & Front-end Development (13 Weeks)

The next module is the Machine Learning online course that will teach us all the Machine Learning techniques from scratch, and the popularly used Classical ML algorithms that fall in each of the categories.

HTML

Page structure, Elements, Tags, Input attributes, HTML5 tutorial.

CSS

Syntax, Selectors, Specificity, Properties, Layout.

Basics of Javascript 1

Comments, Data Types, Operators, Branching and Looping in JS, Functions.

Basics of Javascript 2

IIFE, Scope of Variables, Declaring Objects, Working with Objects, JSON Format , Function call.

DOM Manipulation

Document Object Model, Working with DOM Objects, Queryselector, innerHTML, Manipulating CSS, Add/Remove classes, Manipulating Attributes, DOM Event Listener.

Javascript ES6 and OOP

ES6, let, const, destructuring ,Rest Operator, Spread Operator, Defining Class in ES6, Inheritance from Class, OOP (Polymorphism, Encapsulation) using ES6, Iterables , forEach.

Data Structures using JS

Arrays, Math Functions, String Functions, Data Structure in JS, Time and Space Complexity, Stack, Linear Search and Binary Search.

Advanced Javascript

Hoisting, Prototype, Strict Mode, Try Catch Block, Promises, Ajax, Async Await, Local Storage, Session Storage.

JQuery

Syntax, Selectors, DOM Manipulation, CSS Manipulation, Working with Ajax.

ReactJS

Creating React App, JSX, React Components and Props, Styling React Components, React Fragments, React Hooks and Context, Conditional Rendering, React Constructors, React Refs.

MODULE 2: Databases (5 Weeks)

SQL

Relational Database, Querying, Joining Tables, Creating Database and adding business logic, MySQL tutorial + Normalisation.

NoSQL

Introduction to Mongoose DB(Version of MongoDB), Creating Database, Creating Collections, CRUD Operations, Mongoose Schema and Models.

MODULE 3: Back-end development (5 Weeks)

NodeJS

Rendering HTML, Working with Files, MVC Pattern, Sessions And Cookies, Authentication and Authorization.

ExpressJS

Routing and HTTP Methods, Middleware, Cookies REST API, Error Handling, Integrating React and Express.

Testing

Unit test case: Unit testing using open sources tools Browser and System testing automation.

MODULE 4: Cloud Deployment & DevOps (3 Weeks)

Cloud Foundations

AWS Console, IAM, Roles, EC2, Lambda, DocumentDB.

DevOps

Cloud Formations, Terraform, CloudWatch for logs, Nginx, PM2 as Process Manager.

Deployment of MERN App on AWS

Code Deployment using Code Pipeline and Cloud Formations, Configuring Nginx for Back-end and Front-end.

Self-paced Module

Gain an understanding of what ChatGPT is and how it works, as well as delve into the implications of ChatGPT for work, business, and education. Additionally, learn about prompt engineering and how it can be used to fine-tune outputs for specific use cases.

Demystifying ChatGPT and Applications

• Overview of ChatGPT and OpenAI
• Timeline of NLP and Generative AI
• Frameworks for understanding ChatGPT and Generative AI
• Implications for work, business, and education
• Output modalities and limitations
• Business roles to leverage ChatGPT
• Prompt engineering for fine-tuning outputs
• Practical demonstration and bonus section on RLHF