Full Stack Development (MERN + Next.js Track)

Two-Level Career Path — Tailored for Pakistan’s Software Industry & Freelancing Market

LEVEL 1 — Core Full Stack Web Development (E-Commerce Basic Edition)

Duration: 3 to 4 Months
Goal: Build a complete end-to-end web app with CRUD operations, authentication, and a simple API connection.
Format: Theory + Hands-On Labs + Mini Project + Final Project
Outcome: Students can create a functional basic E-Commerce web app.
Trainer: Muhammad Badar
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile
Contact: +92-309-4052891 (Cell & WhatsApp)

Module 1: Introduction & Setting the Environment

• What is Web Development & Full Stack Development
• Understanding Frontend, Backend & Database
• Overview of the MERN Stack
• Install & Setup: VS Code, Node.js, npm, MongoDB
• Introduction to Git & GitHub
• Setting up development environment
• NPM and package management basics

Module 2: HTML, CSS & JavaScript (Foundation)

• HTML – Basic Tags, Forms, Semantic HTML
• CSS – Styling, Flexbox, Grid Layout
• Responsive Design & Media Queries
• Bootstrap – Layout, Components
• JavaScript Fundamentals: Variables, Loops, Functions
• Arrays, Objects & DOM Manipulation
• Fetch API Basics
• Introduction to JSON

Module 3: Frontend Development with React.js (Core)

• React basics: JSX, components, props, state
• React Router
• useState & useEffect hooks
• Forms, events & validations
• API data fetching
• Context API (basic global state)
• Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS basics

Module 4: Backend Development with Node.js + Express.js

• Node.js runtime introduction
• Create Express server
• Routing & middleware
• REST API endpoints (CRUD)
• MongoDB connection
• Error handling basics
• JWT-based authentication (basic)

Module 5: Database Development with MongoDB + Mongoose

• Documents, collections overview
• Mongoose schemas & models
• CRUD operations
• MongoDB Atlas setup
• Query filters & sorting

Module 6: Integration — Building Basic Full Stack E-Commerce App

• React frontend + Express backend + MongoDB
• Product listing
• Add to cart
• Login/Register
• Mock checkout
• API integration
• Basic authentication flow
• Folder structure

Module 7: Capstone Project (Level 1)

• ? Basic E-Commerce Application
• Product CRUD
• User login/registration
• Shopping cart
• Mock checkout

Certification: “Certified Junior Full Stack Developer (MERN Core)”

LEVEL 2 — Advanced Full Stack Development (E-Commerce Professional Edition)

Duration: 3 to 4 Months
Goal: Build a professional-grade web app with performance, security & deployment.
Trainer: Muhammad Badar
Contact: +92-309-4052891

Module 1: Advanced React & Next.js

• SSR, SSG, ISR concepts
• File-based routing
• Dynamic routes
• API routes
• Authentication (NextAuth/JWT)
• Redux Toolkit or Zustand
• Image optimization
• SEO basics

Module 2: Advanced Node.js + Express + Security

• Modular architecture
• Role-based access control
• Refresh tokens
• Password hashing (bcrypt)
• Validation (Joi/Yup)
• File uploads (Multer/Cloud)
• Error handling middleware
• dotenv environments
• CORS, Helmet, rate limiting
• Logging (Morgan/Winston)

Module 3: Database Optimization & Aggregation

• Indexing & aggregation pipelines
• Population (relations)
• Transactions
• Pagination & filtering
• Mongoose virtuals & middleware
• Backups & migrations

Module 4: Full Stack Integration (Advanced E-Commerce App)

• User roles (Admin, Customer)
• Product management
• Secure checkout
• Real-time updates (Socket.io optional)
• Order history
• Dashboard analytics
• Email notifications

Module 5: DevOps, Testing & Deployment

• Backend unit testing (Jest)
• Integration testing (Postman)
• Frontend testing basics
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Docker basics
• Deploy to Render / Railway / Vercel / AWS
• Environment variables
• PM2 & monitoring

Module 6: Capstone Project (Level 2)

• ? E-Commerce Pro — Advanced Edition
• Admin dashboard
• JWT refresh tokens
• Product management
• Role-based access
• Email notifications
• Live deployed project

Certification: “Certified Professional Full Stack Developer (MERN + Next.js)”