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 application with CRUD, authentication & API integration.
Format: Theory + Hands-On Labs + Mini Project + Final Project
Outcome: Students build a functional E-Commerce web app.
Trainer: Muhammad Badar
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Contact: +92-309-4052891

Module 1: Introduction & Setting the Environment

• What is Web Development & Full Stack Development
• Frontend, Backend & Database fundamentals
• MERN Stack overview
• Install & Setup: VS Code, Node.js, npm, MongoDB
• Git & GitHub introduction
• Development environment setup
• NPM & package management basics

Module 2: HTML, CSS & JavaScript (Foundation)

• HTML Basics — Tags, Forms, Semantic Elements
• CSS — Flexbox, Grid, Styling
• Responsive Design & Media Queries
• Bootstrap — Components & Layout
• 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
• Hooks: useState, useEffect
• Forms, events & validations
• API data fetching
• Context API (global state basics)
• Bootstrap or Tailwind UI basics

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

• Node.js runtime introduction
• Create Express.js server
• Routing & middleware
• REST API endpoints (CRUD)
• Connect backend to MongoDB
• Error handling basics
• JWT-based authentication (basic login/register)

Module 5: Database Development with MongoDB + Mongoose

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

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

• Integrate React + Express + MongoDB
• Product listing
• Add to cart
• User login/register
• Mock checkout
• Basic authentication flow
• Full-stack folder structure

Module 7: Capstone Project (Level 1)

• ? Basic E-Commerce Application
• Product CRUD
• User authentication
• Shopping cart (frontend only)
• Mock checkout page

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

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

Duration: 3 to 4 Months
Goal: Transform Level 1 project into a professional-grade full-stack application.
Trainer: Muhammad Badar
Contact: +92-309-4052891

Module 1: Advanced React & Next.js

• Next.js fundamentals: SSR, SSG, ISR
• File-based routing & layouts
• Dynamic routes & parameters
• API routes
• Authentication (NextAuth / JWT)
• Global state: Redux Toolkit or Zustand
• Image optimization
• SEO for Next.js apps

Module 2: Advanced Node.js + Express + Security

• Modular architecture & folder structure
• Role-based access (Admin/User)
• Refresh tokens & sessions
• Secure password hashing (bcrypt)
• Validation using Joi/Yup
• File uploads (Multer + Cloud Storage)
• Error handling middleware
• dotenv environments
• CORS, Helmet, Rate Limiting
• Logging (Morgan, Winston)

Module 3: Database Optimization & Aggregation

• Indexing & Aggregation Pipelines
• Population (MongoDB relationships)
• Transactions & ACID
• Pagination & filtering
• Mongoose virtuals & middleware
• Backups & migrations

Module 4: Full Stack Integration — Advanced E-Commerce App

• User roles (Admin, Customer)
• Product management (categories, discounts, images)
• Secure checkout (payment simulation)
• Real-time stock updates (optional Socket.io)
• Order management & history
• Dashboard analytics (charts)
• Email notifications (NodeMailer)
• Production-ready API structure

Module 5: DevOps, Testing & Deployment

• Backend testing with Jest
• API testing with Postman
• Frontend testing basics
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Docker (frontend & backend containers)
• Deployment: Render, Railway, Vercel, AWS EC2
• Environment variables & secret management
• Monitoring with PM2 & uptime tools

Module 6: Capstone Project (Level 2)

• ? E-Commerce Pro — Advanced Edition
• Admin Dashboard
• JWT refresh token implementation
• Product CRUD + file uploads
• Role-based access control
• Email notifications
• Live deployed production URL

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