Course Overview
Advanced Web Development provides comprehensive education in full-stack application development. This course builds on foundational knowledge to teach the skills needed to create complete, production-ready web applications with both frontend and backend components.
You will learn to build sophisticated React applications, develop RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express, work with SQL databases, implement authentication systems, and deploy applications to production environments.
What You Will Learn
This course covers the complete stack of technologies required to build modern web applications from database to user interface.
Advanced React Development
- Advanced component patterns and composition
- Context API and global state management
- React Router for single-page applications
- Performance optimization techniques
- Custom hooks and advanced hook patterns
- Testing React components
Backend Development with Node.js
- Node.js fundamentals and event loop
- Express framework and middleware
- RESTful API design and implementation
- Request validation and error handling
- File uploads and processing
- API documentation practices
Database Management
- Relational database design principles
- SQL queries and data manipulation
- Joins, aggregations, and complex queries
- Database normalization and optimization
- Connection pooling and transactions
- Working with PostgreSQL or MySQL
Authentication & Security
- Password hashing and security best practices
- JWT authentication implementation
- Session management strategies
- Authorization and access control
- CORS and security headers
- Input validation and sanitization
Deployment & DevOps
- Environment configuration management
- Deploying to cloud platforms
- Database hosting and migration
- CI/CD pipeline basics
- Monitoring and logging
- Performance optimization
Curriculum Structure
The course progresses through five major areas, each building on previous modules to create comprehensive full-stack development capability.
- Modules 1-4: Advanced React
Component architecture, state management, routing, hooks, and performance
- Modules 5-8: Node.js & Express
Server fundamentals, API development, middleware, request handling
- Modules 9-12: Database Integration
SQL fundamentals, database design, queries, and application integration
- Modules 13-16: Authentication & Security
User authentication, authorization, security practices, data protection
- Modules 17-20: Deployment & Project
Cloud deployment, environment management, final full-stack application project
Prerequisites
This course assumes solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You should be comfortable with:
- JavaScript ES6+ features including arrow functions, destructuring, and promises
- Basic React concepts including components, props, and state
- Command line interface navigation and Git basics
- Understanding of HTTP and how web applications communicate
Our Web Programming Fundamentals course covers these prerequisites. If you are uncertain about your readiness, consider starting with that program.
Project Work
You will build a complete full-stack application as your capstone project. This involves designing and implementing both frontend and backend components, integrating them through an API, managing data persistence with a database, implementing user authentication, and deploying the finished application.
Previous student projects have included task management systems, social media platforms, e-commerce applications, and content management systems. The specific project type is your choice, guided by your interests and the skills covered in the course.
Time Commitment
Plan for 15-20 hours weekly over 20 weeks. This includes content study, practical exercises, and project work. The self-paced format allows schedule flexibility while maintaining recommended progression through material.
Content access remains available for 18 months from enrollment, providing sufficient time for completion even with extended timelines.
Career Relevance
The skills taught in this course represent what employers seek in full-stack developers. However, completing the course does not guarantee employment. The job market involves many factors beyond technical skills including location, experience, economic conditions, and individual circumstances.
What this course provides is demonstrated capability in building complete web applications. This capability, combined with portfolio projects from the course, supports job applications and technical interviews.