WEB DEVELOPMENT

Here’s a structured Web Development Curriculum designed to take a learner from beginner to professional level. It’s modular and covers both frontend and backend development, ideal for self-learning, bootcamps, schools, or universities.

 

Module 1: Introduction to Web Development

  • Objective: Understand the basics of how the web works.
  • What is the web? How websites work (client-server model)
  • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript overview
  • Frontend vs Backend vs Fullstack
  • Setting up tools: VS Code, Git, Browser DevTools


Practice: Create a basic HTML page that displays “Hello World.”


Frontend Development

Module 2: HTML – Structure

  • Objective: Learn to structure webpages using HTML.
  • HTML Elements, Tags, and Attributes
  • Page structure: <!DOCTYPE html>, <html>, <head>, <body>
  • Text, Links, Images, Tables, Forms
  • Semantic HTML (<header>, <main>, <footer>)


Project: Personal Portfolio Page (basic)

 Module 3: CSS – Styling

  • Objective: Style pages for layout and aesthetics.
  • Selectors, Colors, Fonts
  • Box model: padding, border, margin
  • Flexbox and Grid layout systems
  • CSS Positioning, Display, and Media Queries
  • CSS transitions & animations


Project: Build a responsive landing page.

Module 4: JavaScript – Programming the Web

  • Objective: Add interactivity and logic to your site.
  • Variables, Data types, Operators
  • Functions, Conditionals, Loops
  • DOM Manipulation
  • Event Listeners
  • Fetch API and basic AJAX


Project: To-do list app with local storage.

Module 5: Version Control with Git & GitHub

  • Objective: Track code and collaborate.
  • Git basics: init, clone, commit, push, pull
  • Branching and merging
  • Working with GitHub
  • GitHub Pages for deployment

Project: Deploy your portfolio to GitHub Pages.


Module 6: Responsive Design & Frameworks

  • Objective: Build mobile-first, accessible web apps.
  • Mobile-first design
  • Media queries and breakpoints
  • CSS Frameworks: Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS
  • Accessibility (ARIA, semantic tags, keyboard navigation)

Project: Responsive company homepage using Tailwind or Bootstrap


Backend Development

Module 7: Introduction to Backend & Node.js

  • Objective: Understand the server-side of web apps.
  • Node.js fundamentals
  • NPM (Node Package Manager)
  • Creating a basic server with Express.js
  • REST API concepts: CRUD operations

Project: Build a basic RESTful API for notes or users.

Module 8: Databases

  • Objective: Store and retrieve data from databases.
  • Relational vs NoSQL databases
  • MongoDB with Mongoose (NoSQL)
  • SQL basics (optional: PostgreSQL or MySQL)
  • Connecting DBs to Node.js apps

Project: Blog backend (users, posts, comments)


Module 9: Authentication & Security

  • Objective: Secure user data and manage sessions.
  • User registration & login
  • Password hashing (bcrypt)
  • JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
  • Middleware and route protection
  • Basic app security practices

Project: User login system with protected routes


Module 10: Frontend Frameworks (React)

  • Objective: Build complex UIs with React.
  • JSX, components, props, and state
  • React Router
  • useEffect, useState hooks
  • State management (Context API or Redux)
  • React + Fetch API

Project: React frontend for the blog or to-do app

Final Projects

  • Choose 1–2 fullstack projects to consolidate learning:
  • E-commerce site (React + Express + MongoDB)
  • Social media mini-app
  • Blog platform
  • Chat app using WebSockets
  • Portfolio with contact form backend

Bonus Topics (Optional)

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js (React Fullstack)
  • DevOps basics (CI/CD, Docker, Netlify, Vercel)
  • GraphQL
  • Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

🛠 Tools & Platforms to Learn

IDEs: VS Code

Version Control: Git, GitHub

Hosting: Netlify, Vercel, Heroku

API Testing: Postman

Design: Figma or Canva (for UI)