Comprehensive Curriculum

From Fundamentals to Full-Stack Development in 8 Weeks

Java Fundamentals & OOP

Week 1-2

Java syntax, data types and operators
Control structures and loops
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Classes, objects, inheritance
Polymorphism & Encapsulation
Exception handling and file I/O
Collections (List, Set, Map)
Memory Management Basics

Database & Spring Boot Core

Week 3-4

MySQL setup and schema design
SQL queries, Joins & Aggregates
Spring Boot Framework Intro
Dependency Injection (DI) & IoC
Application Properties & Config
Connecting Spring Boot to MySQL
Maven Build Tool
Project Structure Best Practices

REST APIs & Advanced Backend

Week 5-6

REST Architecture principles
HTTP Methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
Request Validation & Error Handling
JPA & Hibernate ORM
API Documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Unit Testing with JUnit & Mockito
Postman for API Testing
DTOs & Mapper patterns

Frontend Integration & AI Tools

Week 7

HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript ES6+
Fetch API & Async/Await
Integrating Backend APIs
Dynamic DOM Manipulation
AI-Assisted Coding (Copilot/Cursor)
Effective Prompt Engineering
Debugging with AI tools
Responsive UI Basics

Capstone & Career Prep

Week 8

Full-Stack Project Development
Git Version Control workflow
Resume Building & Review
Mock Technical Interviews
Agile/Scrum Basics
Code Review Practices
Deployment Fundamentals
Final Project Presentation