Full-Stack Web Development with Laravel (3 Months)

Target Audience: This course is designed for individuals with basic PHP knowledge and an interest in building full-stack web applications using Laravel. Course Duration: 3 Months (adjust based on your schedule and depth of content) Learning Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of full-stack web development.
• Master the Laravel framework for building backend applications.
• Develop frontend skills using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Implement user authentication and authorization.
• Interact with databases and manage data effectively.
• Build RESTful APIs for data exchange.
• Deploy web applications to live servers.

Course Outline: Month 1: Foundations

• Week 1: Introduction to Full-Stack Development
  o What is full-stack development?
  o Benefits of using Laravel
  o Course overview and learning objectives
• Week 2: PHP Fundamentals
  o Syntax, variables, data types, operators, control flow
  o Functions, classes, and objects
  o Error handling and debugging
• Week 3: Laravel Basics
  o Setting up a Laravel development environment
  o Understanding the Laravel directory structure
  o Routing, controllers, and views
  o Blade templating engine
• Week 4: Database Interaction
  o Introduction to databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  o Eloquent ORM for interacting with databases
  o Migrations and seed data
  o Database queries and relationships Month 2: Building Applications
• Week 5: User Authentication and Authorization
  o Authentication methods (login, registration)
  o User roles and permissions
  o Middleware and authorization gates

Week 6: Frontend Development with Laravel
o Laravel Blade components and layouts
o Integrating frontend frameworks (Bootstrap, Vue.js)
o Building responsive and user-friendly interfaces

• Week 7: RESTful APIs
  o Designing and building RESTful APIs with Laravel
  o JSON data exchange and API documentation
  o Authentication and authorization for APIs
• Week 8: Advanced Topics
  o Form validation and error handling
  o File uploads and storage
  o Job queues and background tasks
  o Testing and debugging Laravel applications Month 3: Deployment and Project
• Week 9: Deployment to Live Servers
  o Choosing a hosting provider and configuring servers
  o Deploying Laravel applications to production
  o Security considerations and best practices
• Week 10: Project Showcase
  o Students work on individual or group projects
  o Applying learned skills to build real-world applications
  o Presentations and feedback
• Week 11 & 12: Q&A and Career Guidance
  o Addressing student questions and challenges
  o Exploring career opportunities in full-stack development
  o Sharing resources and further learning paths