Acrosys Technologies

MERN Stack Full-Stack Web Developer Course

Duration: 4 Months / 16 Weeks
Level: Beginner to Job-Ready
Technology Stack: MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, REST API, JWT, Git, GitHub and Deployment

Month 1: Web Development and JavaScript Foundations

Introduction to web development
Frontend, backend and full-stack concepts
Client-server architecture
How websites and web applications work
HTTP and HTTPS fundamentals
Domain names and hosting concepts
Introduction to browsers and developer tools
Installing Visual Studio Code
HTML document structure
HTML elements and attributes
Headings, paragraphs and text formatting
Links and navigation
Images and multimedia
Ordered and unordered lists
HTML tables
Forms and form controls
Semantic HTML
HTML5 input types
Basic accessibility concepts

Practical: Build a personal profile and simple company website using HTML.

Introduction to CSS
Inline, internal and external CSS
CSS selectors
Colors, backgrounds and borders
Fonts and typography
CSS box model
Margin, padding and sizing
Display properties
Positioning
Flexbox
CSS Grid
Responsive design principles
Media queries
Mobile-first design
Bootstrap introduction
Bootstrap grid system
Navbar, cards and buttons
Bootstrap forms and tables
Bootstrap responsive utilities

Mini-project: Create a responsive business website using HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.

Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript syntax
Variables using var, let and const
Primitive and reference data types
Operators and expressions
Conditional statements
if, else and switch
Loops
for, while and do-while
Functions
Function parameters and return values
Arrow functions
Arrays
Objects
Array methods
String methods
Date and Math objects
Scope and hoisting
Error handling

Practical: Calculator, student grade calculator and expense tracker using JavaScript.

ES6+ features
Template literals
Destructuring
Spread and rest operators
Default parameters
Modules and imports
Classes and objects
Callbacks
Higher-order functions
Map, filter and reduce
Promises
async and await
JSON
DOM manipulation
Event handling
Form validation
Local storage and session storage
Fetch API
Working with external APIs

Mini-project: Weather application using JavaScript and a public REST API.

Month 2: React.js Development

Introduction to React.js
React architecture
Advantages of React
Installing Node.js and npm
Creating React applications using Vite
React project structure
JSX syntax
Components
Functional components
Props
Component composition
Rendering elements
Conditional rendering
Lists and keys
Event handling
CSS styling in React
Bootstrap integration

Mini-project: Build a React personal portfolio website.

React state management
useState hook
Updating state
Managing objects and arrays in state
useEffect hook
Component lifecycle concepts
useRef hook
useMemo and useCallback concepts
Controlled components
React forms
Form validation
Reusable form components
Handling user events
Conditional UI
Loading and error states
Reusable components

Mini-project: React employee management interface with forms and validation.

React Router introduction
Installing React Router
Routes and Route components
BrowserRouter
Link and NavLink
Nested routes
Route parameters
Query parameters
Programmatic navigation
Protected route concepts
404 pages
Layout components
Navigation menus
Reusable UI components
React project folder structure
Environment variables
Component-based architecture

Mini-project: Multi-page React admin dashboard with routing.

Fetching data from APIs
Fetch API
Axios
GET, POST, PUT and DELETE requests
Displaying API responses
Handling loading states
Error handling
Pagination
Search and filtering
Reusable API service functions
Custom hooks
Context API
Global state concepts
Performance optimization
React Developer Tools
Component debugging

Project: React product management dashboard connected to a REST API.

Month 3: Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB

Introduction to Node.js
Node.js architecture
Node.js runtime environment
Installing Node.js and npm
Creating Node.js projects
package.json
npm packages
CommonJS modules
ES modules
File system module
Path module
HTTP module
Events module
Environment variables
npm scripts
Asynchronous programming
Callbacks, promises and async/await

Practical: Build a Node.js file management and basic HTTP server application.

Introduction to Express.js
Creating an Express server
Application structure
Routing
Route parameters
Query parameters
Request and response objects
Middleware
Custom middleware
Built-in middleware
Error-handling middleware
REST API architecture
HTTP methods
HTTP status codes
JSON responses
API validation
Postman API testing
CORS configuration

Mini-project: Build a REST API for products and categories using Express.js.

Introduction to MongoDB
NoSQL database concepts
MongoDB architecture
Installing MongoDB
MongoDB Compass
MongoDB Atlas
Databases and collections
Documents and fields
CRUD operations
MongoDB query operators
Filtering and sorting
Indexes
Aggregation basics
Relationships and references
Introduction to Mongoose
Mongoose schemas
Mongoose models
Validation
Connecting Node.js with MongoDB

Mini-project: Product, customer and order management database using MongoDB.

Building complete REST APIs
Controller and route structure
Service layer concepts
Data validation
Password hashing with bcrypt
User registration
User login
JSON Web Tokens
JWT token generation
JWT token validation
Authentication middleware
Authorization
Role-based access control
Protected API routes
Refresh token concepts
Secure environment variables
Common API security practices
API error handling

Project: JWT-secured user authentication and role management API.

Month 4: MERN Full-Stack Integration and Deployment

Connecting React with Express APIs
API service architecture
Axios configuration
Fetching backend data
Displaying MongoDB records in React
Creating records from React
Updating records
Deleting records
Form submission
Client-side validation
Server-side validation
Handling API errors
Loading indicators
Search and filtering
Pagination
CORS troubleshooting
Environment configuration

Mini-project: Full-stack task management application using React, Node.js, Express and MongoDB.

React registration page
React login page
Connecting authentication APIs
JWT token handling
Axios interceptors
Protected React routes
Authentication context
User session management
Admin dashboard
User dashboard
Role-based navigation
Role-based API access
Logout functionality
Token expiration
Unauthorized and forbidden responses
Refresh token concepts
Secure authentication practices

Project: Role-based employee management portal with Admin and User dashboards.

Introduction to Git
Installing and configuring Git
Git repositories
git init
git add and git commit
git push and git pull
GitHub repositories
Branches
Merging
Resolving merge conflicts
Team development workflow
Introduction to testing
Jest fundamentals
API testing with Supertest
Postman testing
React production build
Node.js production configuration
Environment variables
Frontend deployment
Backend deployment
MongoDB Atlas production database
Domain and SSL concepts

Practical: Deploy a complete MERN application and configure its production environment.

Students will create and deploy a complete MERN full-stack application containing:

Responsive React frontend
Reusable React components
React Router navigation
Node.js backend
Express.js REST API
MongoDB database
Mongoose models
CRUD operations
User registration and login
JWT authentication
Admin and user roles
Role-based authorization
Search and filtering
Pagination
Form validation
Image or document upload
Dashboard and reports
API error handling
Postman API testing
Jest or Supertest testing
GitHub repository
Production deployment

Course Highlights

Complete MERN Stack Full-Stack Web Development training.
Hands-on training with MongoDB, Express.js, React.js and Node.js.
Strong foundation in HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript.
Modern JavaScript and ES6+ development.
React component-based application development.
REST API development using Node.js and Express.js.
MongoDB database design and Mongoose integration.
JWT authentication and role-based authorization.
Git and GitHub version control.
Testing using Jest, Supertest and Postman.
Production deployment and environment configuration.
Multiple mini-projects and practical assignments.
Final full-stack MERN project.

Suggested Final Projects

Hospital Management System
Computer Service Centre Management System
E-Commerce and Inventory Application
Customer Relationship Management System
Learning Management System
Job Portal
Online Appointment Booking System
Employee and Payroll Management System
Restaurant Ordering System
Sales and Purchase Management System

Assessment Structure

Assessment	Weightage
Weekly practical assignments	15%
HTML, CSS and JavaScript project	10%
React.js project	15%
Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB project	15%
MERN integration project	10%
Final full-stack project	30%
Attendance and presentation	5%