Fundamentals of MERN Stack

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Fundamentals of MERN Stack

Category: Web Development

Duration: 02 Months

To introduce learners to the fundamental technologies that make up the MERN stack — MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js — and to enable them to build and deploy a simple full-stack web application.

Course Modules

Description:

  • Overview of web technologies: front-end vs. back-end
  • What is MERN Stack & why it’s popular
  • Understanding how components interact
  • Setting up the development environment (VS Code, Node, npm, Git)
  • Creating your first “Hello World” web page

Skills Learned:

  • Web development fundamentals
  • Environment setup
  • Version control with Git & GitHub

Description:

  • Core JavaScript concepts: variables, arrays, functions, objects
  • ES6+ features: let/const, arrow functions, destructuring, modules
  • DOM manipulation
  • Fetch API & Promises

Skills Learned:

  • Writing modern JavaScript
  • Fetching and handling API data
  • Debugging with browser tools

Description:

  • Introduction to Node.js and npm
  • Modules & package management
  • File system, events, and streams
  • Creating a basic web server with Node
  • Understanding RESTful APIs

Skills Learned:

  • Server-side scripting
  • Creating and handling routes
  • Using Node core modules

Description:

  • Introduction to Express.js
  • Routing, middleware, and templates
  • Handling requests & responses
  • Using Postman for testing APIs
  • Error handling and logging

Skills Learned:

  • Building REST APIs
  • Routing and middleware logic
  • API testing and validation

Description:

  • Introduction to NoSQL & MongoDB
  • Collections, documents, and data types
  • CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
  • Using Mongoose ODM
  • Connecting MongoDB with Node.js

Skills Learned:

  • Designing NoSQL databases
  • Working with MongoDB and Mongoose
  • Integrating database with Express

Description:

  • React concepts: components, props, and state
  • JSX syntax and rendering
  • React Hooks (useState, useEffect)
  • Handling forms and events
  • React Router for navigation
  • Fetching data from APIs

Skills Learned:

  • Building interactive UI components
  • Managing component state
  • Routing and client-side rendering

Description:

  • Integrating React frontend with Express backend
  • CORS and API communication
  • Handling asynchronous calls
  • Deployment basics (Render / Vercel / MongoDB Atlas)

Skills Learned:

  • Full-stack integration
  • Client-server communication
  • Basic app deployment