Skills in Software Development

Software Development – 3-Month Course Outline

Duration: 12 Weeks (Approx. 120 Hours)
Mode: 5 classes per week, 2 hours per class

Month 1: Fundamentals of Software Development

Week 1: Introduction to Software Development

• What is software development?
• Types of software (web, mobile, desktop)
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Overview of programming languages

Week 2: Programming Basics (Using Python)

• Variables, data types, and operators
• Conditional statements and loops
• Functions and code modularity
• Basic error handling

Week 3: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and objects
• Inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism
• Writing reusable and scalable code
• Introduction to UML diagrams

Week 4: Version Control & Collaboration

• Introduction to Git and GitHub
• Creating repositories and branches
• Pull requests and code merging
• Collaboration best practices

Month 2: Frontend and Backend Development

Week 5: Web Development – HTML & CSS

• Building static web pages
• Semantic HTML structure
• CSS styling and responsive design
• Intro to Flexbox and Grid

Week 6: JavaScript for Interactivity

• DOM manipulation
• Event handling
• Form validation
• Intro to ES6 features

Week 7: Backend Development – Server-Side Programming

• Intro to server-side frameworks (e.g., Flask/Django for Python)
• RESTful APIs basics
• Handling requests and responses
• Connecting to a database (e.g., SQLite/PostgreSQL)

Week 8: Database Basics

• Understanding relational databases
• CRUD operations
• SQL basics (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
• Database design and relationships

Month 3: Integration, Testing, and Deployment

Week 9: Software Testing

• Unit testing and integration testing
• Test-driven development (TDD)
• Debugging techniques
• Using testing libraries (e.g., pytest)

Week 10: Deployment and DevOps Basics

• Hosting a web app (e.g., Heroku, Netlify)
• Environment variables and configurations
• Intro to CI/CD concepts
• Deployment best practices

Week 11: Final Project Development

• Plan and design a real-world software project
• Build frontend and backend components
• Implement features and fix bugs
• Team collaboration (if group project)

Week 12: Presentation & Review

• Final project presentation/demo
• Peer and instructor reviews
• Code documentation submission
• Career guidance & next steps in software development