Backend Development for Beginners

This course introduces beginners to backend development using JavaScript. You’ll learn how the web works behind the scenes — how servers, databases, and APIs connect to power real applications. With the help of AI tools, you’ll write, understand, and debug backend code faster, even with no prior programming experience.

Course Objectives:

  • Understand how web servers and APIs work.
  • Learn the basics of JavaScript for backend development.
  • Build and test simple backend applications.
  • Use AI to generate, explain, and debug code.
  • Deploy a small backend project online.

Prerequisites:

No programming experience required. You only need a laptop, internet access, and curiosity to learn. Familiarity with basic computer use is enough — everything else will be guided step-by-step with AI assistance.

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Syllabus

    Week 1: Understanding the Web and the Backend

  • Overview:

    • Learn how the web works behind the scenes.
    • Understand the relationship between clients, servers, and databases.
    • AI will help visualize how data travels from the browser to the backend.
    • Outcome: You can explain what a backend does and how it powers websites.

Time Table

Week 1: Understanding the Web and the Backend
  • Learn how the web works behind the scenes, understand the relationship between clients, servers, and databases, and see how AI can visualize data travel.
  • Outcome: You can explain what a backend does and how it powers websites.
Week 2: Introduction to JavaScript for Beginners
  • Learn the basics of JavaScript (variables, data types, functions) using AI to generate and explain code examples.
  • Outcome: You can read and write basic JavaScript and understand what it does.
Week 3: Working with Logic and Data
  • Learn how to use conditionals, loops, arrays, and objects in JavaScript, with AI-driven practice challenges.
  • Outcome: You can store and process data in code confidently.
Week 4: Understanding Node.js and the Server
  • Discover what Node.js is, why it’s used for backend development, and set up your first Node.js project with AI guidance.
  • Outcome: You can start and stop a basic server on your computer.
Week 5: Building with Express
  • Learn how Express simplifies server development, create routes, and send responses, using AI to generate boilerplate code.
  • Outcome: You can create and test simple API routes.
Week 6: Working with Data (CRUD Operations)
  • Understand how to create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) data using a simple JSON file or in-memory storage, with AI assistance for route handlers.
  • Outcome: You can build a small RESTful API with data operations.
Week 7: Introduction to Databases
  • Learn what databases are, how they store information, and connect your app to a simple database like SQLite or MongoDB with AI-generated code.
  • Outcome: You can save and retrieve data from a database.
Week 8: Authentication Basics
  • Understand user login, passwords, and tokens by simulating a login process, with AI explaining security concepts.
  • Outcome: You understand how authentication works in a backend system.
Week 9: Error Handling and Debugging
  • Learn how to handle errors and fix bugs using AI explanations to trace and correct issues.
  • Outcome: You can identify and fix simple backend problems confidently.
Week 10: Deploying Your Backend
  • Learn how to put your project online using services like Render or Railway, with AI guiding you through deployment.
  • Outcome: You can deploy your API and share it publicly.
Week 11: Final Project — Building with AI Assistance
  • Choose a small project and work with AI to generate, structure, and debug your backend code.
  • Outcome: You’ll have a working backend project built collaboratively with AI.
Week 12: Presentation and Reflection
  • Present your project, explain how AI helped, and reflect on what you learned about backend logic and problem-solving.
  • Outcome: You can confidently describe how backends work and how to use AI effectively in development.
Assessment:
  • Weekly Mini-Projects: Practical coding assignments to reinforce concepts (40%).
  • Quizzes: Short quizzes to check understanding of key concepts (20%).
  • Final Project: A complete backend application built with AI assistance (30%).
  • Participation: Active engagement in discussions and project presentations (10%).

Standard

Entry level features. Sufficient for most users.

$60 USD/mo
  • Access to Core Curriculum: Comprehensive coverage of essential tech skills
  • Lifetime Access: Permanent access to course materials and updates.
  • Community Access: Join a basic forum or group for peer support and networking.
  • Completion Certificate: Official certificate upon finishing the course.
  • Personalized Feedback: One-on-one feedback on assignments and projects.
  • Monthly Reviews: Your progress will be reviewed monthly and you'll be assisted where needed
  • Unlimited Mentorship: Ongoing access to one-on-one mentorship sessions.
  • Priority Support: Fast-track responses to inquiries and technical support.
Best Value

Premium

Everything In Standard with upgraded features

$70 USD/mo
  • Access to Core Curriculum: Comprehensive coverage of essential tech skills
  • Lifetime Access: Permanent access to course materials and updates.
  • Community Access: Join a basic forum or group for peer support and networking.
  • Completion Certificate: Official certificate upon finishing the course.
  • Personalized Feedback: One-on-one feedback on assignments and projects.
  • Monthly Reviews: Your progress will be reviewed monthly and you'll be assisted where needed
  • Unlimited Mentorship: Ongoing access to one-on-one mentorship sessions.
  • Priority Support: Fast-track responses to inquiries and technical support.

Platinum

Everything in premium with upgraded features

$80 USD/mo
  • Access to Core Curriculum: Comprehensive coverage of essential tech skills
  • Lifetime Access: Permanent access to course materials and updates.
  • Community Access: Join a basic forum or group for peer support and networking.
  • Completion Certificate: Official certificate upon finishing the course.
  • Personalized Feedback: One-on-one feedback on assignments and projects.
  • Monthly Reviews: Your progress will be reviewed monthly and you'll be assisted where needed
  • Unlimited Mentorship: Ongoing access to one-on-one mentorship sessions.
  • Priority Support: Fast-track responses to inquiries and technical support.

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