Engineering
Software Development
Become a full-stack software engineer, from zero to job-ready. The curriculum follows a project-based learning approach, meaning students will not only learn syntax but will progressively build real applications.
16 weeks Beginner to Job-ready Online, live + self-paced
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Course overview
A comprehensive full-stack program covering programming fundamentals, web development, databases, and deployment. You'll build real applications end-to-end and graduate with a portfolio that gets you hired.
Learning outcomes
- Explain how websites and web applications work.
- Understand client-side, server-side and full-stack architectures.
- Build semantic HTML5 websites.
- Create responsive interfaces using modern CSS.
- Use Flexbox and CSS Grid effectively.
- Build interactive applications using modern JavaScript.
- Work with APIs, JSON and asynchronous JavaScript.
- Use Git and GitHub professionally.
- Build modern frontend applications with React.
- Understand frontend component-based architecture.
- Develop server-side applications using PHP.
- Apply Object-Oriented Programming concepts in PHP.
- Build applications using Laravel.
- Design relational databases using MySQL.
- Create ER diagrams and database schemas.
- Write SQL queries and perform CRUD operations.
- Build and consume REST APIs.
- Implement authentication and authorization.
- Apply basic web application security practices.
- Test and debug applications systematically.
- Optimize application performance.
- Configure domains, DNS, hosting and SSL.
- Deploy applications to production.
- Use AI coding assistants responsibly to improve productivity.
- Build a professional software development portfolio.
Career opportunities
Software Engineer Full-Stack Developer Web Application Developer Software Consultant Technical Co-founder
Career pathway
- Start: Junior Software Engineer
- Grow: Mid/Senior Engineer
- Lead: Tech Lead / Engineering Manager
- Alt: Freelance / start your own product
Course modules
1 Introduction to Software Development Topics
• What is software development?
• Software vs website vs web application
• Types of software
• Frontend development
• Backend development
• Full-stack development
• Mobile vs web development
• Software development lifecycle
• Introduction to SDLC
• Requirements gathering
• Planning
• Development
• Testing
• Deployment
• Maintenance
Web Architecture
• Client
• Server
• Browser
• Web server
• Database server
• HTTP/HTTPS
• Request and response
• URLs
• Domain names
Development Environment Setup
• Installing Visual Studio Code
• Creating project folders
• VS Code extensions
• Browser Developer Tools
• Terminal/Command Prompt
• Introduction to Node.js
• npm basics
• Introduction to Git
• Creating a GitHub account
• Creating the first repository
• Software vs website vs web application
• Types of software
• Frontend development
• Backend development
• Full-stack development
• Mobile vs web development
• Software development lifecycle
• Introduction to SDLC
• Requirements gathering
• Planning
• Development
• Testing
• Deployment
• Maintenance
Web Architecture
• Client
• Server
• Browser
• Web server
• Database server
• HTTP/HTTPS
• Request and response
• URLs
• Domain names
Development Environment Setup
• Installing Visual Studio Code
• Creating project folders
• VS Code extensions
• Browser Developer Tools
• Terminal/Command Prompt
• Introduction to Node.js
• npm basics
• Introduction to Git
• Creating a GitHub account
• Creating the first repository
2 HTML Fundamentals
• HTML document structure
• HTML5
• Elements
• Tags
• Attributes
• Headings
• Paragraphs
• Links
• Images
• Lists
• Tables
• Comments
Semantic HTML
• header
• nav
• main
• section
• article
• aside
• footer
Forms, Media & Accessibility
• HTML forms
• Input types
• Labels
• Select
• Textarea
• Buttons
• Validation attributes
• Required fields
• Audio
• Video
• iframe
• Embedded content
Accessibility
• Semantic markup
• Labels
• Alternative text
• Keyboard navigation
• Accessible forms
• ARIA introduction
• HTML5
• Elements
• Tags
• Attributes
• Headings
• Paragraphs
• Links
• Images
• Lists
• Tables
• Comments
Semantic HTML
• header
• nav
• main
• section
• article
• aside
• footer
Forms, Media & Accessibility
• HTML forms
• Input types
• Labels
• Select
• Textarea
• Buttons
• Validation attributes
• Required fields
• Audio
• Video
• iframe
• Embedded content
Accessibility
• Semantic markup
• Labels
• Alternative text
• Keyboard navigation
• Accessible forms
• ARIA introduction
3 CSS Fundamentals
• What is CSS?
• Inline, internal and external CSS
• Selectors
• Classes
• IDs
• Colors
• Fonts
• Text
• Borders
• Backgrounds
• Margins
• Padding
• Box model
Modern CSS Layout
• CSS positioning
• Flexbox
• CSS Grid
• Responsive design
• Media queries
• Mobile-first design
• Breakpoints
• Responsive images
• CSS variables
• CSS functions
• Inline, internal and external CSS
• Selectors
• Classes
• IDs
• Colors
• Fonts
• Text
• Borders
• Backgrounds
• Margins
• Padding
• Box model
Modern CSS Layout
• CSS positioning
• Flexbox
• CSS Grid
• Responsive design
• Media queries
• Mobile-first design
• Breakpoints
• Responsive images
• CSS variables
• CSS functions
4 CSS Framework & User Interface (UI) Development
Bootstrap
• Introduction to Bootstrap
• Containers
• Grid system
• Rows and columns
• Cards
• Buttons
• Forms
• Navbar
• Alerts
• Modals
• Responsive utilities
Tailwind CSS & Modern UI Development
• Utility-first CSS
• Tailwind concepts
• Responsive utilities
• Typography
• Spacing
• Flexbox
• Grid
• Components
• Reusable UI patterns
Comparison
• Traditional CSS
• Bootstrap
• Tailwind CSS
• Introduction to Bootstrap
• Containers
• Grid system
• Rows and columns
• Cards
• Buttons
• Forms
• Navbar
• Alerts
• Modals
• Responsive utilities
Tailwind CSS & Modern UI Development
• Utility-first CSS
• Tailwind concepts
• Responsive utilities
• Typography
• Spacing
• Flexbox
• Grid
• Components
• Reusable UI patterns
Comparison
• Traditional CSS
• Bootstrap
• Tailwind CSS
5 JavaScript Fundasmentals
JavaScript Introduction
• What is JavaScript?
• JavaScript engines
• Variables
• let
• const
• Data types
• Operators
• Expressions
• Type conversion
• Conditional statements
JavaScript Programming Fundamentals
• Functions
• Parameters
• Return values
• Arrow functions
• Loops
• Arrays
• Objects
• Array methods
• Object methods
• Template literals
• Destructuring
• Spread/rest operators
• What is JavaScript?
• JavaScript engines
• Variables
• let
• const
• Data types
• Operators
• Expressions
• Type conversion
• Conditional statements
JavaScript Programming Fundamentals
• Functions
• Parameters
• Return values
• Arrow functions
• Loops
• Arrays
• Objects
• Array methods
• Object methods
• Template literals
• Destructuring
• Spread/rest operators
6 JavaScript DOM & Interactivity
DOM Manipulation
• Document Object Model
• Selecting elements
• Modifying HTML
• Modifying CSS
• Creating elements
• Removing elements
• Events
• Event listeners
Forms, Validation & Browser Storage
• JavaScript form validation
• Regular expressions
• LocalStorage
• SessionStorage
• JSON
• Error handling
• Document Object Model
• Selecting elements
• Modifying HTML
• Modifying CSS
• Creating elements
• Removing elements
• Events
• Event listeners
Forms, Validation & Browser Storage
• JavaScript form validation
• Regular expressions
• LocalStorage
• SessionStorage
• JSON
• Error handling
7 Modern JavaScript & APIs
Asynchronous JavaScript
• Synchronous vs asynchronous programming
• Callbacks
• Promises
• async/await
• try/catch
• Error handling
APIs & Fetch
• What is an API?
• HTTP methods
• GET
• POST
• PUT
• PATCH
• DELETE
• JSON
• Fetch API
• API responses
• API errors
• Synchronous vs asynchronous programming
• Callbacks
• Promises
• async/await
• try/catch
• Error handling
APIs & Fetch
• What is an API?
• HTTP methods
• GET
• POST
• PUT
• PATCH
• DELETE
• JSON
• Fetch API
• API responses
• API errors
8 Git, GitHub & Software Development Workflow
Git Fundamentals
• What is version control?
• Git vs GitHub
• Repository
• Commit
• Branch
• Merge
• Clone
• Pull
• Push
• Pull request
Professional Git Workflow
• Branching strategy
• Feature branches
• Commit messages
• .gitignore
• README files
• GitHub Issues
• Pull Requests
• Code collaboration
• Code reviews
• What is version control?
• Git vs GitHub
• Repository
• Commit
• Branch
• Merge
• Clone
• Pull
• Push
• Pull request
Professional Git Workflow
• Branching strategy
• Feature branches
• Commit messages
• .gitignore
• README files
• GitHub Issues
• Pull Requests
• Code collaboration
• Code reviews
9 React Frontend Development
Introduction to React
• Why React?
• Component-based development
• React project structure
• JSX
• Components
• Props
• Events
• Rendering data
React State & Hooks
• State
• useState
• useEffect
• Forms
• Conditional rendering
• Lists
• Component communication
• Reusable components
• Why React?
• Component-based development
• React project structure
• JSX
• Components
• Props
• Events
• Rendering data
React State & Hooks
• State
• useState
• useEffect
• Forms
• Conditional rendering
• Lists
• Component communication
• Reusable components
10 React, APIs & Frontend Architecture
React Application Architecture
• Component architecture
• Reusable components
• Props
• State management concepts
• Routing
• React Router
• Navigation
• Protected routes
React API Integration
• Connecting React to backend APIs
• Fetch/Axios concepts
• Loading states
• Error states
• Form submission
• CRUD from frontend
• Authentication concepts
• Component architecture
• Reusable components
• Props
• State management concepts
• Routing
• React Router
• Navigation
• Protected routes
React API Integration
• Connecting React to backend APIs
• Fetch/Axios concepts
• Loading states
• Error states
• Form submission
• CRUD from frontend
• Authentication concepts
11 PHP Programming
PHP Fundamentals
• What is PHP?
• Server-side programming
• PHP syntax
• Variables
• Data types
• Operators
• Conditions
• Loops
• Functions
• Arrays
PHP Web Programming
• GET
• POST
• Forms
• Sessions
• Cookies
• Includes
• File handling
• Validation
• Sanitization
• Error handling
Security Introduction
• SQL injection
• XSS
• CSRF
• Password hashing
• What is PHP?
• Server-side programming
• PHP syntax
• Variables
• Data types
• Operators
• Conditions
• Loops
• Functions
• Arrays
PHP Web Programming
• GET
• POST
• Forms
• Sessions
• Cookies
• Includes
• File handling
• Validation
• Sanitization
• Error handling
Security Introduction
• SQL injection
• XSS
• CSRF
• Password hashing
12 MySQL & Database Design
Database Fundamentals
• What is a database?
• Relational databases
• MySQL
• Database
• Tables
• Rows
• Columns
• Data types
• Primary keys
• Foreign keys
Data Modelling
• Requirements analysis
• Entities
• Attributes
• Relationships
• ER diagrams
• One-to-one
• One-to-many
• Many-to-many
SQL & MySQL
• CREATE
• INSERT
• SELECT
• UPDATE
• DELETE
• WHERE
• ORDER BY
• GROUP BY
• JOIN
• INNER JOIN
• LEFT JOIN
• Aggregate functions
• Subqueries
Database Design
• Normalization
• Indexes
• Constraints
• Transactions
• Backup and restore
• What is a database?
• Relational databases
• MySQL
• Database
• Tables
• Rows
• Columns
• Data types
• Primary keys
• Foreign keys
Data Modelling
• Requirements analysis
• Entities
• Attributes
• Relationships
• ER diagrams
• One-to-one
• One-to-many
• Many-to-many
SQL & MySQL
• CREATE
• INSERT
• SELECT
• UPDATE
• DELETE
• WHERE
• ORDER BY
• GROUP BY
• JOIN
• INNER JOIN
• LEFT JOIN
• Aggregate functions
• Subqueries
Database Design
• Normalization
• Indexes
• Constraints
• Transactions
• Backup and restore
13 PHP + MySQL + Laravel
PHP/MySQL Application Development
• Connecting PHP to MySQL
• PDO
• Prepared statements
• CRUD
• Search
• Pagination
• Database-driven pages
• Authentication
• Sessions
• Role-based access
Laravel Framework
• Why Laravel?
• Laravel architecture
• MVC
• Installation
• Composer
• Routes
• Controllers
• Views
• Blade
• Models
• Migrations
• Seeders
• Eloquent ORM
• Connecting PHP to MySQL
• PDO
• Prepared statements
• CRUD
• Search
• Pagination
• Database-driven pages
• Authentication
• Sessions
• Role-based access
Laravel Framework
• Why Laravel?
• Laravel architecture
• MVC
• Installation
• Composer
• Routes
• Controllers
• Views
• Blade
• Models
• Migrations
• Seeders
• Eloquent ORM
14 REST API, Authentication & Security
REST API Development
• API architecture
• REST principles
• Resources
• Endpoints
• HTTP status codes
• JSON responses
• API routes
• CRUD APIs
• Postman
• API testing
Authentication, Authorization & Security
• Authentication vs authorization
• Login systems
• Registration
• Password hashing
• Sessions
• Tokens
• Roles and permissions
• Middleware
Web Security
• SQL injection
• XSS
• CSRF
• Secure passwords
• Input validation
• Access control
• Secure API design
• Environment variables
• API architecture
• REST principles
• Resources
• Endpoints
• HTTP status codes
• JSON responses
• API routes
• CRUD APIs
• Postman
• API testing
Authentication, Authorization & Security
• Authentication vs authorization
• Login systems
• Registration
• Password hashing
• Sessions
• Tokens
• Roles and permissions
• Middleware
Web Security
• SQL injection
• XSS
• CSRF
• Secure passwords
• Input validation
• Access control
• Secure API design
• Environment variables
15 Testing, Debugging & Performance
Testing & Debugging
• Why testing matters
• Manual testing
• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Functional testing
• Regression testing
• Test cases
• Debugging methodology
Tools
• Browser Developer Tools
• Console
• Network tab
• PHP error logs
• Laravel logs
• Postman
• PHPUnit/testing concepts
Performance Optimization
• Website performance
• Page load speed
• Core Web Vitals concepts
• Image optimization
• Lazy loading
• CSS/JS optimization
• Browser caching
• HTTP caching
• Database indexing
• Query optimization
• API optimization
• Reducing unnecessary requests
Performance Tools
• Lighthouse
• Chrome DevTools
• Page performance audits
• Why testing matters
• Manual testing
• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Functional testing
• Regression testing
• Test cases
• Debugging methodology
Tools
• Browser Developer Tools
• Console
• Network tab
• PHP error logs
• Laravel logs
• Postman
• PHPUnit/testing concepts
Performance Optimization
• Website performance
• Page load speed
• Core Web Vitals concepts
• Image optimization
• Lazy loading
• CSS/JS optimization
• Browser caching
• HTTP caching
• Database indexing
• Query optimization
• API optimization
• Reducing unnecessary requests
Performance Tools
• Lighthouse
• Chrome DevTools
• Page performance audits
16 Domain, Hosting, Deployment & Final Project
Domain, Hosting & Deployment
• What is a domain?
• Domain registration
• DNS
• Nameservers
• A records
• CNAME
• Hosting
• Shared hosting
• VPS
• Cloud hosting
• SSL certificates
• HTTPS
• cPanel
• FTP/SFTP
Deployment
• Preparing application for production
• Environment variables
• Database configuration
• Uploading application
• Connecting domain
• Configuring SSL
• Production testing
Final Project Presentation & Career Preparation
Final Project
• What is a domain?
• Domain registration
• DNS
• Nameservers
• A records
• CNAME
• Hosting
• Shared hosting
• VPS
• Cloud hosting
• SSL certificates
• HTTPS
• cPanel
• FTP/SFTP
Deployment
• Preparing application for production
• Environment variables
• Database configuration
• Uploading application
• Connecting domain
• Configuring SSL
• Production testing
Final Project Presentation & Career Preparation
Final Project
Salary trend
Entry level₦200k–₦400k/mo and above
Mid level₦450k–₦850k/mo and above
Senior level₦1M+/mo and above
Estimated Nigerian market ranges; varies by role, company, and experience.
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