Week 1: Introduction to MEAN Stack

• Overview of the MEAN stack and its advantages
• Setting up the development environment
• Introduction to MongoDB and NoSQL databases

Week 2: MongoDB

• Data modeling and schema design with MongoDB
• CRUD operations with MongoDB
• Querying and indexing in MongoDB

Week 3: Node.js and Express.js

• Introduction to Node.js and its features
• Building server-side applications with Express.js
• Handling routing, middleware, and error handling

Week 4: RESTful API Development

• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Implementing CRUD operations with Express.js and MongoDB
• Testing and documenting APIs

Week 5: Angular Basics

• Introduction to Angular framework
• Components, templates, and data binding
• Angular modules and dependency injection

Week 6: Angular Services and Routing

• Implementing services for data access and business logic
• Navigation and routing in Angular applications
• Authentication and authorization

Week 7: Angular Forms and Validation

• Working with forms and user input in Angular
• Form validation and error handling
• Reactive forms vs. template-driven forms

Week 8: Advanced Angular Concepts

• Component communication using @Input and @Output
• HTTP requests and handling data from a server
• Reactive programming with RxJS

Week 9: MEAN Stack Integration

• Building the server-side API with Express.js and MongoDB
• Consuming the API in an Angular application
• Authentication and authorization in the MEAN stack

Week 10: Deployment and Scaling

• Deploying a MEAN stack application to a hosting environment
• Performance optimization and scaling strategies
• Continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) with tools like Git and Jenkins

Week 11: Advanced Topics

• Real-time communication with WebSockets and Socket.IO
• Caching and session management
• Error handling and logging in a MEAN stack application

Week 12: Project Development and Presentation

• Students will work on a MEAN stack project of their choice
• Finalize and present their projects to the class