Course Overview

📘 Course Title: Full-Stack Blockchain App Development
Master the art of building decentralized applications (dApps) using Ethereum, Solidity, and modern web tech

🧱 Module 1: Introduction to Blockchain
• What is Blockchain? History & Evolution
• Distributed Ledger Technology & Consensus
• Types of Blockchains: Public, Private, Consortium
• Real-World Use Cases of Blockchain

🛠️ Module 2: Setting Up Your Development Environment
• Installing Node.js, npm, and Git
• IDE Setup (Visual Studio Code)
• Installing Truffle, Hardhat, and Ganache
• Creating Your First Local Blockchain

🧾 Module 3: Smart Contracts with Solidity
• Introduction to Solidity Programming
• Data Types, Functions, Modifiers
• Events, Error Handling, and Inheritance
• Writing and Testing Smart Contracts
• Security Practices in Solidity

💾 Module 4: Working with Ethereum and Web3.js / Ethers.js
• Connecting Frontend to Smart Contracts
• Reading and Writing Data to Blockchain
• Wallet Integration (Metamask, WalletConnect)
• Handling Gas Fees and Transactions

🧩 Module 5: Frontend dApp Development
• React + Vite/Next.js for UI
• Integrating Web3 Libraries
• Real-time Blockchain Event Listeners
• Responsive UI for dApps

🔐 Module 6: Authentication & Identity
• Wallet-Based Authentication
• SIWE (Sign-In With Ethereum)
• Decentralized Identity (DID) Concepts

📦 Module 7: Advanced Smart Contracts & Tools
• ERC-20, ERC-721 (NFT), ERC-1155 Tokens
• Chainlink Oracles and External Data
• OpenZeppelin Contract Libraries
• Upgradeable Contracts (UUPS/Proxy Patterns)

🚀 Module 8: Deployment & Testing
• Using Hardhat and Truffle for Deployment
• Deploying to Testnets (Goerli, Sepolia)
• Interacting with Deployed Contracts
• Writing Unit & Integration Tests

💰 Module 9: Building a Real dApp (Capstone Project)
• Idea to Prototype: Planning Your dApp
• Smart Contract Development
• Full-Stack Integration
• Final Deployment on Ethereum Mainnet or Polygon

📚 Bonus Module: Emerging Trends in Blockchain
• Layer 2 Solutions (Arbitrum, Optimism)
• Zero Knowledge Proofs (zk-SNARKs)
• Decentralized Storage (IPFS, Filecoin)
• DAOs and Governance Models

🧪 Final Assessment + Certification
• Smart Contract Quiz
• Hands-On Project Review
• Mainnet Deployment
• Course Completion Certificate