Advanced Java Weekend Syllabus (8 Weeks)

Total Duration: ~16–24 hours (2–3 hours every weekend)
Target Audience: Students with Core Java knowledge

🗓️ Week 1: Java Review & Introduction to JDBC

• Quick recap of Core Java (OOPs, Exceptions, Collections)
• JDBC Architecture
• Connecting to databases using JDBC
• Statements, PreparedStatement, CallableStatement
• ResultSet and Transaction Management

🗓️ Week 2: JDBC Hands-On & Introduction to Servlets

• JDBC CRUD operations (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• Web application architecture (client-server model)
• Servlet lifecycle
• Writing and deploying Servlets
• Handling requests and responses (GET, POST)

🗓️ Week 3: Servlet Advanced Concepts

• Session management (cookies, HttpSession, URL rewriting)
• ServletContext and ServletConfig
• RequestDispatcher and filters
• Error handling in Servlets

🗓️ Week 4: Java Server Pages (JSP)

• JSP lifecycle and architecture
• Directives, declarations, expressions, and scriptlets
• Implicit objects in JSP
• JSP with JDBC
• JSTL and EL (Expression Language)

🗓️ Week 5: MVC Architecture & Project Setup

• Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern in Java web apps
• Integrating Servlets and JSP with MVC
• Setting up a mini project structure
• Use of DAO (Data Access Object) pattern

🗓️ Week 6: JSP + JDBC Mini Project (Hands-On)

• Develop a working module (like login/register/dashboard)
• User authentication and authorization
• Session tracking and user role management

🗓️ Week 7: Introduction to Frameworks (Spring Basics)

• What is a framework? Why Spring?
• Spring Core Concepts (IoC, DI)
• Introduction to Spring Boot (basics)
• REST API fundamentals using Spring Boot (if time permits)

🗓️ Week 8: Final Project & Deployment

• Completing mini-project (CRUD-based web app)
• Deployment on local Tomcat server
• Overview of hosting Java web app on cloud (Heroku/AWS)
• Revision and Q&A session

✅ Tools & Technologies Covered:

• Java SE, JDBC, Servlets, JSP, JSTL, MVC, DAO
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Apache Tomcat
• Spring Basics (optional)
• Git (optional for version control)