📘 Course Name:
Spring Boot Framework – Java
Backend Development
🎯 Course Objective:
To provide in-depth knowledge of
the Spring Boot framework, enabling learners to create RESTful APIs,
microservices, and full-stack Java applications with ease. The course focuses
on auto-configuration, minimal boilerplate, embedded servers, and modern
deployment practices.
👤 Who Should Take This Course?
- Java Developers (beginner to
intermediate)
- Backend Engineers and Full-Stack
Developers
- Software Engineers working with
enterprise apps
- DevOps professionals (for integration
with CI/CD)
- Computer science students and job seekers
in Java development roles
📝 Prerequisites:
- Solid understanding of Java SE (core
Java)
- Familiarity with OOP concepts
- Some experience with HTML/CSS, REST APIs,
or databases is helpful but not mandatory
⏳ Course Duration: 3 months
🧩 Spring Boot Course Modules
🔹 1. Introduction to Spring Boot
- Overview of Spring ecosystem (Spring
Core, MVC, JPA, Security)
- Evolution from Spring to Spring Boot
- Why use Spring Boot?
- Setting up development environment
(IntelliJ, Eclipse, or VS Code)
🔹 2. Spring Boot Project Setup
- Creating projects with Spring Initializr
- Understanding application.properties / application.yml
- Auto-configuration and dependency
injection
- Embedded Tomcat server
🔹 3. REST API Development
- Creating REST Controllers using @RestController
- CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update,
Delete)
- Path variables, query params, and
response entities
- Handling exceptions
🔹 4. Working with Databases
- Connecting to H2, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
- Spring Data JPA + Hibernate
- Entity creation, repositories, @OneToMany,
@ManyToOne mappings
- Pagination and sorting
🔹 5. Spring Boot and Frontend Integration
- REST APIs for Angular/React clients
- Serving static content
- CORS configuration
🔹 6. Advanced Topics
- Custom Exception Handling (@ControllerAdvice)
- Logging with SLF4J, Logback
- Validation using @Valid, Bean Validation
API
- Swagger/OpenAPI integration for API
documentation
🔹 7. Spring Boot Security
- Introduction to Spring Security
- In-memory and database-backed
authentication
- JWT (JSON Web Token) implementation
- Role-based access control
🔹 8. Spring Boot Testing
- Unit testing with JUnit 5 and Mockito
- Integration testing
- Test REST APIs using MockMvc and Postman
🔹 9. Microservices with Spring Boot
- Microservices architecture basics
- Creating multiple services with Eureka,
Spring Cloud Config
- REST communication with Feign Client /
RestTemplate
- Load balancing with Ribbon
- Circuit breaker with Resilience4j or
Hystrix
🔹 10. DevOps Integration
- Building with Maven/Gradle
- Packaging with Docker
- CI/CD using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or
GitLab CI
- Deploying to AWS / Heroku / Azure
🛠️ Tools & Technologies Used
- Java 17 or 21 (LTS versions)
- Spring Boot 3.x
- Spring Data JPA
- Spring Security
- Maven / Gradle
- Docker
- Swagger / OpenAPI
- Git & GitHub
- MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB
- IntelliJ / Eclipse / VS Code