Learning Path for Student Result Management System

🟢 Pre-Sprint Learning (Before Day 1 - Foundational Knowledge)

1️⃣ Web Development Fundamentals

✅ HTML, CSS, JavaScript basics ✅ Responsive Design (Flexbox, Grid) ✅ Version Control with Git/GitHub

📚 Resources:

• MDN Web Docs - HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• GitHub Learning Lab

2️⃣ Introduction to React.js

✅ React components, props, and state ✅ Functional components vs. class components ✅ React Router for navigation

📚 Resources:

• React Official Docs

• FreeCodeCamp React Course

3️⃣ Django & Python Basics

✅ Django project structure ✅ Django REST framework (DRF) for APIs ✅ Database models and migrations

📚 Resources:

• Django Official Docs

• Django for Beginners (Book)

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🟠 Sprint 1 Learning (Days 1-5: Project Setup & Authentication)

1️⃣ Setting Up the Development Environment

✅ Installing Node.js, Django, MongoDB ✅ Setting up a React-Django project structure ✅ Using Postman for API testing

📚 Resources:

• MongoDB Installation Guide

• Django & React Setup Guide

2️⃣ Authentication with Django & JWT

✅ Django user authentication system ✅ Implementing JWT authentication with Django REST framework ✅ Managing authentication state in React (Context API)

📚 Resources:

• JWT Authentication in Django

• React Authentication with JWT

🛠 Practice Task: Implement a basic login system with JWT authentication

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🟡 Sprint 2 Learning (Days 6-12: Student Record Management)

1️⃣ CRUD Operations in Django & MongoDB

✅ Creating RESTful APIs for student records ✅ Connecting Django with MongoDB ✅ CRUD operations in Django REST Framework

📚 Resources:

• MongoEngine (Django with MongoDB)

• Django REST Framework CRUD Tutorial

2️⃣ React Forms & API Integration

✅ Fetching data from Django APIs in React ✅ Handling form inputs and validation ✅ Managing API calls with Axios

📚 Resources:

• Using Axios in React

• React Hook Form for Validation

🛠 Practice Task: Build a form in React to add student records and connect it to the Django API

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🟣 Sprint 3 Learning (Days 13-18: Security & Performance Optimization)

1️⃣ Security Enhancements

✅ Role-based access control in Django ✅ Encrypting sensitive data in MongoDB ✅ Implementing CORS and CSRF protection

📚 Resources:

• Django Permissions & Role-based Access Control

• MongoDB Data Encryption

2️⃣ Performance Optimization

✅ Optimizing MongoDB queries ✅ Caching API responses ✅ Load testing with Postman or JMeter

📚 Resources:

• MongoDB Indexing for Performance

• Optimizing Django REST Framework APIs

🛠 Practice Task: Implement role-based access control and optimize API response times

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🔵 Sprint 4 Learning (Days 19-24: UI/UX Enhancements)

1️⃣ Enhancing the User Experience

✅ Using Material UI or TailwindCSS for UI improvements ✅ Implementing toast notifications for feedback ✅ Making the UI mobile-friendly

📚 Resources:

• Material UI Docs

• Toast Notifications with React-Toastify

2️⃣ Error Handling & Debugging

✅ Handling errors in Django REST APIs ✅ Using React Error Boundaries ✅ Logging errors to an external service (e.g., Sentry)

📚 Resources:

• Error Handling in React

• Django REST Framework Exception Handling

🛠 Practice Task: Implement UI enhancements and error-handling mechanisms

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🟤 Sprint 5 Learning (Days 25-30: Testing & Deployment)

1️⃣ Full-System Testing

✅ Writing unit tests in Django ✅ Testing API endpoints with Postman ✅ Frontend testing with React Testing Library

📚 Resources:

• Django Testing Guide

• React Testing Library Guide

2️⃣ Deployment to AWS

✅ Setting up an AWS EC2 instance ✅ Deploying Django with Gunicorn & Nginx ✅ Deploying React frontend with S3 & CloudFront

📚 Resources:

• Django AWS Deployment Guide

• React AWS S3 Deployment

🛠 Practice Task: Deploy a basic version of the project to AWS

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🎯 Summary of the Learning Path

✅ Before Sprint 1: Learn Django, React, MongoDB, Git, and project setup ✅ Before Sprint 2: Master CRUD operations and API integration ✅ Before Sprint 3: Enhance security, authentication, and performance optimization ✅ Before Sprint 4: Focus on UI/UX and error handling ✅ Before Sprint 5: Learn testing and AWS deployment