Course Title: Intermediate Back-End Django Development

📅 Duration: 4 Weeks (Twice a Week)
🖥 Format: Online Live Sessions + Hands-on Assignments

Week 1: Advanced Models & Database Optimization

📌 Session 1:

• Advanced ORM Queries (Aggregations, Annotations, Q & F Expressions)

• Optimizing Database Queries with Indexing & Select Related/Prefetch Related

• Managing Large Datasets Efficiently

• Mini Project: Optimized Blog with Related Posts

📌 Session 2:

• Working with Django Signals

• Implementing Soft Deletes & Audit Logs

• Using PostgreSQL with Django for Production

• Mini Project: Activity Logging System

Week 2: Authentication, Permissions & User Management

📌 Session 3:

• Advanced User Authentication (Custom User Model, Social Authentication)

• Implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Using Django’s Built-in Permissions & Groups

• Mini Project: Multi-Role User Management System

📌 Session 4:

• Managing Sessions, Tokens, and JWT Authentication

• Password Reset & Email-Based Authentication

• Security Best Practices for Authentication

• Mini Project: Secure User Dashboard

Week 3: REST APIs & Background Processing

📌 Session 5:

• Advanced Django REST Framework (DRF) Features (ViewSets, Routers)

• Implementing Filtering, Pagination, and Throttling

• Handling API Permissions & Authentication (JWT, OAuth)

• Mini Project: API for E-commerce Product Management

📌 Session 6:

• Asynchronous Tasks & Background Processing (Celery & Redis)

• Implementing Webhooks & Real-Time Notifications

• Working with Django Channels for WebSockets

• Mini Project: Real-Time Chat System

Week 4: Security, Performance & Deployment

📌 Session 7:

• Security Best Practices (CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection Prevention)

• Rate Limiting & API Security

• Optimizing Django Applications for Performance

• Mini Project: Secure and Optimized API

📌 Session 8:

• Deploying Django Applications (Docker, Render, AWS, DigitalOcean)

• Environment Variables & Configuration Management

• Final Project Presentation & Code Review

• Next Steps for Advanced Django Development