Day 1: Setting Up Django and Understanding the MTV Architecture

Session 1: Introduction to Django and Web Development Basics

• What is Django, and why use it?
• Setting up a virtual environment and installing Django
• Understanding the MTV architecture (Model-Template-View)

Session 2: Creating a Django Project and App

• Setting up a new Django project and application
• Understanding Django project structure
• Running a local development server

Session 3: Working with Django Models and the ORM

• Understanding Django’s ORM and migrations
• Defining models and database fields
• Running database migrations and interacting with the database

Session 4: Hands-on Lab – Creating a Django Model and Database Schema

• Creating models for a simple blog application
• Running migrations and testing data models in Django shell

Day 2: Building Views, Templates, and Forms in Django

Session 1: Handling Views and URL Routing in Django

• Understanding Django views and URL routing
• Creating function-based and class-based views
• Using Django’s URL dispatcher and path converters

Session 2: Django Templates and Static Files

• Understanding Django’s templating engine
• Working with template inheritance and context rendering
• Managing static files (CSS, JavaScript, images)

Session 3: Handling Forms and User Input

• Working with Django’s built-in form handling
• Validating user input and error handling
• Creating a simple contact form with Django forms

Session 4: Hands-on Lab – Building a Simple Web Page with Forms

• Implementing dynamic web pages using Django templates
• Creating a user input form with validation and processing

Day 3: User Authentication, Admin Panel, and Deployment

Session 1: Implementing User Authentication in Django

• Setting up Django’s built-in authentication system
• Creating user login, logout, and signup views
• Using Django’s authentication decorators

Session 2: Managing Data with Django Admin

• Customizing Django’s built-in admin panel
• Adding models and managing database records through Django Admin
• Securing admin access and restricting permissions

Session 3: Deploying a Django Application to the Cloud

• Preparing a Django app for production
• Deploying to platforms like Heroku, AWS, or DigitalOcean
• Managing environment variables and security settings

Session 4: Hands-on Lab – Deploying a Django App

• Pushing code to GitHub and deploying to Heroku
• Setting up a production database and static file hosting