Full-Stack Blockchain Development: Beginner Course

Blockchain technology is reshaping how digital services are designed by enabling transparent, decentralised applications. This beginner course introduces the fundamentals of full-stack blockchain development and explains how modern Web3 applications are designed, built, and deployed. Learners will practise smart contract programming with Solidity, explore Ethereum and dApp architecture, and integrate wallets and front-end interfaces to interact with contracts. The course is designed for beginners, including

• managers, project managers, and other stakeholders involved with blockchain technology seeking to increase their understanding and technical fluency around blockchain
• software and web developers transitioning to Web3 and IT learners seeking practical, portfolio-ready outcomes
• anyone seeking an introduction followed by a hands on lab-style deep dive into blockchain development

By the end of the course, participants will be able to build and deploy a small full-stack dApp and apply foundational testing and security practices.

• Blockchain fundamentals and crypto concepts
• Ethereum foundations and dApp architecture
• Solidity programming basics (data types, functions, events, mappings, inheritance)
• Smart contract testing, deployment, and verification workflows
• Tooling and environments (e.g., local nodes, Hardhat/Foundry)
• Wallet integration and contract interaction (e.g., MetaMask, ethers.js)
• Introductory smart contract security practices

On completion of this course, learners will be able to

• Explain core blockchain concepts, cryptocurrencies, and decentralised systems.
• Compare major consensus mechanisms and their implications for security and scalability.
• Develop Solidity smart contracts using common language and design features.
• Deploy smart contracts to an Ethereum test network using standard developer tooling and wallets.
• Build a basic full-stack dApp by integrating a front end with deployed smart contracts.

The course uses blended active learning, combining short lectures with live demonstrations, guided labs. Each module introduces key concepts (distributed ledgers, consensus, and cryptographic primitives) and then applies them through hands-on exercises in Solidity and full-stack dApp development. Learners progressively build, test, deploy, and interact with smart contracts using standard industry tooling, and integrate contracts with a modern front end and wallet workflow. Assessment is formative (short quizzes and lab checkpoints) and culminates in a personal project with milestones, code review, and a final demonstration. Key takeaways include a personal code repository containing labs and a runnable dApp prototype, alongside a practical checklist for secure development practices.