Course Outline:

Day 1: Platform Fundamentals & Data Modeling

1. Salesforce Platform Overview & Developer Tools
2. Salesforce platform architecture and the multi-tenant model
3. Developer Console: query editor, debug logs, and anonymous Apex
4. Visual Studio Code with Salesforce Extensions Pack setup
5. Salesforce CLI: orgs, projects, and metadata commands
6. Sandbox environments and org types (Developer, Partial, Full, Scratch)

Data Modeling & Management

1. Standard vs. custom objects and field types
2. Validation rules and formula fields
3. Object relationships: Lookup, Master-Detail, and Many-to-Many (junction objects)
4. Schema Builder for visual data modeling
5. Record-level access: OWD, Role Hierarchies, and Sharing Rules
6. Hands-on: Design a custom data model for a business scenario

SOQL & SOSL

1. SOQL syntax: SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, and LIMIT
2. Relationship queries: parent-to-child and child-to-parent
3. Aggregate functions: COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
4. Date literals and dynamic SOQL
5. SOSL for cross-object text searches
6. Hands-on: Write SOQL queries in the Developer Console and Anonymous Apex

Day 2: Apex Development

Apex Fundamentals

4. Apex syntax: variables, data types, and operators
5. Collections: List, Set, and Map
6. Control structures: if/else, for loops, while loops, and do-while
7. String, Date, DateTime, and Math utility classes
8. Governor limits and bulk-safe design principles
9. Hands-on: Write your first Apex class using Anonymous Apex

Apex Classes, Methods & DML

4. Defining Apex classes and access modifiers (public, private, global)
5. Instance vs. static methods and variables
6. DML operations: insert, update, upsert, delete, and undelete
7. DML vs. Database methods and partial success
8. Exception handling with try/catch/finally
9. Hands-on: Build a service class that creates and updates records

Apex Triggers

4. Trigger syntax and context variables (Trigger.new, Trigger.old, etc.)
5. Before vs. after trigger use cases
6. Trigger best practices: handler class pattern
7. Bulkification and avoiding recursive triggers
8. Common trigger scenarios: field updates, duplicate prevention, and validation
9. Hands-on: Build a bulk-safe trigger with a dedicated handler class

Day 3: UI Development, Testing & Deployment

Lightning Web Components (LWC) Basics

7. LWC component structure: HTML, JavaScript, and metadata files
8. Data binding, properties, and reactive variables
9. Handling events: component and custom events
10. @wire decorator and calling Apex methods from LWC
11. Standard navigation and toast notifications (NavigationMixin)
12. Hands-on: Build and deploy a simple Lightning Web Component

Apex Testing & Debugging

7. Apex test class structure and the @isTest annotation
8. startTest() and Test.stopTest() for governor limit reset
9. Creating test data: TestDataFactory pattern and @testSetup
10. assert, System.assertEquals, and System.assertNotEquals
11. Reading and filtering debug logs by log level
12. Hands-on: Write test classes achieving 75%+ code coverage

Deployment & Certification Prep

7. Change Sets: outbound, inbound, and deployment validation
8. Salesforce CLI deployment: source tracking, metadata deploy, and retrieve
9. Managed vs. unmanaged packages and AppExchange basics
10. PD1 exam overview: domains, weights, and recommended study resources
11. Practice questions and certification strategy
12. Hands-on: Deploy a complete feature set from sandbox to target org

Training material provided: Yes (Digital format)

Hands-on Lab: Students should have access to a free Salesforce Developer Org or Trailhead Playground. A Trailhead account is required for certification practice resources.