• Overview of Salesforce platform and multi-tenant architecture
• Introduction to Apex programming language
• Understanding Salesforce data model and metadata
• Difference between Declarative vs. Programmatic development
• Basic programming concepts: variables, data types, operators
• Hands On: Write and execute basic Apex code in Developer Console

• Core OOP principles: Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, Polymorphism
• Classes and objects in Apex
• Access modifiers: public, private, protected, global
• Constructors and method overloading
• Hands On: Create Apex classes and instantiate objects

• Conditional statements (if, else, switch)
• Looping statements (for, while, do-while)
• Collections: Lists, Sets, Maps
• Best practices for working with collections
• Hands On: Build logic using loops and collections

• Crafting reusable Apex methods.
• Parameter passing and return types.
• Exception handling via try-catch blocks.
• Debug logs and system debugging techniques.
• Hands On: Debugging Apex code with logs and error handling.

• An introduction to SOQL and SOSL.
• Querying Salesforce data through Apex.
• DML operations: Insert, Update, Delete, Upsert.
• Bulk processing and an overview of governor limits.
• Hands On: Executing database operations using Apex and SOQL

• Understanding triggers and their appropriate use.
• Trigger events: before versus after operations.
• Trigger context variables.
• Trigger frameworks and best practices.
• Hands On: Building Apex triggers for data validation and automation.

• Writing Apex test classes.
• Code coverage: what you need to know.
• Testing best practices and how to use annotations.
• The Apex security model: with sharing and without.
• Change Sets and deployment: a quick overview.
• Hands-on: Build test classes and deploy Apex code.

• Create a real-world Apex-based automation project.
• Review of all OOP and Apex concepts.
• Debugging and optimization: real-world scenarios.
• Practice questions designed for the Salesforce ADM231 exam.

Note: This curriculum will be modified as per latest industry standards or audience experience.