Course Syllabus

Course Schedule

• Mondays Suggest watching recorded sessions or textbook reading before Thursday (recommended Tuesday).
• Thursdays live sessions 5:30 pm PT These will be interactive sessions to collaborate with peers, ask questions, and put your learning into practice. The expected time commitment of this course is ~2-3 hrs/week.

Google Calendar for Beta Pilot only!

Office Hours & Support

Instructor office hours: Karena Cai Mondays 5:30-7:30 PM PST

Additional Support: Instructors will actively monitor and help answer student questions through Discord

Week	Tuesday (offline except Week 1)	Thursday (live class)	Assignment (due by next class)
1	• Course Welcome Live Class (Intro to the course + get to know you)* To read (for non-coders): • Coding Basics • Putting it all together exercise • Github 101 To read (for everyone): • Full Stack Overview • MVP** • LLM Concepts • Choosing the right AI dev tool • Cursor walkthrough** • AI Developer Tips** To do for Week # 1 (before Thursday class): • What is a Sandbox • Getting Started** • MVP Trivia-App Sandbox Set-up**	MVP Sandbox exploration: • Sandbox walkthrough • Setting up the Sandbox • Sandbox project exploration exercise • Practice Problems #1-3 of Trivia App Sandbox + Reflection questions	Week 1 Assignment: • Trivia App Sandbox Challenge/Reflection Questions
2	To read/watch: • Cursor tips/Developer tips • Framework Concepts: - NextJS Framework - Client vs Server Side Rendering • Step 2: Writing the PRD To do: • Week 1 feedback survey • Week 1 assignment submission	Project Ideation and Setup: • Trivia App: Steps 0-2 Set-up the app • Brainstorm your own app idea	Week 2 Assignment: • Trivia App: Steps 0-2 Set-up the app • Brainstorm your own app idea
3	To read/watch: • Backend Databases: - Relational Databases - Schema Design - SQL - Supabase Walkthrough • Choosing AI Model • Development Tips • Step 3: Back-end Development To do: • Week 2 feedback survey • Week 2 assignment	Back-end Pt 1 (Auth and API Integration) • Trivia App: Step 3 Setting up the Backend - Auth section - Supabase tables - AI integration section • Brainstorm your own app’s AI API integration and databases	Week 3 Assignment: • Trivia App: Step 3 Setting up the Backend - Auth section - Supabase tables - AI integration section • Brainstorm your own app’s AI API integration and databases
4	To read/watch: • Development Tips • Step 4: Front-end • Trivia App end-to-end tutorial To do: • Week 3 feedback survey • Week 3 assignment	Back-end Pt 2 (more features) + Front-end (UI/UX) • Trivia App Step 3 - Additional Backend Features • Trivia App Step 4: Front-end development • Brainstorm your own app’s user-flow and features	Week 4 Assignment: • Trivia App Step 3 Additional Backend Features • Trivia App Step 4: Front-end development • Brainstorm your own app’s user-flow and features
5	To read/watch: • Step 6: Deployment • Step 7: Monitoring To do: • Week 4 feedback survey • Week 4 assignment	Deployment + Analytics • Deploy the sandbox app to Vercel • Work on vibe coding up your own application based on everything you have learned!	Week 5 Assignment: • Deploy your trivia app to Vercel • Work on vibe coding up your own application based on everything you have learned!
6	To do: • Week 5 feedback survey • Work on your own app idea!	Demo Day!! Awards will be given!	• Final project submission