Course Schedule

26 sessions across 15 weeks. All times ET.

Date	Topic	Due
Week 1 (8/31 - 9/06)
Tuesday, 9/01	Course intro, GitHub, and your first deployed site Version Control and GitHub · Deployment: GitHub Pages
Thursday, 9/03	How the web works, DevTools, and your course repo How the Web Works · Markdown + Prompt Basics
Week 2 (9/07 - 9/13)
Tuesday, 9/08	HTML essentials; Markdown and prompts HTML Essentials · Markdown + Prompt Basics
Thursday, 9/10	Reading AI-generated code; working with an agent HTML Essentials · Reading AI-Generated Code	Checkpoint 1 due 9/13
Week 3 (9/14 - 9/20)
Tuesday, 9/15	Semantic HTML; CSS essentials HTML Essentials · CSS Essentials
Thursday, 9/17	CSS: selectors, the cascade, and layout CSS Essentials
Week 4 (9/21 - 9/27)
Tuesday, 9/22	Running a project: from an interview to a PRD Running a Real Project · CSS Layout (Flexbox + Grid) · Responsive Design
Thursday, 9/24	Reading and debugging AI code Reading AI-Generated Code · CSS Layout (Flexbox + Grid) · Responsive Design	Checkpoint 2 due 9/27 Mini Project 1: Website for Someone Else (repo URL) due 9/27
Week 5 (9/28 - 10/04)
Tuesday, 9/29	MP1 showcase Reading AI-Generated Code	Mini Project 1: Website for Someone Else due 9/29
Thursday, 10/01	Forms; a to-do app HTML Forms
Week 6 (10/05 - 10/11)
Tuesday, 10/06	JavaScript: the DOM, events, and essentials JS Intro: DOM + Events · JS Essentials
Thursday, 10/08	JavaScript essentials JS Essentials · JS Arrays + Loops	Checkpoint 3 due 10/12
Week 7 (10/12 - 10/18)
Tuesday, 10/13	Fall Break (No Class) No Class
Thursday, 10/15	Arrays and loops; debugging JavaScript JS Essentials · JS Arrays + Loops · AI-Assisted Debugging + DevTools
Week 8 (10/19 - 10/25)
Tuesday, 10/20	Arrays and loops; debugging your MP2 code JS Arrays + Loops · AI-Assisted Debugging + DevTools	Mini Project 2: Interactive Web Tool (repo URL) due 10/21
Thursday, 10/22	MP2 showcase AI-Assisted Debugging + DevTools	Mini Project 2: Interactive Web Tool due 10/22 Checkpoint 4 due 10/25
Week 9 (10/26 - 11/01)
Tuesday, 10/27	MP2 showcase and fetch; MP3 starts JS Async + Fetch
Thursday, 10/29	Async and fetch, continued JS Async + Fetch · API Keys, .gitignore, Security · Calling an LLM API
Week 10 (11/02 - 11/08)
Tuesday, 11/03	API keys and calling an LLM API API Keys, .gitignore, Security · Calling an LLM API · JS Async + Fetch	Mini Project 3: API-Powered App (repo URL) due 11/04
Thursday, 11/05	Calling an LLM API, continued Calling an LLM API · API Keys, .gitignore, Security	Checkpoint 5 due 11/08 Mini Project 3: API-Powered App due 11/08
Week 11 (11/09 - 11/15)
Tuesday, 11/10	Q&A with Mario Finocchiaro, Google Cloud
Thursday, 11/12	Browser extensions Calling an LLM API · Browser Extensions
Week 12 (11/16 - 11/22)
Tuesday, 11/17	MP3 showcase and final project launch
Thursday, 11/19	Adding a backend with Supabase; developing the final project proposals Tech Stack & Deploy Workflow · Code Organization · AI Code Review + Refactoring	Final Project Proposal due 11/20 Checkpoint 6 due 11/22 Mini Project 4: Browser Extension due 11/22
Week 13 (11/23 - 11/29)
Tuesday, 11/24	Thanksgiving Break (No Class) No Class
Thursday, 11/26	Thanksgiving Break (No Class) No Class
Week 14 (11/30 - 12/06)
Tuesday, 12/01	MP4 showcase; final project work and individual check-ins	Final Project Deployed URL due 12/02
Thursday, 12/03	Final demos, part 1
Week 15 (12/07 - 12/13)
Tuesday, 12/08	Final demos, part 2; how an AI agent works; wrap-up How an AI Agent Works	Checkpoint 7 due 12/11 Final Project Submission due 12/11