AI-Augmented Development: 10-Day Intensive Course

Powered by Cursor IDE | KBA Training Initiative Philosophy: Technology-agnostic AI-first development mindset — applicable across any language, stack, or domain. Tools: Cursor IDE (primary); Claude.ai for planning and review. DAY-BY-DAY CURRICULUM Day 1 — The AI Developer Mindset (3 hours) Theme: Shifting from "typing code" to "directing intelligence" • Hour 1: What is AI-augmented development? Developer-as-architect mental model. AI tooling landscape (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini in IDEs) — where Cursor stands and why. • Hour 2: Environment setup: Cursor installation, configuration, themes, key bindings. Cursor workspace vs VS Code. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): First AI interaction — blank project; Chat generates folder structure, README, and module skeleton from a plain-English brief. Takeaway: Cursor configured; first AI scaffold produced. Day 2 — Prompting as a Skill (3 hours) Theme: Output quality equals input quality • Hour 1: Great prompts — Role, Context, Task, Format (RCTF). Chat vs inline. How Cursor uses context vs generic chatbots. • Hour 2: Patterns — zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought, constraint-based. Demos: Chat and Cmd+K inline. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Prompt lab — refine one vague brief through five iterations; compare outputs. Takeaway: Personal prompt library started; why prompts succeed or fail in Cursor. Day 3 — Planning & Architecture with AI (3 hours) Theme: Think before you build • Hour 1: Planning in Chat — PRDs, user stories, data models, API contracts. Chat as "senior architect" sounding board. • Hour 2: Stack selection, trade-offs, constraints. Decision docs and stakeholder summaries. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Pick a mini-project; produce one-page PRD, ER diagram description, module breakdown; peer review. Takeaway: Mini-project brief and architecture plan inside Cursor. Day 4 — Cursor Deep Dive: Code Generation (3 hours) Theme: Every feature of Cursor, put to work • Hour 1: Tab, Cmd+K, Chat, @codebase, @file, @docs, multi-file context. • Hour 2: Boilerplate — CRUD, routes, schemas, forms from natural language. Reviewing AI output critically. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Mini-project backend — models, routes, controllers via Chat and Cmd+K. Takeaway: Backend scaffold; major Cursor features exercised. Day 5 — .cursorrules & Context Engineering (3 hours) Theme: Make Cursor know your project • Hour 1: What .cursorrules is; style, conventions, stack, standards across AI interactions. • Hour 2: Effective rules — language, framework, naming, forbidden patterns, libraries, docs style; examples across stacks. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Write .cursorrules for mini-project; generate modules and refine rules from output quality. Takeaway: Working .cursorrules; consistent, project-aware AI output. Day 6 — Frontend, UI & Integration (3 hours) Theme: Wireframe description to working UI • Hour 1: Frontend in Cursor — HTML/CSS/JS, React or other frameworks from wireframes; @file to reference backend. • Hour 2: Integrating with backend — API contracts, mismatches, auth, glue code. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Mini-project frontend; connect to API; fix errors with Chat/inline. Takeaway: End-to-end mini-project running locally. Day 7 — Debugging & Testing (3 hours) Theme: AI as rubber duck • Hour 1: Debugging — stacks in Chat, Cmd+K fixes, @codebase tracing; review before applying fixes. • Hour 2: AI-generated tests — unit, integration, edge cases; evaluating test quality. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Three deliberate bugs; fix with Cursor only; add tests for fixed modules. Takeaway: Debug workflow; test coverage on mini-project. Day 8 — Documentation & Refactoring (3 hours) Theme: Clean what you (or others) wrote • Hour 1: Docs — comments, docstrings, README, OpenAPI/Swagger via Chat and Cmd+K. • Hour 2: Refactoring — readability, duplication, patterns, modern standards; @codebase refactors. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Refactor legacy snippet; full inline docs and updated README for mini-project via Cursor. Takeaway: Documented, refactored project; personal refactoring workflow. Day 9 — Advanced Patterns & Real-World (3 hours) Theme: Complexity the AI-native way • Hour 1: Multi-file edits with @codebase; deployment and CI/CD configs; migrations; repetitive task scripts. • Hour 2: Responsible AI — hallucinations, when not to trust Tab, security review, IP/licensing, privacy in prompts. • Hour 3 (Hands-on): Simulated client change — impact with @codebase, plan, implement cleanly. Takeaway: Advanced workflows; limits and risks understood. Day 10 — Capstone & Career/Business (3 hours) Theme: Where do you go from here? • Hour 1: Capstone presentations — mini-project walkthrough; Cursor-assisted decisions; feedback. • Hour 2: Business — freelancing, MVPs, internal tooling, startups; positioning as AI-native developer. • Hour 3: Personal system — .cursorrules templates, prompt cheatsheet, staying current; Q&A; certificate. Takeaway: Portfolio project; toolkit for Day 11 onward; Certificate of Completion. MINI-PROJECT OPTIONS (chosen Day 3) Build across Days 4–9: Task Management REST API; Simple Inventory Dashboard; Personal Blog CMS; Expense Tracker; or trainer-approved custom scope on Day 3. WHAT KBA PROVIDES Cursor Pro trial (14-day, covers the course); printed shortcut and prompt cards; digital notes, .cursorrules template library, prompt cheatsheet; Certificate of Completion. COMING NEXT: Course 2 — AI-Augmented Development Advanced Track (Claude Code CLI, terminal-first workflows, multi-agent automation, CI/CD). 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