Modern Web & App Product Development
Ship real products, no-code to custom stack — plan, design, build, deploy and launch a live application from scratch.
What you will learn
Product planning & development fundamentals
Rapid prototyping with no-code
Building modern user interfaces
Building backends & data systems
Users, authentication & business features
Testing, deployment & DevOps
Launching, growing & maintaining digital products
Curriculum
Product planning & development fundamentals
Case study — A startup validates a business idea by building a no-code MVP before investing in custom software development.
Project — Plan a complete digital product — problem statement, user personas, MVP scope, user journeys, feature roadmap and recommended tech stack.
Rapid prototyping with no-code
Case study — A small service business launches an online booking platform in a weekend with no-code and validates demand before investing in custom development.
Project — Build, test and publish a working no-code web application that solves a real business problem.
Building modern user interfaces
Case study — A growing startup rebuilds its successful no-code prototype into a scalable custom frontend for greater flexibility and performance.
Project — Develop a responsive, accessible and interactive frontend for your product using modern web technologies.
Building backends & data systems
Case study — A technology startup rapidly launches its SaaS MVP using a Backend-as-a-Service platform while maintaining a scalable architecture.
Project — Develop a functional backend with a database and APIs, then integrate it with your frontend application.
Users, authentication & business features
Case study — A subscription SaaS platform introduces secure authentication, recurring payments and customer profiles to support growth.
Project — Implement authentication, authorization, payment processing and essential user features within your application.
Testing, deployment & DevOps
Case study — A software development team automates deployments, improves performance and confidently releases new features multiple times each week.
Project — Deploy a production-ready application with automated deployment, monitoring, performance optimization and a custom domain.
Launching, growing & maintaining digital products
Case study — A solo entrepreneur launches a productivity app, gains paying customers, improves it through feedback and grows it into a sustainable business.
Project — Develop a complete launch, growth and maintenance strategy — analytics, customer feedback systems and a long-term product roadmap.
Capstone
End-to-end product development & launch
Act as a product engineer responsible for taking a digital product from idea to a fully deployed, production-ready application.
· Product vision & business problem statement
· Product requirements document (PRD)
· User personas & user journey maps
· Feature prioritization & MVP roadmap
· Wireframes & UI design
· Fully functional frontend application
· Backend APIs & database
· Authentication & authorization system
· Payment integration
· Notifications & file storage
· Deployed production application (live URL)
· GitHub repository with version history
· Database schema documentation
· API documentation
· Testing & QA report
· Performance optimization & SEO checklist
· AI development workflow report (Claude Code / ChatGPT / Copilot)
· Product analytics setup
· User testing summary
· Launch & marketing strategy
· Post-launch improvement roadmap
· Technical documentation
· Executive summary & product demo
AI-guided learning
Our AI Mentor tracks your progress and generates custom practice prompts tailored to your industry.
Peer accountability
Join weekly sessions with fellow students across Africa to share tips and build networks.
Timmy's Tip
AI Mentor“Prompting isn't about asking, it's about designing. Give the model a role, a goal and a format, and watch the quality jump.”
