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Create an AI Website
Join us on this 6-week adventure as we guide students from idea to deployment of a fully functional AI web app using cutting-edge tools.
This 6-week course takes students from foundational web development to launching a fully functional AI-powered web application.
Through weekly hands-on sessions, students will gain practical experience with React, Next.js, MongoDB, and Clerk for full-stack development, and use the OpenAI API to build intelligent, real-time features into their apps.
By the end of the program, each student will have built, deployed, and pitched a complete AI web app — ready to share with the world.
Curriculum Overview
Week 1 – Web Foundations + React & Node Basics
- Course kickoff: introduction, expectations, and final project overview
- Review of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS essentials
- React.js fundamentals: components, props, state, and JSX
- Node.js basics: server-side programming and Express overview
- 📚 Homework: Build a basic React frontend with a Node.js backend route
Week 2 – Firebase Auth + Fullstack Setup
- Intro to Firebase: project setup and dashboard walkthrough
- Implement login and registration using Firebase Authentication
- Store and retrieve data using Firebase Firestore (NoSQL DB)
- Set up a fullstack connection between React, Node, and Firebase
- 📚 Homework: Build a login-protected React app with simple data read/write
Week 3 – Introduction to OpenAI & AI-Powered Features
- Intro to AI and OpenAI: capabilities, use cases, and limitations
- Understand ChatGPT and prompt engineering basics
- Make API calls to OpenAI from a Node.js backend
- Display OpenAI responses in the frontend
- 📚 Homework: Build a basic AI chat or generation tool using OpenAI API
Week 4 – Designing and Building Your AI App
- Ideation: define your AI app's goal, features, and user value
- Wireframing and planning core user flows
- Integrate OpenAI features into your app's flow
- Link user-generated data to their Firebase accounts
- 📚 Homework: Finalize app design and begin implementation of main features
Week 5 – TailwindCSS & Frontend Polish
- Intro to TailwindCSS and utility-first styling
- Build reusable components and responsive layouts
- Improve accessibility and UX interactions
- Add animations, transitions, and visual feedback
- 📚 Homework: Style your app using Tailwind and polish all user-facing components
Week 6 – Finalization, Testing & Pitch
- Testing and debugging fullstack features
- Deploy your app (Vercel or Firebase hosting)
- Create a 90-second video pitch demoing your project
- Review: what you’ve learned and where to go next
- 📚 Homework: Submit final app, code repo, and pitch video
Program
From Idea to Implementation
Aster offers a completely free, 6-week, immersive, virtual experience where students don't just learn to code — they bring their unique ideas to life through passion and innovation.
Build an AI Website
Students will use React.js, Next.js, MongoDB, Node.js, Clerk, and OpenAI to build a fully functional AI website.
This is Aster’s flagship program, focused on end-to-end learning: from idea to a live demo and pitch to industry leaders.