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Professional development course information

Building with AI

A hands-on course in AI-assisted software development for professionals who don’t code

Skim Studio
Provider
Skim Studio
Instructor
Melody Kim
Format
Live, small group (2–6); Brooklyn or online
Tuition
$595 per person
Instructional hours
6 (4 weekly sessions × 90 min)
Prerequisites
None; no programming experience
Completion
Full attendance + project demo
Credential
Certificate of completion

Course description

A practical course that teaches knowledge workers to use AI tools to build software for their own work: internal tools, prototypes, and workflow automations. Each participant brings a real problem from their job and finishes the course with a working, deployed application and a method for building and maintaining more.

Syllabus

  1. The map, and a first live app. Kinds of AI tools and when to use each; environment setup; build and deploy a first app.
  2. From work problem to plan. How applications work; scoping a work task into a buildable project; writing requirements.
  3. Build and refine. Building with a coding agent; iterating safely; evaluating AI-generated output; interface design.
  4. Data and deployment. Databases and external services; deploying for colleagues; maintenance; project demos.

Professional competencies developed

  • AI literacy and tool selection
  • Workflow analysis and process improvement
  • AI-assisted application development
  • Digital prototyping and requirements definition
  • Evaluating and verifying AI-generated output

Documentation provided

  • Itemized invoice and proof of payment
  • Syllabus with learning objectives and hours
  • Attendance record and certificate of completion

Instructor background

Melody Kim is a product designer, educator, and founder of Skim Studio, a design studio in Brooklyn, New York. Previously Head of Design at Betteromics, co-founder of ShopWith (Y Combinator, Summer 2018), and Product Designer at Coursera.

Since January 2026 she has taught hands-on AI workshops for professionals and business owners, including public courses in New York and online and programs with Notion and Blackbird.