Full-Stack Dev Program (MERN & MEAN Stacks)- AI aligned

Full-Stack Development Program (MERN & MEAN Stacks) – 2 Months - AI driven Program

WEEK 1 — Foundations + AI Workflow Setup

Setting up your dev environment (VS Code, Git, GitHub)
Introduction to Claude as your AI coding mentor
How to prompt AI for code generation, debugging & explanations
HTML, CSS & JavaScript refresher — AI-assisted
Mini task: Build a personal landing page using AI guidance
WEEK 2 — Frontend with React.js
React fundamentals: components, props, state, hooks
Building UI with AI pair-programming (Claude generates, you review & refine)
Responsive design with Tailwind CSS
Mini task: Build a multi-page React app (e.g. portfolio or product listing)
WEEK 3 — Angular Essentials (MEAN Stack Frontend)
Angular CLI, modules, components, services
TypeScript basics with AI explanation on demand
Two-way data binding, routing, forms
Mini task: Rebuild Week 2 project in Angular — spot the differences
WEEK 4 — Backend with Node.js + Express.js
REST API design principles
Building APIs with Express.js
Middleware, routing, error handling
Using Claude to scaffold boilerplate backend code instantly
Mini task: Create a fully working REST API for a to-do app
WEEK 5 — Database with MongoDB
MongoDB fundamentals: collections, documents, queries
Mongoose ORM — schema design with AI assistance
CRUD operations, indexing, relationships
Mini task: Connect Week 4 API to a live MongoDB database
WEEK 6 — Full-Stack Integration (MERN & MEAN)
Connecting frontend to backend (Axios, fetch)
JWT authentication & protected routes
State management (Redux basics / Angular services)
AI-assisted code review: how to use Claude to audit your own code
Mini task: Build a login + dashboard full-stack mini app
WEEK 7 — Capstone Project Build
Choose a real-world project (e-commerce, job board, task manager, etc.)
Full AI-assisted development cycle: plan → build → test → debug
Daily Claude prompting practice: architecture decisions, refactoring, documentation
Peer code reviews + AI feedback loops
WEEK 8 — Polish, Deploy & Career Prep
Deploying to Vercel (frontend) + Render/Railway (backend)
MongoDB Atlas for cloud database
Writing a README, structuring your GitHub portfolio
Resume + LinkedIn profile with AI assistance
Mock interview prep using Claude as the interviewer
AI Integration woven throughout every week:
Every module includes a dedicated “Prompt of the Day” — a structured Claude prompt interns use to learn, debug, or extend that week’s concept. This trains them not just to code, but to think alongside AI — which is exactly what employers want in 2026.