Schedule (APM)
Below is the planned daily schedule. Dates, topics, and assignments may adjust as needed. All readings, slides, and homework are linked here.
| Week | Dates for STRAT 490R | Topics | Engagement Check | Homework Assigned | STRAT 490R Homework Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Sept 5 | Course overview, Product Management and AI, Thought Leaders, Computer Setup | – | – | – |
| 2 | Fri, Sept 12 | Git and Deployment | Engagement Check 1 - AI Product Management | Sprint 1 - Deploy your first app | Fri, Sept 26 |
| 3 | Fri, Sept 19 | Product Management Activities, Agile, User Stories | Engagement Check 2 - Git and Deployment | – | – |
| 4 | Fri, Sept 26 | Guest: Jeff Dyer - Innovation Skills, Jobs-to-be Done, Identify Customer Needs/Pain | Engagement Check 3 - Product Innovation | Sprint 2 – Identify a problem worth solving | Fri, Oct 10 |
| 5 | Fri, Oct 3 | Product Architecture, Front-end, back-end, database | Engagement Check 4 - Product Architecture | – | – |
| 6 | Fri, Oct 10 | Full-stack Product MVP with Supabase and Stripe | Engagement Check 5 - Mid-semester Feedback Survey | Sprint 3 – First MVP with Database and Payments | Fri, Oct 24 |
| 7 | Fri, Oct 17 | Internet fundamentals · APIs · JSON & HTTP requests | Engagement Check 6 - GitHub and Collaboration | – | – |
| 8 | Fri, Oct 24 | Principles of software engineering & Design | Engagement Check 7 - APIs and How the Internet Works | Sprint 4 - Using Git for collaboration and version control | Fri, Nov 14 |
| 9 | Fri, Oct 31 | V0, Bolt, Replit, Lovable, Cursor, Windsurf (homework: Build the same app in 5 platforms. Write up what you could do in each. Limitations.) | Engagement Check 8 - Principles of Software Engineering and Design | – | – |
| 10 | Fri, Nov 7 | Build and feedback 1 | Engagement Check 9 - AI Tools | Sprint 5 - Choosing the right AI tools | Fri, Nov 21 |
| 11 | Fri, Nov 14 | Product metrics | Engagement Check 10 - Product Metrics and Data Analysis | – | – |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 21 | Build and feedback 2 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Fri, Nov 28 | No class – Thanksgiving | – | – | – |
| 14 | Fri, Dec 5 | Final Presentations · Reflections | – | Extra Credit - Student Ratings | Final Product Demo Due |
| 15 | Fri, Dec 12 | Final Exam (50 questions, multiple choice, testing center) | – | – | – |