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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
AI-Assisted Coding with Cursor
Understand, build, debug and review in an AI code editor
A short classroom course for developers. The modules follow what the Cursor documentation sets out: understanding your code, planning and building features, finding and fixing bugs, reviewing changes, customising Cursor with rules, skills, plugins and MCP servers, and connecting it to your workflow in GitHub or GitLab. Cursor is a paid product and its subscription is not included in the fee. This course prepares for no exam.
8Modules
IntermediateLevel
4 weeksDuration
COURSE THUMBNAIL
What you will be able to do
Get oriented in an unfamiliar codebase quickly
Plan a feature with the editor's agent and build it in steps
Track down a bug and verify the fix
Review AI-made changes before accepting them
Write rules that keep generated code to your project's conventions
Course outline
01
Getting started with Cursor; choosing a model
02
Understanding your code
03
Planning and building features
04
Finding and fixing bugs
05
Reviewing changes
06
Customising Cursor: rules and skills
07
Customising Cursor: plugins and MCP servers
08
Connecting your workflow: GitHub and GitLab
Tools you will use
CursorGitGitHubModel Context Protocol
What you need
Working knowledge of at least one programming language
Basic use of Git
