Chegg Skills

Backend Web Development with AI Specialization

Chegg Skills

Backend Web Development with AI Specialization

Build Backend Development Skills with AI.

Build practical backend development skills and use AI to support coding and development workflows.

Barry Finder

Instructor: Barry Finder

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 weeks to complete
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply prompt engineering and AI techniques to support coding, problem-solving, and web development workflows.

  • Build backend development skills for creating and maintaining functional web applications and services.

  • Use AI alongside development best practices to troubleshoot problems, refine code, and build backend solutions.

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September 2026

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Specialization - 3 course series

Practical Prompt Engineering with AI

Practical Prompt Engineering with AI

Course 1, 12 hours

What you'll learn

  • Write effective prompts that generate accurate, high-quality AI responses.

  • Apply prompting techniques to summarize information, conduct research, and organize content.

  • Use specialized AI tools to analyze data, generate visualizations, and create AI-generated images.

  • Select the appropriate AI tools and prompting strategies to solve real-world workplace challenges.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Business Communication
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Research
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Decision Making
Category: Communication
Category: Productivity
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Anthropic Claude
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Generative AI
Category: Content Creation
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: AI literacy
AI-Enabled Web Development Foundations

AI-Enabled Web Development Foundations

Course 2, 13 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build a strong foundation in Python programming using variables, data types, functions, collections, loops, and conditional logic.

  • Configure a professional development environment using Visual Studio Code, the terminal, and Google Colab.

  • Explain how Python supports modern web development through server-side programming, web frameworks, and AI-enabled applications.

  • Apply foundational programming concepts to develop simple Python programs for web development scenarios.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Development Environment
Category: Python Programming
Category: Web Development
Category: Server Side
Category: Scripting
Category: Software Development
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Program Development
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Web Frameworks
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Web Applications
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Javascript
Category: Software Development Tools
Professional Backend Development

Professional Backend Development

Course 3, 14 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build backend applications using modern programming concepts, server-side development techniques, and industry-standard tools.

  • Design and work with databases, APIs, and application architecture to support scalable web applications.

  • Debug, test, and optimize backend code while applying best practices for security, performance, and maintainability.

  • Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, troubleshooting, and backend development workflows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI literacy
Category: Software Development
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Frontend Integration
Category: Debugging
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Server Side
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Code Review
Category: Middleware
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Javascript
Category: Node.JS
Category: Web Frameworks
Category: Application Servers
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Web Applications
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: Web Servers
Category: Full-Stack Web Development

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