Module 1: Your First Build
In this module, you will go from zero to a deployed web application. You will scope a real problem in your tutoring practice, choose the right tools, build a public intake form and an admin dashboard, and put it all online.
What You'll Learn
- How to identify problems in your freelance practice that are worth solving with software
- How to pick frameworks, databases, and hosting without getting overwhelmed
- How to build a public-facing intake form that parents and students can use
- How to build a private admin dashboard for managing your sessions
- How to deploy your app so it is live on the internet
Lessons
- Introduction — Meet the course, share your tutoring situation, building your own tools
- Scoping the Problem — Identify problems worth solving in your tutoring practice
- Choosing Your Tools — Frameworks, databases, hosting — why you don't need to master any
- Building the Public Side — Build the student intake form — your professional front door
- Building the Admin Side — Build the dashboard for managing students, logging sessions, tracking hours
- Deploying Your App — Put your app online for parents and students