Citizen Development with Claude Code

Become a citizen developer with Claude Code through prompt-driven scripting, spec-driven development, and Git-backed iteration. This Claude course teaches knowledge workers how to direct Claude Code...

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Duration 2 days
Course Code AI-CLD-3001
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Overview

Course Description

Become a citizen developer with Claude Code through prompt-driven scripting, spec-driven development, and Git-backed iteration. This Claude course teaches knowledge workers how to direct Claude Code from Claude Desktop across languages and frameworks. The course covers Git-tracked workspace setup, spec-driven development, building lightweight web interfaces, automated testing, documentation, and secure deployment. Learners practice the software development life cycle end-to-end through worked examples in OpenSpec, Streamlit, and Python, while applying file-permission and API-key discipline throughout. Hands-on labs walk through real scenarios, including standing up a Claude Code workspace, developing a small internal tool, adding an interactive dashboard, and preparing a documented release a colleague can run. The course is designed for knowledge workers ready to direct Claude Code into a workflow that produces real, runnable code.

Skills Gained

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Use Claude Code to create assets and tools suitable for internal and small-team use
  • Leverage spec-driven development to propose a change that captures requirements before code is written
  • Verify code using good practice for software testing and acceptance tests
  • Apply Git versioning and documentation discipline throughout an AI-edited project
  • Evaluate sharing options against security, data handling, and IT requirements

Who Can Benefit

This course is designed for:

  • Anyone interested in directing Claude Code to build runnable internal tools

Prerequisites

Participants should enter this course with:

  • Regular use of Claude Desktop for day-to-day work tasks, including multi-turn conversations and file-based prompting, or have taken our Agentic Work with Claude Desktop and Cowork course
  • Comfort using a personal computer for work tasks, including managing files and folders and installing applications

Organizational Objectives

This course assists organizations to:

  • Equip knowledge workers to practice citizen development with Claude Code
  • Lower data and access risk on citizen-built tools through safe deployment practices
  • Reduce time-to-prototype on small internal tools through citizen development by knowledge workers
  • Improve robustness through spec-driven development and Git-based version control

Software

All attendees must have a modern web browser and an Internet connection.

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Course Details

Course Details

Module 1 - Setting Up the Secure Workspace

By the end of this module, you will be able to recognize the building blocks of a software project, set up a Git-tracked project folder where an AI coding agent can operate, and apply file-permission discipline so the agent’s review gate stays meaningful. You will also recognize the sandbox the agent applies to its own work.

  • Working with Claude Code and Claude Desktop
  • The terminal and file-system navigation
  • Code, libraries, and package managers
  • Project folders and Git repositories
  • Claude Code’s permission lists and approve-or-decline review gate
  • File-permission risks, execution risk, and usage cost discipline
  • Hands-on Lab: Set up a project folder for a new task, open Claude Code from Claude Desktop in that folder, and complete one approve-or-decline review on a low-risk file change.

Module 2 - Building Your First Tool

By the end of this module, you will be able to use spec-driven development to describe a task, run a complete development cycle, commit progress with Git, and approve or refuse generated changes against the specification’s acceptance criteria.

  • The software development life cycle
  • OpenSpec for proposing a change before writing code
  • Running scripts and reading terminal output
  • Visual diffs of Claude Code’s proposed changes
  • Approval gates against the spec’s acceptance criteria
  • Committing changes with Git for safe iteration
  • Hands-on Lab: Propose an OpenSpec change for a manual workplace task, apply it with Claude Code to produce a working script, archive the change once accepted, and confirm the output matches the spec’s acceptance criteria.

Module 3 - Adding a User Interface

By the end of this module, you will be able to decide when a script should become an interactive interface, direct an AI coding agent to generate the components and visualizations you need, and run a local application server to preview the result before sharing it with anyone.

  • From script to interactive interface
  • Streamlit for internal tools
  • Prompting Claude Code for components, layouts, and form inputs
  • Charts and tables from tidy datasets
  • The local application server and its console output
  • Browser preview before sharing
  • Hands-on Lab: Build a small interactive dashboard with Claude Code using Streamlit that visualizes one departmental dataset, then run it on the local application server.

Module 4 - Testing, Debugging, and Deploying

By the end of this module, you will be able to read a terminal error well enough to paste a productive question back to an AI coding agent, generate automated tests from a specification, document the tool with an AI-generated README, and choose a deployment path that protects API keys and company data.

  • Terminal error output: error type, stack trace, and failing line
  • Pasting errors back to Claude Code for troubleshooting
  • Prompting Claude Code to generate automated tests from a spec
  • Running automated tests in the iteration loop
  • Generating the README, usage notes, and inline comments
  • Secure deployment: API keys, credentials, and IT-sanctioned release paths
  • Hands-on Lab: Use Claude Code to add tests, fix a failing test, write the README, and produce a deployment plan for a small interactive app.

Schedule

Upcoming Course Dates

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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.

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Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.

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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

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It depends on your requirements, your role in your company, and your depth of knowledge. The good news about many of our learning paths, you can start from the fundamentals to highly specialized training.

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We continuously work with our vendors to evaluate and refresh course material to reflect the latest training courses and best practices.

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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.

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Lab access is dependent on the vendor and the type of training you sign up for. However, many of our top vendors will provide lab access to students to test and practice. The course description will specify lab access.

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We will work with you to identify training needs and areas of growth.  We offer a variety of training methods, such as private group training, on-site of your choice, and virtually. We provide courses and certifications that are aligned with your business goals.

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