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Build an H5 + JS Portfolio Site

Ship a responsive personal portfolio with HTML5, CSS and vanilla JS — not just fill-in forms.

Skills you'll learn

HTML structure CSS layout JavaScript basics Portfolio storytelling Git intro

~90 min · +40 pts

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Build a Kanban Task Board (HTML/CSS/JS)

Ship a drag-or-click Kanban board with localStorage — a classic frontend interview demo.

Skills you'll learn

DOM manipulation JS state localStorage UI interactions Front-end debugging

~100 min · +50 pts

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Selenium Job Scrape & Demand Analysis

Use Python Selenium to scrape job cards, analyse skill coverage and hiring volume by role type, then write a demand report.

Skills you'll learn

Selenium scraping Job data analysis Skill demand mapping Python basics Research reporting

~150 min · +50 pts

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Build a Job Tracker API (Node.js + Express)

Ship a REST API to track internship applications — backend + JSON persistence.

Skills you'll learn

Node.js REST API JSON / HTTP Express basics CRUD design

~120 min · +50 pts

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SQL Lab: SQLite + Node.js

Design tables, write JOINs, and query internship data safely with parameterized SQL.

Skills you'll learn

SQL queries Data modeling JOIN / aggregates Node + DB Data validation

~110 min · +50 pts

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Build an AI Study Buddy (AJAX)

Design a thinking coach persona, build a chat webpage, call an AI API via AJAX + local proxy, then reflect. In class we use DeepSeek as the example provider.

Skills you'll learn

API integration fetch / AJAX Prompt design PHP proxy Error handling

~120 min · +50 pts

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Security Lab: Injection + Password Hashing

Break a vulnerable login, then fix it — learn SQL injection and why passwords must be hashed.

Skills you'll learn

SQL injection defense Password hashing Input validation Secure coding HTTP security basics

~100 min · +50 pts

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Ship It: Git + Public Deploy

Put a real project on GitHub and deploy a public URL recruiters can click.

Skills you'll learn

Git branching GitHub collaboration Pull requests Deploy workflow Version discipline

~75 min · +40 pts

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Add Tests to Your Code (Node.js)

Write real unit tests with Node’s built-in test runner — prove your logic works.

Skills you'll learn

Unit testing Jest / test runners Mocks & assertions TDD intro Refactoring confidence

~90 min · +45 pts

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React Internship Tracker Dashboard

Build a React dashboard to track applications, stages, and weekly goals — portfolio-ready UI.

Skills you'll learn

React components State management Filter & search localStorage Dashboard UI

~120 min · +55 pts

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System Design One-Pager Lab

Write an interview-ready one-pager: requirements, diagram, trade-offs, and failure modes.

Skills you'll learn

Requirements Architecture diagrams Trade-off storytelling Failure modes Interview narrative

~90 min · +45 pts

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Pandas Internship Funnel Lab

Analyze a mock application funnel with Pandas: conversion, drop-off, and a short insight memo.

Skills you'll learn

Pandas Funnel analysis Data cleaning Insight writing Visualization

~100 min · +50 pts

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Figma Onboarding Case Study

Design a 3–5 screen onboarding flow and write a mini case study for your portfolio.

Skills you'll learn

Figma Onboarding flows Case writing Usability judgment Portfolio storytelling

~110 min · +45 pts

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Express Auth Lab (Sessions)

Implement register/login/logout with sessions and protected routes — not just a CRUD API.

Skills you'll learn

Express Session auth Password hashing Protected routes Security basics

~120 min · +55 pts

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AI Loop Ownership Lab

Upgrade any mini AI feature with evals, fallback, and human veto — prove you own the loop.

Skills you'll learn

Eval sets Fallback strategy Human veto AI loop ownership Governance narrative

~130 min · +60 pts

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TPM Project Brief under Pressure

Own a 6-week CareerAck AI Breakthrough delivery: cut scope, split promises, and lock change control.

Skills you'll learn

Project brief Scope control RACI Milestone planning Success metrics

~120 min · +60 pts

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TPM Sprint under Capacity Shock

Run a sprint at −30% capacity with an emergency insert — re-plan and protect the demo date.

Skills you'll learn

Sprint planning Board management Standup rhythm Unblocking Demo readiness

~130 min · +65 pts

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TPM Risk Register for Impatient Stakeholders

Hold ≥2 red risks and write a status that demands decisions — no activity theater.

Skills you'll learn

Risk register Dependency mgmt Status communication Escalation judgment Stakeholder mgmt

~115 min · +60 pts

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TPM Launch Go/No-Go with Feature Flags

Decide launch when eng wants +2 days and business wants today — flag, degrade, document.

Skills you'll learn

Launch checklist Go/No-Go Feature-flag degrade Rollback plan Decision record

~120 min · +65 pts

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TPM Capacity & Trade-off Negotiation

Fixed headcount and date: build a trade-off matrix and negotiation notes with Eng Lead.

Skills you'll learn

Capacity math Trade-off matrix Negotiation notes Stakeholder readout Explicit losers

~125 min · +65 pts

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TPM Incident Bridge (Sev-2)

Bridge eng and stakeholders during a sev-2 API latency incident — timeline, comms, follow-ups.

Skills you'll learn

Incident timeline Dual-track comms Demo call Permanent fix Blameless postmortem

~120 min · +65 pts

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TPM Cutover & Migration Plan

Plan old→new cutover: dual-write, read switch, rollback window, and data verification.

Skills you'll learn

Cutover planning Dual-write & backfill Data verification Rollback window Read-switch Go/No-Go

~130 min · +70 pts

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RAG Hit Rate Lab

Build an eval set, measure Hit@k, then improve retrieval with chunking / query rewrite / hybrid — numbers before vibes.

Skills you'll learn

Hit@k evaluation Corpus chunking Query rewrite Error analysis RAG ablations

~140 min · +70 pts

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Network Topology Lab

Design a small campus network (VLANs, subnets, routing notes), validate the plan with a checker, then write an outage postmortem.

Skills you'll learn

VLAN/subnet planning CIDR validation Topology diagram Outage postmortem Network ops narrative

~120 min · +60 pts

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Mobile App Client Lab

Ship a mobile-first internship tracker client (phone chrome UI), wire it to a mock API, and write store listing + release notes.

Skills you'll learn

Mobile-first UI Phone-frame navigation API/JSON loading Store listing copy Release checklist

~110 min · +55 pts

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