Step 1
Explain
Your mentor points at 5 to 10 lines of your code. You say what they do, in your own words.
AI course for ZAM students
How to build websites with AI and understand the code.
The short answer
Use AI to plan, draft and review your site, then check each change and make sure you can explain it. ZAM Academy teaches this in Build Websites with AI, a 34-lesson course that takes you from your first prompt to a site published on the web. At the end of a project, you close the AI and explain and change your code in a class with your mentor.
Vibe coding means describing what you want and accepting the code an AI writes without reading it. It is a fast way to get a first version, and a hard way to fix a site when something breaks. This course keeps the speed and teaches you to stay in control of the result.
Two private classes, no card. Updated 11 November 2026 by Azzam Makki, founder of ZAM Academy.
What the course covers
Seven modules, from your first prompt to a live site.
Each lesson has a short task to try. Each module ends with an exercise, and some are checked automatically while others are reviewed by your mentor.
Module 1
Use AI the right way
What AI does well, where it gets things wrong, and what you should never paste into it. You also learn to make any AI chat act like a tutor that gives hints.
- The four kinds of AI tool and when to open each one
- Asking for hints when you want to learn
- Keeping your data and your work safe
Module 2
Write prompts that work
How to give an AI tool a clear goal and the information it needs, so you get something useful the first time.
- The five parts of a good prompt
- Letting the AI interview you before it writes
- Planning first, then changing one thing at a time
Module 3
Reverse prompting
Turn a design you admire into a written brief, then build your own version with your own content.
- From a screenshot to a design brief
- Finding a page’s real colours, fonts and spacing
- Learning from designs without copying them
Module 4
Get designs that stand out
Why AI-made websites often look the same, and the words and files that change the result.
- Design words that change what you get
- Where to find ready-made design prompts
- A DESIGN.md file that keeps every page consistent
Module 5
Build fast
A five-stage workflow from an idea to a page that is ready to publish, using website builders and AI inside your code editor.
- Using website builders and keeping control of the code
- Reviewing each change an editor assistant makes
- Saving with Git so you can undo a bad AI change
Module 6
Check everything
The part most AI tutorials skip. You learn to read AI code, find what is wrong with it, and test the page yourself.
- Finding invented content, broken links and missing basics
- Debugging with evidence from the browser
- Testing phones, accessibility and speed
Module 7
Your final project
Plan, build, check and publish your own website, then describe honestly how you used AI to make it.
- A brief and section plan for your site
- Publishing it to a real web address
- Your final no-AI checkpoint
The no-AI checkpoint
Close the AI. Then show that the code is yours.
At the end of a project, in a normal class with your mentor, you close every AI tool and turn off autocomplete. It takes about 15 minutes. If you get stuck, your mentor names the one topic to study next and you try that part again.
Step 2
Change
Your mentor asks for one small change, such as a new button or a different layout on phones. You make it yourself. Documentation is allowed.
Step 3
Decide
You name one suggestion from the AI that you rejected, and say why.
What you can build
Start with a site you can finish.
The final project is a website of a few sections that you can understand from top to bottom. Sites with logins and payments need a backend and a database, so they are outside this course.
Good first projects
Sites this course prepares you for
Small, real websites that you can publish and show to people.
- A site for a club or local group
- Your personal portfolio
- A landing page for a family business
Too big for now
Projects to leave for later
These are good goals. Your mentor can add backend skills to your roadmap when you are ready for them.
- An online shop with payments
- A site with user accounts
- A social network
Questions
Common questions, answered plainly.
What is vibe coding?
Vibe coding means building software by describing what you want to an AI and accepting the code it writes without reading it closely. It can give you a working first version quickly. The difficulty comes later, when something breaks or needs to change and you do not know how the code works.
Can a complete beginner take this course?
Yes, module 1 is written for complete beginners. Modules 2 to 7 work best once you know some HTML and CSS, and ZAM has courses for both. Your mentor sets the order for you.
Which AI tools does the course cover?
It teaches four kinds of tool: chat assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, design tools such as Google Stitch, website builders such as v0, Lovable and Bolt, and editor assistants such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Once you know the kinds, a new tool is only a new name.
Do I have to pay for AI tools?
No lesson needs a paid plan. Most of these tools have a free plan with a limit, and those limits change often. If you reach one, you can move to another tool of the same kind or continue the next day.
How do I get access to the course?
The course is part of ZAM mentorship and is not sold on its own. Your mentor gives you access when it fits your roadmap. You can start with two free private classes and ask about it there.
Will this course get me a job?
ZAM Academy does not guarantee a job. The course helps you publish a real website and explain how you built it, and that is useful evidence of your skills. A developer job usually takes broader skills as well, which your mentor can plan with you.
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Where to go next.
Start with two free classes
Bring a site you built with AI, even one that is broken.
The first class maps your goal, level and weekly hours. The second is a real coding session with feedback. Then your mentor recommends one plan, and you decide.
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