What’s in this course?

Amazon Q Developer is AWS’s AI-powered coding assistant designed to accelerate every stage of the software development lifecycle - from writing and refactoring code to testing, documentation, infrastructure automation, and troubleshooting. However, using an AI assistant effectively requires more than simply installing a plugin. It demands an understanding of the broader AI ecosystem, the ability to write clear and effective prompts, and the discipline to validate outputs responsibly before integrating them into real-world engineering workflows.

This course is a practical, step-by-step journey to understand Amazon Q Developer, specifically designed for absolute beginners who want structured guidance and hands-on experience. Through real demonstrations and implementation-focused learning, you will build applications, enhance codebases, generate tests and documentation, and apply best practices - gaining the confidence to use Amazon Q as a true productivity multiplier in your daily development work.

Special Note

This course is highly practical, packed with hands-on demonstrations and troubleshooting scenarios. You won’t just learn how how agentic solutions work - you will build applications, generate and optimize infrastructure code, and deploy solutions in real-world environments.

Course Structure:

• Concept-based lectures

• Hands-on demonstrations

• Practical Scenarios & Troubleshooting

  
  

Course Contents:

• Fundamentals of Agentic AI

• Introduction to Amazon Q Developer

• Environment Setup and Installation

• Understanding Amazon Q Chat

• Amazon Q Developer for Python Based Application (Linux Environment)

• Amazon Q Developer for Python Based Application (with VS Code)

• Using Amazon Q with Existing Codebases

• Creating Unit tests for Applications

• Writing Detailed Project Documentation with Amazon

• Amazon Q for DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Ansible)

• Troubleshooting Tips

• Best Practices & Prompt Engineering for Developers

By the end of this course, you will confidently integrate Amazon Q Developer into your daily workflow — not just as a chatbot, but as a professional force multiplier.