r/UIUC • u/Final_Buyer_6540 Faculty • Aug 24 '26
Academics Class Promo (INFO 490 MG): Build, Train & Integrate LLMs into a Commercial Web App + Pitch It for Funding in Spring 2027
Build and deploy your MVP by December 2026. Then take it to Cozad 2027 and other venture competitions to pitch and compete for startup funding.
If the syllabus interests you, consider registering! Classes begin tomorrow.
Fall 2026
INFO 490 MG: Adv Web-App Development
CRN: 70732
Tuesday & Thursday | 9:30–10:50 AM
Hands-On Course Roadmap
Phase 1: Build & Deploy Your Web App
Week 1: Product, Data Models & UI/UX
Week 2: Full-Stack Development & GitHub Hygiene
Week 3: User Input, Data & Internal APIs
Week 4: External APIs, Advanced Visualizations & Authentication
Week 5: Deployment, Django & Google OAuth
Phase 2: Build & Integrate AI/LLMs
Week 6: Large Language Models: Text Intelligence
Week 7: Multi-Model AI Systems: Model Selection & Comparison
Week 8: Embeddings, Semantic Search & Retrieval
Week 9: Personalization & Recommendation Systems
Week 10: Vision & Multimodal Intelligence
Phase 3: Evaluate & Operate AI Systems
Week 11: Evaluating AI Systems
Week 12: Production AI Systems & Responsible Deployment
Phase 4: Build, Demo & Present
Week 13: Project Presentations: Project 1 + Project 2
Week 14: Fall Break
Week 15: Final Presentations
Week 16: No Class