Role-Based Programme
RB0328

Cursor for Information Technology

AI-Assisted Coding, Troubleshooting & Development Foundations

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Duration
4 Hours
Level
Awareness
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Awareness Session

Programme Objectives

  • Understand how Cursor can support software development, codebase exploration, troubleshooting, testing, and technical documentation.
  • Explore Cursor Agent for locating relevant code, making controlled changes, executing commands, and validating application behaviour.
  • Experience codebase-aware AI for understanding unfamiliar applications and investigating technical issues.
  • Discover reusable Rules, review capabilities, and Cloud Agents for structured development workflows.
  • Recognise requirements for source-code protection, credentials, version control, testing, security review, and human approval.

Tools covered

CursorCursor AgentPlan ModeCodebase SearchIntegrated TerminalBrowser ToolsCursor RulesAGENTS.mdAgent ReviewCloud Agents

Who should attend

  • IT Managers
  • Software Developers
  • Application Developers
  • System Analysts
  • Application Support Professionals
  • DevOps Professionals
  • Cloud Engineers
  • IT Operations Professionals
  • Technical Support Engineers
  • Solution Engineers
  • Junior / Associate Developers
  • Information Technology Team Leads

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of software applications or IT systems
  • Basic familiarity with source code or development concepts is helpful
  • Basic command-line knowledge is useful but not mandatory
  • No advanced programming expertise required
  • No previous Cursor experience required
  • Organisational policies should be followed when working with proprietary source code, credentials, customer information, or production systems

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Cursor as an AI-enabled development environment
  • Exploring Cursor Agent for codebase search, file editing, terminal commands, and multi-step coding tasks
  • Understanding Requirement → Code Context → Change → Validation
  • Identifying appropriate AI-assisted IT and software-development use cases
Practical activities
  • Opening and exploring a sample software project
  • Asking Cursor Agent to explain the application's purpose and major components
  • Identifying relevant files for a simple technical task

Scenarios

Application Issue to Validated Technical Fix

Application Issue → Cursor Agent Investigation → Codebase Search → Relevant Files → Root-Cause Hypothesis → Developer Validation → Targeted Fix → Testing → Agent Review → Approved Resolution

Participants use Cursor to investigate and correct a controlled software issue while retaining diagnosis, technical validation, and final acceptance with qualified IT professionals.

IT Requirement to Controlled Application Enhancement

IT Requirement → Structured Prompt → Codebase Analysis → Agent-Assisted Change → Terminal Testing → Rule Compliance → Code Review → Human Approval → Next Release Step

Participants experience the basic end-to-end Cursor workflow for translating an IT requirement into a reviewable software change without bypassing testing, security, or release governance.

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