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Context engineering

Assemble the right instructions, examples, retrieved facts and memory into a model's context.

Target proficiency: Applied

Course outcomes

  • AIN 401 CO2

    Apply prompt, context and retrieval (RAG) engineering, including structured outputs and tool calling, to build LLM features on a cloud AI platform or open-weight stack.

  • MST 501 CO2

    Demonstrate Model Layer, Context & Tools competence: complete the Day 16–30 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 501 CO3

    Demonstrate Knowledge, Memory & Retrieval competence: complete the Day 31–45 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 501 CO6

    Demonstrate Production, Operations & Mastery competence: complete the Day 76–90 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 502 CO2

    Demonstrate Core Building · the single agent competence: complete the Day 16–30 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 503 CO1

    Demonstrate Foundations competence: complete the Day 1–7 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 503 CO2

    Demonstrate Core AI Workflows competence: complete the Day 8–14 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 505 CO1

    Demonstrate Foundations & Theory competence: complete the Day 1–15 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 505 CO4

    Demonstrate Agents, Tools & Orchestration competence: complete the Day 46–60 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 507 CO2

    Demonstrate LLMs, Prompting & the Agentic Loop competence: complete the Day 16–30 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 508 CO2

    Demonstrate Core LLM Engineering competence: complete the Day 16–30 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 509 CO4

    Demonstrate Semantic Access & Context Engine competence: complete the Day 46–60 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

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