Model layer
Model selection, routing, fallback and provider portability
Model selection, routing, fallback and provider portability.
Target proficiency: Applied
Course outcomes
- 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 502 CO3
Demonstrate Orchestration & Integration competence: complete the Day 31–45 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.
- MST 503 CO4
Demonstrate Mastery & Scale competence: complete the Day 22–30 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.
- MST 504 CO3
Demonstrate Integration & graphs — agents, knowledge graphs, evals competence: complete the Day 16–23 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 CO5
Demonstrate Production, Security & Governance competence: complete the Day 61–75 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 508 CO5
Demonstrate Serving, Fine-tuning & Performance competence: complete the Day 61–75 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.
- MST 509 CO5
Demonstrate AI Control Plane competence: complete the Day 61–75 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.
Taught in weeks & phases
- MST 501 · Phase 2 — Model Layer, Context & Tools
- MST 502 · Phase 3 — Orchestration & Integration
- MST 503 · Phase 4 — Mastery & Scale
- MST 504 · Phase 3 — Integration & graphs — agents, knowledge graphs, evals
- MST 505 · Phase 4 — Agents, Tools & Orchestration
- MST 507 · Phase 5 — Production, Security & Governance
- MST 508 · Phase 2 — Core LLM Engineering
- MST 508 · Phase 5 — Serving, Fine-tuning & Performance
- MST 509 · Phase 5 — AI Control Plane