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Strategy

Model strategy: prompting vs RAG vs fine-tuning

Choose between prompting, retrieval and fine-tuning using evidence.

Target proficiency: Applied

Course outcomes

  • AIN 401 CO3

    Design an AI-native system architecture — retrieval, agents, tools, memory and guardrails — through an AI-DLC gated workflow from Inception to Construction.

  • AIN 401 CO4

    Evaluate AI systems with golden sets, calibrated LLM-as-judge, cost/latency metrics and CI regression gates, and justify engineering decisions with evidence.

  • MST 508 CO1

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

  • MST 508 CO6

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

Taught in weeks & phases

Textbook chapters