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Tool calling & MCP integration

Expose tools to models through function calling and the Model Context Protocol.

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.

  • 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.

  • MST 501 CO4

    Demonstrate MCP, Orchestration & Multi-Agent competence: complete the Day 46–60 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 CO3

    Demonstrate Power Features competence: complete the Day 15–21 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 505 CO6

    Demonstrate Production, Security, Governance & Mastery competence: complete the Day 76–90 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 508 CO3

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

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