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Building AI Agents

Tool use, Planning, Memory, and more.

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Intermediate · Course · 4 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration
4 weeks
Effort
5 hrs/week
Lessons
24
Hands-on exercises
24
Projects
1
Language
en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

LLMs for Developers

Prompt Engineering for Production

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Building AI Agents

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 29 lessons · 19 hours · 1 graded project

1160 minutes of guided lesson time.

Sign in and enrol to unlock every lesson. The first lesson is open as a preview.

Module 1 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hoursTool useModule 1 of 4 in Building AI Agents.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

    Lesson

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Tool use in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Tool use

    Check what you learned in Tool use before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 2 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hours LockedPlanningModule 2 of 4 in Building AI Agents.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Planning in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Planning

    Check what you learned in Planning before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 3 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hours LockedMemoryModule 3 of 4 in Building AI Agents.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Memory in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Memory

    Check what you learned in Memory before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 4 · 8 lessons · 6.3 hours LockedMulti-agent systemsModule 4 of 4 in Building AI Agents.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Multi-agent systems in Building AI Agents.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Multi-agent systems

    Check what you learned in Multi-agent systems before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min

  8. Graded project: Building AI Agents

    Apply everything from Building AI Agents in one graded, portfolio-ready build.

    Graded project · Locked

    120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Building AI Agents to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share
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Your instructor

Joel N.

Career readiness

Connects technical learning to portfolios, interviews and confident career moves.

Amina Hassan, Yiga learner

“The track removed the uncertainty. I knew what to learn next and what to show employers.”

Amina Hassan

Career switcher, Dar es Salaam

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