Professional Certificate in AI Application Development

The Programming Foundations module provides learners with the necessary knowledge and skills to embark on their coding journey. Whether they are beginners or aspiring developers, this module offers a solid understanding of programming concepts and techniques. It covers fundamental principles such as programming languages, paradigms, and program execution, establishing a strong foundation in programming concepts and terminology that enhances learners' ability to comprehend and test code. By engaging in practical exercises and hands-on activities, learners develop problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities, improving their coding proficiency and enabling them to write efficient and well-structured code.

During the module project, learners demonstrate their ability to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired by building software components. This project serves as a platform for showcasing their competence in analyzing technical requirements and translating them into robust designs. With their proficiency in programming paradigms and languages, learners can implement software components based on technical design. Furthermore, they develop the capability to ensure software quality by employing various testing methods. In summary, learners gain the ability to write well-structured code, apply object-oriented programming principles, conduct thorough testing, and effectively document their code, establishing a strong foundation for their future programming endeavors.

In the Front-End Development module, learners will acquire a deep understanding of web design principles, HTML, CSS, and a responsive design using Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, and single-page application development and testing. The instructional units equip them with the knowledge necessary to create captivating user interfaces and deliver seamless experiences. By engaging in practical exercises and hands-on activities, learners develop a high level of proficiency in creating visually appealing websites that adhere to the best UI design principles, leveraging front-end tools, techniques, frameworks, and libraries.

Through the module project, learners demonstrate their ability to apply acquired knowledge and skills in building websites with exceptional user experiences. It allows them to showcase their ability to analyse user requirements and translate them into visually captivating website designs. Proficiency in front-end development tools and techniques, and responsive design enables learners to implement the best UI design principles and create responsive websites with interactive features and enhancing user engagement. Furthermore, graduates exhibit their ability to optimize website performance, ensuring swift loading times and smooth navigation. In summary, learners gain the ability to create responsive websites with optimal performance and enhanced user experience to stay competitive in the field of front-end development.

The Database Design and Implementation module equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in diverse aspects of managing databases. The instructional units help them to gain a comprehensive understanding of organizing data, database design concepts, entity-relationship modeling, normalization techniques, data definition, retrieval, maintenance, testing, and documentation. By engaging in practical exercises and hands-on activities, learners develop proficiency in planning database use groups, developing conceptual, logical, and physical designs, writing optimized queries and stored procedures, and conducting thorough testing, and documentation skills to communicate database schemas, entities, relationships, and data dictionaries for collaboration and maintenance purposes.

During the module project, learners demonstrate their ability to produce an optimal database design for a consumer-centric Rich Internet Application. The project serves as a platform for showcasing their competence in requirements analysis, entity relationships and constraints, conceptual, logical, and physical design development, database user group planning aligned with business processes, optimized query and stored procedure writing to meet the management requirements and comprehensive testing to ensure accuracy, reliability, and performance. In summary, learners gain the ability to create efficient and effective databases for client-centric products, meeting the industry demands of design optimization, query performance, and system reliability to stay competitive in the realm of data modeling and design.

The Gen AI Design & Development module offers AI application developers a comprehensive training program centered on harnessing AI technologies for enhanced productivity. Covering fundamental concepts of prompt design, participants learn to craft effective prompts for ChatGPT interactions, optimizing them to elicit desired responses efficiently. The course delves into GitHub Copilot, providing a deep dive into its capabilities and practical applications, including prompt-driven programming and business use cases. Through hands-on exercises with JavaScript and Python, participants gain proficiency in leveraging GitHub Copilot to expedite coding tasks.

Moreover, the curriculum introduces Microsoft Copilot Studio, focusing on its functionalities and integration into software development projects. Learners learn to enable seamless communication between applications and chatbots using APIs, unlocking the potential of Microsoft Copilot Studio in enhancing productivity. Through a combination of Flipped classes, assignments, and real-world case studies, this course equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to revolutionize their software development workflow, ultimately empowering them to leverage advanced prompt engineering techniques for maximum efficiency.