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Prompt Architecture & Scaffolding

Design reliable AI systems you own — from single prompts to agents.

8 modules~11 hours totalSelf-pacedCertificate + digital badge
About this program

An eight-module course in designing AI systems that work every time, not just once. You move from the anatomy of a prompt to scaffolding, grounding, chains and agents, reusable prompt products, and testing with guardrails. The capstone is an Economic Authorship project: a working AI tool or workflow you own and can deploy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Write structured, reusable prompts with clear roles, context and output formats
  • Scaffold complex tasks into reliable steps
  • Ground AI in your own sources to reduce hallucination
  • Design chains and supervised agents
  • Test prompts systematically and add guardrails
  • Ship a capstone AI tool or workflow you own

Who it's for

High school students (16+), college students, professionals and entrepreneurs who already use AI and want to build with it. No coding required; optional coding paths are included.

Curriculum

Modules

01Orientation — The Author's Mindset
Systems mindset
60 min
02Anatomy of a Prompt
Prompt components
75 min
03Core Scaffolding Techniques
Scaffolding
75 min
04Context Engineering & Grounding
Grounding
90 min
05Advanced Architectures: Chains & Agents
Chaining & agents
90 min
06Reusable Systems & Prompt Products
Reusable systems
75 min
07Reliability, Testing & Guardrails
Testing & guardrails
90 min
08Capstone — Economic Authorship Project
Deployable capstone
120 min

Final

✓Final assessment
10 questions · pass mark 80% · retake anytime
15 min