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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 mindset60 min
Systems mindset60 min
02Anatomy of a Prompt
Prompt components75 min
Prompt components75 min
03Core Scaffolding Techniques
Scaffolding75 min
Scaffolding75 min
04Context Engineering & Grounding
Grounding90 min
Grounding90 min
05Advanced Architectures: Chains & Agents
Chaining & agents90 min
Chaining & agents90 min
06Reusable Systems & Prompt Products
Reusable systems75 min
Reusable systems75 min
07Reliability, Testing & Guardrails
Testing & guardrails90 min
Testing & guardrails90 min
08Capstone — Economic Authorship Project
Deployable capstone120 min
Deployable capstone120 min
Final
✓Final assessment
10 questions · pass mark 80% · retake anytime15 min
10 questions · pass mark 80% · retake anytime15 min