Week 1
GenAI foundations
Understand LLMs, tokens, context windows and responsible use.
Detailed learning path
A 12-week portfolio-first Generative AI path covering prompting, APIs, embeddings, RAG, agents and deployable LLM applications.
Weekly roadmap
Inspired by portfolio-first learning platforms: each module has a clear outcome, practice activity and project artifact.
Week 1
Understand LLMs, tokens, context windows and responsible use.
Week 2
Write prompts for reasoning, extraction, summarization and tutoring.
Week 3
Call LLM APIs and structure inputs/outputs in Python.
Week 4
Create embeddings and search documents semantically.
Week 5
Store, retrieve and manage vectorized knowledge.
Week 6
Build a PDF chatbot using retrieval augmented generation.
Week 7
Check hallucination, relevance and response quality.
Week 8
Create simple tool-using agents and workflows.
Week 9
Build workflows for research, career guidance or academic support.
Week 10
Deploy a GenAI app using Streamlit or a lightweight web interface.
Week 11
Convert projects into resume bullets and GitHub proof.
Week 12
Present a production-style GenAI application.
Capstone project
Build a RAG-based assistant that allows users to upload notes or PDFs and ask questions with cited responses.