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AI Systems Design: sections and modules

T5Required

AI Systems Design

Produce a structured 45–60 min design answer.

For whom: All
Time: 43 h 15 min
Before this track: LLM and Retrieval Fundamentals, Production AI Systems; T2–T4 (T4 can run in parallel)

Objectives

Run the 12-part framework within time and defend trade-offs

A shared structure makes answers gradeable.

T5.1
The design framework: 12 parts and 15 principles
3 h 2 min · 5 lessons
5 lessons
T5.2
The 60-minute whiteboard method
1 h 59 min · 2 lessons
2 lessons
T5.3
Architecture patterns and trade-offs
3 h 2 min · 5 lessons
5 lessons

Exercise: P5 Architecture design exercise
Done when: Two worksheets ≥ 3

Pattern recognition from worked designs.

T5.4
Casebook: classic AI designs
3 h 59 min · 11 lessons
11 lessons
T5.5
Scenario library
31 h 13 min · 33 lessons
33 lessons

Exercise: Read and summarise 6 cases
Done when: 6 cases read, cheat sheets queued