FOUNDATIONS OF AGENTIC PROMPT ENGINEERING

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the emerging field of agentic prompt engineering, focusing on how prompts can drive generative and autonomous AI systems. Students learn to design, test, and iterate prompts for creative, visual, audio, and code-generating models, while building agentic workflows that chain multiple models and tools together. Through hands-on activities, homework assignments, and projects, students explore multimodal prompt design and develop intelligent agents that can plan, reason, and act. The course emphasizes ethical practices and responsible AI design, with projects reflecting real-world applications such as AI design assistants, virtual characters, educational bots, and automated creativity tools. Prerequisite: COMP1000 (4 credits) fall, spring, summer