AI 80 · Formerly COSA 75

Applied AI Integration Studio

3 units No prerequisites Counts toward the AI for Digital Transformation certificate Capstone

What this course is

This is the capstone. Working alone or in a team, you’ll take a real-world problem and carry it all the way: analyze it, design an applied AI workflow, build a functional prototype with no-code and low-code tools, and deploy it. The solution has to integrate what you’ve learned, generative, conversational and multi-modal systems working together.

The studio is also where you learn to finish like a professional: ethical design decisions written down, documentation someone else could follow, analytics that show whether it works, and a final portfolio and presentation aimed at workforce or community impact.

Catalog description

Advanced project-based capstone: design, develop and present an integrated AI solution demonstrating mastery of generative, conversational and multi-modal systems. Teams or individuals analyze a real-world problem, develop an applied AI workflow, deploy a functional prototype with no-code/low-code tools. Ethical design, human–AI collaboration, system integration, professional documentation and analytics. Final portfolio and presentation for workforce or community impact.

  • Analyze a real-world problem and design an integrated AI solution using generative, conversational and multi-modal systems.
  • Develop and deploy a functional prototype with no-code and low-code tools, applying ethical design and human–AI collaboration.
  • Produce professional documentation and analytics, and present a final portfolio for workforce or community impact.

What you'll build

  • 1
    A problem statement and solution designPick a real problem, for an organization or a community, and scope an AI solution that could plausibly fix it.
  • 2
    A deployed, integrated prototypeA working system that brings together generative, conversational and multi-modal pieces, built with no-code and low-code tools.
  • 3
    Documentation, analytics and a final presentationProfessional documentation, evidence that it works, and a portfolio presentation for people who could hire you.

Tools you'll use

VoiceflowZapierClaudeElevenLabsRunwayYour choice of platform

No-code and low-code tools. The exact list is set by the instructor each term.

Student work

Project showcase opens after the first cohort. This section is designed in and hidden until then.