Vanderbilt University

AI Agents in Typescript/Javascript Specialization

Vanderbilt University

AI Agents in Typescript/Javascript Specialization

Learn to Build AI Agents in Typescript/Javascript. Master building AI agents in TypeScript/JavaScript that reason, plan, and use tools and APIs.

Dr. Jules White

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Beginner level

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8 weeks to complete
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build autonomous AI agents in TypeScript from scratch using core architectural techniques that work across any LLM platform

  • Accelerate development 1000x with AI pair programming using Claude Code to generate implementations, build integrations, and create tool functions

  • Design intelligent agent behaviors through prompt engineering that enables complex reasoning, multi-step planning, and adaptive problem-solving

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Build a complete AI agent framework in Typescript, creating each component yourself to gain deep understanding of how agents work

  • Design tool discovery systems and function calling mechanisms that allow your agents to interact with external systems and perform meaningful actions

  • Create practical agents for tasks like intelligent file exploration, documentation generation, and coding

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: TypeScript
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Debugging
Category: Development Environment
Category: Program Development
Category: OpenAI API
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Maintainability
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Javascript
Category: File Systems
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Node.JS
Category: LLM Application
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Course 2 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to apply prompt engineering to effectively work with large language models, like ChatGPT

  • How to use prompt patterns to tap into powerful capabilities within large language models

  • How to create complex prompt-based applications for your life, business, or education

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Context Management
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: ChatGPT
Category: AI Enablement
Category: LLM Application
Category: OpenAI
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Generative AI
Category: Productivity
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Creativity
Category: Problem Solving

What you'll learn

  • Master AI-Powered Software Development at Scale - Learn to orchestrate Claude Code like a tech lead managing multiple senior developers

  • Build Production Systems with AI Labor Economics - Understand how to leverage Claude Code's speed and cost advantages to prototype rapidly

  • Architect for AI-First Development - Design codebases, workflows, and processes that maximize AI productivity

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Version Control
Category: Automation
Category: Claude Code
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Software Design
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: Quality Assurance
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Software Testing
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Software Development

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Dr. Jules White

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