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Generative AI for Software Development: Prompts and Coding Specialization

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Generative AI for Software Development: Prompts and Coding Specialization

Build Generative AI Applications From Prompts.

Master prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding,and application development with DeepSeek and AI tools

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Beginner level

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12 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

12 weeks to complete
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Explain generative AI concepts and develop effective prompts to guide AI models toward useful outputs.

  • Apply Generative AI to code generation, debugging, test writing, retrieval-augmented generation, and software development automation.

  • Build and evaluate AI application prototypes using DeepSeek models and tools such as LangChain and Streamlit.

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October 2026

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Specialization - 4 course series

The Rise of Generative AI

The Rise of Generative AI

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand AI's historical development and foundational concepts.

  • Identify key AI technologies and their societal impacts.

  • Analyze the evolution of generative models and their applications.

  • Project future trends and possibilities in generative AI.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Category: Artificial Neural Networks
Category: Generative AI
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics

Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics

Course 2, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Master the fundamentals of Generative AI and prompt engineering for real-world applications in text, code, and automation.

  • Create effective prompts that generate accurate, context-aware, and high-quality AI responses across diverse domains.

  • Apply advanced prompting methods like zero-shot, few-shot, and chain-of-thought for optimized AI outputs.

  • Analyze and refine prompts using performance metrics while ensuring ethical and responsible AI usage.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Debugging
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: AI literacy
Generative AI in Software Development

Generative AI in Software Development

Course 3, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply generative AI to code generation, debugging, and testing for faster, error-free development workflows.

  • Build expertise in AI-powered developer tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and CodeWhisperer for software engineering.

  • Implement embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning to optimize AI-driven applications.

  • Evaluate ethical issues, collaboration models, and future trends in AI-powered software engineering.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Fine-tuning
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Responsible AI
Category: GitHub Copilot
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Gemini
Category: Embeddings
AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers

AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers

Course 4, 14 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build Q&A, chatbot, and code generation apps using DeepSeek models and practical Python tools.

  • Apply DeepSeek for document summarization, long-context analysis, and mathematical reasoning in real-world projects.

  • Create task-specific AI agents, compare DeepSeek’s performance and pricing with OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini, and interpret benchmark results.

  • Customize, fine-tune, and evaluate DeepSeek models using advanced features like GRPO, MoE, quantized models, and DeepEval metrics.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Deepseek
Category: Fine-tuning
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: DeepSeek API
Category: LangChain
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: LLM Application

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