Welcome to The AI Engineering Certification v1.0.
To best prepare for Session 1, do these things:
- 🌡️ Fill out your starting self-assessment
- 🛹 Complete your onboarding call
- 🤓 Prepare to hit the ground running in Session 1 by reviewing the information currently available in
00_Docs
00_AIEC_Quicklinks is your one-stop shop for all course materials, and our syllabus and detailed schedule will guide us through the course. Including:
- 📰 Modules: Overviews of each session including core concepts and suggested reading
- ⌨️ Assignments: The primary work that you need to complete; where building 🏗️, shipping 🚢, and sharing 🚀 happens
- ⏺️ Recordings: In case you miss anything, or want to slow it dooowwwwwnnnn
- 🖼️ Slide Decks: Our slides are your slides; please steal them and put them to good use
- 📜 Assignment Submission Forms: The Google Forms that you will use to submit your homework
- 🗣️ Feedback Forms: The Google Forms that you will use to let us know how we can improve, every class
It's easy to find your way around in our course within the Discord community:
- aiec1-announcements For all cohort-level announcements regarding The AI Engineer Certification v1.0
- aiec1-general The AI Engineer Certification v1.0 cohort general channel - for anything that doesn't fit anywhere else!
- aiec1-questions For all Q&A related to anything and everything AI Engineering during the cohort!
- aiec1-lounge A voice channel for anytime!0
- aiec1-office-hours A voice channel for office hours!
🌐 Discord Community Rules
- Zero-tolerance policy for racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise prejudiced/discriminatory comments (including disrespectful remarks about race, religion, or political beliefs)
- No trolling, baiting, bad-faith discussions, or posting for shock value
- No spamming (text or voice) or screaming in voice chat
- Use push-to-talk if you have background noise
- No explicit NSFW content (porn, gore, etc.) in text, music bots, attachments/links, or profile pictures
- If you’re unsure whether something violates the rules, DM anyone with a
⚡AIMtag on their Discord profile to verify - No harassment, bullying, slurs, or aggressive behavior
Your instructors, peer supporters, and AI Makerspace staff will serve as your your guides throughout the cohort! Learn more about everyone below!
- Raul Padua, Lead Concepts Instructor
- Can Temizyurek, Lead Coding Instructor
- Juan Ovalle, Peer Supporter (International)
- Ovo Okpubuluku, Peer Supporter
- Raphael Blankson, Peer Supporter
- Phil Mui, Peer Supporter
- Don Branson, Grading Manager & Peer Supporter
- "Coach Mark" Walker, Student Success Manager @ AI Makerspace & Peer Supporter
- Todd Deshane, 1:1 Support Manager @ AI Makerspace
- Jacob Kilpatrick, Course Operations Lead @ AI Makerspace
- Dr. Greg Loughnane, Owner/CEO @ AI Makerspace
We believe in the power of collaboration. Contributions, ideas, and feedback are highly encouraged! Let's build the ultimate resource for AI Engineering together.
Please reach out to jacob@aimakerspace.io with any questions or suggestions.
Keep building, shipping, and sharing, and we'll do the same 🏗️🚢🚀