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Three courses. Full specifications below.

Duration, prerequisites, what is covered, how assignments work, and pricing — all written out so you can decide before contacting us.

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How the courses are run

Each course has a fixed syllabus, defined weekly sessions, and assignments that receive written code review. The three courses form a sequence — data engineering foundations, then transformer architecture, then systems engineering — but each can be taken on its own if the prerequisites are already met.

Assignments are not graded on a rubric. They receive written feedback covering whether the code is correct, readable, and defensible as an engineering choice. This takes longer than auto-grading and produces more useful information.

The Capstone Track adds a dedicated technical mentor, fortnightly architecture reviews with a second reviewer, and a closing technical presentation. It is structured as supervised independent work, not a sequence of lectures.

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Python pipeline work
Course 1 · 10 weeks · RM 550

Python and Data Engineering for AI Work

The parts of Python and data engineering that model work depends on: vectorised numerical code, memory profiling, columnar formats, reproducible environments, dataset versioning, and writing pipelines that fail loudly rather than quietly. Written for analysts and backend developers preparing to move into model work.

Includes:
  • Weekly live sessions
  • Nine assignments with written code review
  • Dataset audit exercise on real Malaysian open data
  • Environment reproducibility check on every submission
  • Written assessment record at close
Expect 6–8 hours per week. Prerequisites: comfortable with Python.
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Course structure (weeks):
1–2
Numerical computing
3–4
Memory & profiling
5–6
Columnar formats
7–8
Reproducible envs
9–10
Dataset versioning & audit
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Course 2 · 18 weeks · RM 2,120

Transformer Architectures and Language Model Training

Attention, tokenisation, positional schemes, pretraining objectives, supervised fine-tuning, and evaluation of language models — implemented from the paper rather than from a wrapper library. Suited to engineers comfortable with PyTorch and calculus notation.

Includes:
  • Shared cluster access throughout
  • Sixteen assignments with code review
  • From-scratch transformer trained on a public corpus
  • Evaluation harness the learner writes themselves
  • Weekly paper-reading sessions
  • Dataset licensing and consent session
  • Public write-up at close
Expect 12–15 hours per week. Prerequisites: PyTorch, calculus notation.
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Attention mechanism diagram
Course structure (weeks):
1–3
Tokenisation & embeddings
4–6
Attention mechanisms
7–9
Full transformer impl
10–13
Pretraining run
14–16
Fine-tuning & SFT
17–18
Evaluation & write-up
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AI systems infrastructure
Course 3 · 26 weeks · RM 4,700

AI Systems Engineering Capstone Track

A supervised track for engineers building a substantial system: retrieval, serving, evaluation, monitoring, cost control, and an honest error analysis. Aimed at practitioners who already train models and now need the surrounding system to hold up under load.

Includes:
  • Dedicated technical mentor throughout
  • Fortnightly architecture reviews with a second reviewer
  • Cluster and inference budget throughout
  • Written evaluation methodology (external critique)
  • Defensive review of the learner's own system
  • Model risk, provenance, and responsible deployment module
  • Written incident post-mortem
  • Closing technical presentation to invited engineers
Expect 15–20 hours per week. Prerequisites: experience training models.
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Track structure (weeks):
1–5
Retrieval & indexing
6–10
Serving infrastructure
11–16
Evaluation & monitoring
17–22
Risk, cost & post-mortem
23–26
Defensive review & presentation
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Which course fits your situation

Use this to self-select. If you are unsure, the enquiry form is the right next step.

Feature Python & Data Eng Transformer Arch AI Systems Capstone
Duration 10 weeks 18 weeks 26 weeks
Hours per week 6–8 12–15 15–20
Fee (RM) 550 2,120 4,700
Cluster access
Dedicated mentor
Architecture reviews
Best for Analysts & backend devs moving toward model work Engineers who want to implement from the paper Practitioners who need the production system to hold up
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Pricing

Course 1

Python & Data Engineering

RM 550
  • 10 weeks
  • 9 assignments + code review
  • Live weekly sessions
  • Written record at close
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Course 2

Transformer Architectures

RM 2,120
  • 18 weeks
  • 16 assignments + code review
  • Cluster access included
  • Paper-reading sessions
  • Public write-up at close
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Course 3

AI Systems Capstone

RM 4,700
  • 26 weeks
  • Dedicated mentor
  • Architecture reviews (×13)
  • Cluster + inference budget
  • Closing technical presentation
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Standards across all courses

Data protection

Learner data is handled under Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010. Enrolment information is not shared with third parties for commercial use.

Code ownership

All code written during a course belongs to the learner. There are no platform licences or restrictions on what you do with work produced during the programme.

Honest scope statements

No claim is made about employment outcomes. Each course produces a defined set of work and a written record of what was completed. What that work leads to is the learner's to determine.

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