v2.1
KSEPT Summer Program
Building with LLMs
A practical 5-day lab course. From API basics to production-ready applications
1
Setup
VSCode, Git, Node.js, Python, Claude Code CLI, Anthropic API key — get your environment ready before class
2
Foundations
API basics, system prompts, prompt & context engineering, streaming, error handling
3
Tools & Structure
Function/tool calling, structured outputs, schema validation, parsing, MCP (Model Context Protocol)
4
Context Management
Embeddings, vector DBs, RAG patterns, conversation memory, chunking
5
Architecture & Agents
Survey: agent loop, Claude Code internals, subagents, memory scopes, multi-model routing, computer use, safety
6
Production Considerations
Eval & testing (golden sets, LLM-as-judge, regression gates); guardrails & security (prompt injection, PII, least privilege)
7
Workshop
Build day — extend a previous project or ship something new
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Special Topics
Bonus
Standalone deep-dives: custom training / fine-tuning, Vision-Language-Action for robotics
Each module:
Lecture → Real Examples → Project Assignment
. Real examples drawn from production systems at Morphosis Solutions. Instructor:
Larry Arnstein
.