Artificial Intelligence

Context Engineering

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Overview

This course introduces participants to the emerging discipline of Context Engineering—the science and art of designing, managing, and optimizing context to improve human–AI collaboration, communication systems, and decision-making frameworks. Participants will learn how to define, shape, and utilize context in natural language processing (NLP), prompt design, and real-world problem-solving environments.

This course is included in the AI Annual Learning Pass.

Schedule

Register 21 days before class start date and save 10%! Enter discount code EARLY10 during registration.

Duration: 1/2 Day

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7/16/26

4:00pm - 8:00pm Thursday

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$675

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8/6/26

4:00pm - 8:00pm Thursday

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8/27/26

4:00pm - 8:00pm Thursday

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Who Should Take This Course

Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • AI practitioners and data scientists interested in advanced prompt engineering and contextual reasoning.
  • Educators, researchers, and writers who leverage AI tools for teaching, content creation, and analysis.
  • Business analysts, product managers, and consultants seeking to improve decision workflows through AI-assisted context design.
  • Developers and technologists integrate large language models (LLMs) into applications that require nuanced contextual understanding.

Why You Should Take This Course

Learning Objectives

  1. Gain a cutting-edge skillset: Context Engineering is the next evolution beyond prompt engineering—helping you design systems that adapt dynamically to changing inputs and goals.
  2. Enhance communication with AI systems: Learn how to craft precise, layered, and responsive contexts to get consistent, high-quality outputs from LLMs.
  3. Improve human–machine collaboration: Discover how context can be engineered to reflect intent, tone, and domain knowledge.
  4. Hands-on learning: Through interactive activities and live demos, participants will engineer contexts for different use cases—from education to automation.

Course Outline

Context Engineering

Module Key Topics Activities
Module 1: Introduction to Context Engineering Definition of context; Layers of context (linguistic, situational, technical); Context in AI systems Instructor demo: Analyzing prompt performance with and without context
Module 2: Context Design Frameworks Context mapping; Intent modeling; Context hierarchies; Dynamic context switching Breakout: Build a context map for an AI writing assistant
Module 3: Context in AI Communication Context compression; Maintaining continuity in dialogue systems; Prompt chaining Group activity: Design a multi-step prompt with evolving context
Module 4: Engineering for Domain Contexts Applying context in education, healthcare, business, and creative domains Case study: Context-aware AI tutoring system
Module 5: Tools and Techniques AI tools for context management; Embedding frameworks; Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG); Metadata-driven context Demo: Using a vector database to engineer persistent context
Wrap-up & Q/A Review key principles; Certification quiz; Next steps and resources Open Q/A and reflection exercise
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