# Building AI Solutions for Government: Technical Foundations (Intermediate) (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/building-ai-solutions-for-government-technical-foundations-intermediate-self-paced>

## Overview

Ready to move from using AI to building with it? This hands-on technical foundation shows government technologists how to go from prompt to working prototype - calling models through APIs, chaining steps, and handling the data and authorization realities of a government build - so you can prototype real solutions, not just chat.

## What you'll learn

- Call AI models through an API.
- Move from a prompt to a working prototype.
- Chain multiple steps into a simple AI workflow.
- Handle inputs, outputs, and errors.
- Apply the government build context (authorized models, data handling).
- Plan a first real prototype.

## Prerequisites

Recommended after an AI fundamentals course or equivalent familiarity. Basic scripting (any language) is helpful but not required.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: From using AI to building with it

- How AI applications actually work Models, APIs, and tokens
- The government build context
- Setting up your environment

#### Module 2: Your first API calls

- Calling a model programmatically
- Prompts as code
- Handling responses
- Basic error handling

#### Module 3: Chaining steps into a workflow

- Breaking a task into steps
- Passing data between steps
- Adding logic and checks
- A simple end-to-end flow

#### Module 4: Data, authorization, and safety in a government build

- Authorized models and environments
- Handling sensitive data
- Keeping a human in the loop
- What not to automate

#### Module 5: Prototype something real (capstone)

- Scoping a small, useful prototype
- Building it step by step
- Testing and iterating
- Where to go next

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $899