CUHK Alumni Matters - School of Continuing and Professional Studies – Building AI Applications using Large Language Models

School of Continuing and Professional Studies – Building AI Applications using Large Language Models

Programme details	This course explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), with a focus on large language models (LLMs) and their practical applications. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of prompt engineering, Python programming, data handling, and popular LLM frameworks. The course also covers the implementation of open-source LLMs, deploying Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions such as AI chatbots, evaluating LLM performance, and fine-tuning models to optimize performance and adaptability. Topics include: 1. Overview of use cases of LLM solutions; 2. Prompt engineering; 3. Python Basic; 4. LLM Solution frameworks; 5. Security and ethical consideration in LLM solution deployment; 6. Deploying Open source LLM solutions; 7. Implementation of Document Searching engine (RAG); 8. Advanced RAG techniques; 9. Practical AI Chatbot Deployment; 10. Evaluation of LLM solutions; 11. Web scraping techniques; 12. Content summarization with LLM; 13. Fine tuning of LLM solutions. Please click here for more details.
Commencement date	5 Aug 2026 (Wed)
Fee	HK$4,880*
Venue	CUSCS Tsim Sha Tsui Oriental Learning Centre
Time	Every Wednesday, 6:45p.m. – 9:45p.m. (30 hours)
Enquiry	School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK Tel: 2209 7752 Email: scs-it@cuhk.edu.hk

* The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (CUSCS) offers a 20% discount to CUHK alumni who enroll in our general courses. Please visit CUSCS website for details.

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