From hackathon to AI-901
November 28 tentative is not the end. Each hackathon artifact maps to a Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901 lab. This page shows the bridge so teams know what to keep and what to rebuild.
Hackathon team assignment becomes the model for Cohort 3 (Semester 2) Foundry project groups.
Nov 28 hackathon
Each team uses one Foundry project (fdry-koicatiu-teamXX)
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
Same project is reused for Cohort 3 (Semester 2) mini-labs and the team prototype sprint
The same endpoint, deployment, prompt, and .env pattern reappears in AI-901 labs.
Nov 28 hackathon
Hackathon teams call gpt-4o-mini or the assigned model from Python using AzureOpenAI client
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
AI-901 Lab 2 (Model Deployment) reuses the same code as the entry point
Hackathon teams iterate on system prompts; Cohort 3 (Semester 2) students treat prompts as code artifacts (versioned, tested).
Nov 28 hackathon
System prompt lives in prompts/system.md, tested against demo questions
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
Same prompts/system.md format used for AI-901 Lab 3 single-agent prototype
Hackathon RAG demos seed the Cohort 3 (Semester 2) deeper RAG work: indexing, evaluation, citations.
Nov 28 hackathon
Optional RAG sample with 3-5 public docs (TIU FAQ, syllabus)
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
AI-901 Lab 4 (RAG) formalizes upload, retrieval, citation, evaluation
Hackathon safety checks become lab checks for hallucination, privacy, cost, prompt injection.
Nov 28 hackathon
Risk register section in team README (5 lines)
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
AI-901 Lab 5 (Responsible AI) expands risk register into a full review
Working hackathon demos can be refined into Cohort 3 (Semester 2) projects or portfolio artifacts.
Nov 28 hackathon
Demo + slide + README + screenshot/video backup
Cohort 3 (Semester 2) AI-901
Project sprint week 4 converts a hackathon sample into a polished prototype
Applications opened for Cohort 3 (Semester 2). English CV required.
Teams get accounts and one Foundry project (fdry-koicatiu-teamXX).
Lab 1 - Foundry project setup. Returning hackathon participants act as peer guides.
Lab 3 - single-agent prototype. Teams pick a real project they will keep.
Lab 4 - RAG. Teams convert their hackathon sample into a grounded version.
Cohort 3 (Fall) completion ceremony. Demo + slide + README submitted. Internship MOU signing.
Operations team consolidates cost, completion, and certification (Exam Round 2) results for project reporting. Internship placements follow in early December.
