Mandatory
Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)
Core AI concepts, Azure services, and preparation for your global Microsoft certification.
Duration
12 weeks, 24 sessions
Audience
Non-specialists and early-career practitioners preparing for Microsoft AI-901.
Prerequisites
Comfort with basic cloud concepts; optional: Python basics.
Tools
Browser Google Colab or Jupyter Azure services GitHub
Learning Outcomes
- ✓ Explain core AI/ML concepts and responsible AI principles
- ✓ Describe Azure options for building, hosting, and governing AI solutions
- ✓ Build, ground, and evaluate an AI assistant in Microsoft Foundry on your personal practice account
- ✓ Deploy and call models from Foundry using the SDK and REST patterns tested on the exam
- ✓ Prepare for the AI-901 exam: concepts (40-45%) plus hands-on Foundry implementation (55-60%)
Curriculum
12-Week Curriculum
Provisional - session order may shift once the weekly schedule is confirmed.
| Week | Session A | Session B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to AI & Azure overview | AI-901 exam strategy · Microsoft Foundry orientation |
| 2 | Cloud & AI workloads on Azure | Foundry portal & hub setup |
| 3 | Machine learning fundamentals | Python bridge session |
| 4 | Computer vision workloads | Foundry model deployment |
| 5 | Natural language processing workloads | Foundry model calling (SDK & REST) |
| 6 | Grounded assistant (RAG) concepts | Foundry grounded assistant lab |
| 7 | Midterm review | Midterm TEST (online) · Exam Round 1 window (week of Oct 19) |
| 8 | Evaluation & responsible AI | Foundry evaluation module |
| 9 | Exam-focused review | Weak-area reinforcement |
| 10 | Final mock exam | Mock review & retake preparation |
| 11 | Weak-area review | Retake preparation |
| 12 | AI-901 mock exam + final review | Final TEST (online) · Exam Round 2 window (week of Nov 23) · project wrap-up |
Monthly AI-901 bridge lectures and three supplementary sessions run alongside the weekly plan. The five Foundry labs on your personal practice account double as exam preparation.
AI-901 Certification Exam
The Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) certification validates foundational AI knowledge and hands-on Microsoft Foundry skills on Azure.
- Format: concept questions (40-45%) + hands-on Microsoft Foundry implementation (55-60%)
- Questions: 60
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Exam fee: $99 - covered by KOICA, up to two attempts
- Passing score: 700 / 1000 points
- Exam rounds: Round 1 week of October 19 · Round 2 week of November 23, 2026 (dates TBA)
Assessment
Attendance 40%
Expert Lecture Participation 10%
Exams & Core Project 50%
Completion requires ≥75% attendance (9 of 12 weeks), grade D or above in both enrolled courses, and taking the midterm TEST (Week 7, online) and final TEST (Week 12, online).
Grades: A (90-100) · B (80-89) · C (70-79) · D (60-69) · F (<60)
Tools & Platforms
Browser Google Colab or Jupyter Azure services GitHub