AI Agents for Beginners | Hands-On

About this course

AI Agents are transforming the way we work. From automating complex workflows and processing documents to performing research and taking real-world actions - agents are no longer a research concept. They are being deployed in businesses today, and the demand for people who understand how to build them is growing faster than the talent available. This course gives you a complete, beginner-friendly path from understanding how Large Language Models work all the way to building your own AI agents from scratch - with no prior AI experience required.Note: This course was created with the assistance of AI tools and platforms, including n8n, Gemini, OpenAI, and AWS Bedrock.What is in this course?This course is designed for anyone who wants to genuinely understand AI Agents - not just use them, but know how they work and be able to build them. Starting from the foundations of Large Language Models, you will progressively learn prompt engineering techniques, agent architecture, and hands-on agent building using n8n.Every concept is explained in plain language with real-world analogies, and every section builds directly on the last. By the end of this course, you will have built a working Weather Agent and a RAG-based knowledge system - from a blank canvas.Course StructureConceptsHands-on DemonstrationsEnd-to-End Agent BuildsCourse ContentsCourse Introduction and Tool SetupWhat are Large Language ModelsUnderstanding GPT and the Transformer ArchitectureTokens and TokenizationKey Parameters — Temperature, Top-k and Top-pEmbeddings and Vector RepresentationsPrompt Anatomy — The Three Layers of a PromptZero-Shot PromptingFew-Shot PromptingChain of Thought Promp

Course objectives

• Provide a beginner-friendly understanding of AI agents
• Equip learners with skills to build AI-powered solutions
• Explain concepts in clear, relatable terms