GENERATIVE AI FOR BUSINESS

WITH MICROSOFT AZURE

OPENAI PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Generative AI for Business with Microsoft Azure OpenAI is a 16-week online learning journey that
aims to induct you into the world of Generative AI. This program teaches you how to leverage
large language models (LLMs) to solve various business problems and build data-driven services
through prompt engineering. You will learn how to do this both without and with code on the
Azure Cloud Platform, the Azure OpenAI studio, APIs, and by using Python SDKs. You will also
have the option to pursue a 4-week elective to learn the fundamentals of Azure AI capabilities
required for the AI-900 Azure AI Fundamentals certification.

This program, in collaboration with the Microsoft Azure OpenAI, is built around the
fundamental learning principle of ‘learning by doing’. It helps professionals build practical skills
with hands-on case studies and a portfolio of projects, enabling them to transition into lucrative
and fast-growing domains like Data and AI.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
16-week online program (12 regular
weeks + 4 elective weeks)

8+ hands-on case studies,

4 hands-on projects

AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals certification

training by Microsoft Certified trainers

Microsoft Applied Skills badge on ‘Develop

GenAI Solutions with Azure OpenAI Service’

Prompt engineering without

and with code

Text classification, text summarization,

and text generation using Generative AI

Microsoft Azure Lab access with

OpenAI Studio

Certificate of Completion by
Great Learning and Microsoft

Learning support
(Dedicated Program Manager and academic support)
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Have a solid understanding of Generative AI - history, now, and future and how to
use it to solve problems & build services

How to use Microsoft Azure OpenAI platform to leverage Generative AI

How to use APIs and Python SDKs to scale prompt engineering

How to use prompt engineering effectively for business use cases

Get working knowledge of how to use Generative AI for key business applications
- natural language classification, summarization, and generation

How large language models (LLMs) can be tuned to get desired outputs

How to think about enterprise-level Generative AI solutions

Write basic snippets of codes that call LLM APIs and deliver prompt engineering
at scale

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CURRICULUM
The program, structured into four distinct modules, offers an in-depth understanding of Azure
OpenAI and Generative AI. It begins with Module 1, which introduces the fundamentals of
artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs), and prompt
engineering, along with an overview of Azure's OpenAI services. Module 2 focuses on the
Python skills needed to work effectively with Generative AI on a large scale. In Module 3,
learners gain hands-on experience with the Azure OpenAI API key and Python SDK, exploring
practical applications of Generative AI in tasks such as text classification and summarization.
The final module, Module 4, prepares participants for the AI-900 Certification Exam. By the
conclusion of the program, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to
leverage Generative AI in a variety of applications, ranging from generating content to
crafting effective prompts.

MODULE - 1

LEVERAGING GENERATIVE AI FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

The module revolves around three core pillars - understanding Generative AI, exploring
Azure OpenAI services, and mastering prompt engineering. In this enriching journey,
you will delve into foundational concepts of AI, machine learning (ML), deep learning
(DL), large language models (LLMs), and their applications across various industries.
You will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge generative tools and explore the
vast capabilities of Azure OpenAI services. Lastly, you will learn the intricate art of
prompt engineering, mastering the design and implementation of effective prompts
without coding.

WEEK - 1

ML FOUNDATIONS FOR GENERATIVE AI

The outcome of this week is to understand foundational machine learning principles
that enable Generative AI to perform tasks like creating new content, such as text and
images, by learning from extensive datasets.
Mathematical foundations of Generative AI

Understanding machine learning for Generative AI

Connect NLP fundamentals with advanced Generative AI applications

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 WEEK - 2

GENERATIVE AI: BUSINESS LANDSCAPE & OVERVIEW

The outcome of this week is to understand the Generative AI landscape, fundamentals,
and possibilities for businesses to solve problems and create products.

Understanding Generative and discriminative AI

A brief timeline of Generative AI

A peek into generative models

Deconstructing the behavior of large language models

ML, DL, and GenAI applications in business

Hands-on demonstration of popular tools (ChatGPT & DALL-E)

WEEK - 3

PROMPT ENGINEERING WITHOUT CODE

The outcome of this week is to gain practical knowledge of prompt engineering and
the ability to do it without code for various business use cases.

LLMs and the genesis of prompting

How does the attention mechanism work?

A brief history of the GPT model series

Accessing GPT through Azure

Designing prompts for business use cases using playground templates

Prompting techniques (prompt templates, precise instructions, chain of thought

prompting)

Ideating for prompts (prompt generation by induction, prompt paraphrasing)

Understand the concept of prompt engineering and its role in optimizing Azure
OpenAI models' performance.

Learn the capabilities of DALL-E in the Azure openAI service and use the DALL-E
playground in Azure OpenAI Studio

WEEK - 4

PROJECT: PRODUCT FEEDBACK REVIEW &

SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
Problem Statement: Amazon needs an automated system that can efficiently analyze
product reviews, extract critical information, and determine the sentiments expressed
by customers. The solution should help the company gain insights into product
performance and customer satisfaction.

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 MODULE - 2

PYTHON FOR GENERATIVE AI

This module prepares participants with vital Python skills for large-scale Generative AI
tasks, focusing on coding techniques, libraries, and frameworks essential for
development, deployment, and scaling. Whether you’re a seasoned programmer
looking to expand your AI knowledge or a complete beginner interested in the field, this
module will set you up with the programming skills you need.

WEEK - 5

PYTHON FOR PROMPT ENGINEERING: PART 1

This week's goal is to swiftly deepen grasp and expertise in the basics of Python.
Concentrating on these fundamental elements, this week’s goal is to establish a
robust foundation for tasks related to Python.
Variables

Data types

Data structures

Conditions and loops

Functions

Strings

Use natural language prompts to write code

WEEK - 6

PYTHON FOR PROMPT ENGINEERING: PART 2

The outcome from this week is to get up to speed on the Python concepts that are
needed to automate prompt engineering at scale and understand the cost
implications of using APIs.
Store text in Python

Edit, add, and delete text in Python

How to read files in Python

How to work with a database

Manipulate string columns

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 WEEK - 7

LEARNING BREAK

MODULE - 3

DESIGNING GENERATIVE AI SOLUTIONS WITH

AZURE OPENAI
This advanced module plunges deeper into the workings of LLMs, teaching you
how to automate prompt engineering and other Generative AI applications at
scale using Python. Learn to set up your Azure OpenAI API key and import the
Python library/SDK to work with various Generative AI models. Master the
Completions API, ChatCompletions API, and Embeddings API, understanding their
rates, limits, and pricing. The course then moves to practical applications of
Generative AI in text classification and summarization, with hands-on exercises
such as classifying medical records and assigning themes to finance news articles.
Additionally, get a Microsoft Applied Skills Badge.

WEEK - 8

PROMPT ENGINEERING AT SCALE

The outcome of this week is to learn how to use the Azure OpenAI API key and the
Python SDK to leverage Generative AI at scale for solving business problems.

Getting set with your Azure OpenAI key and Python SDK

Completions and Chat API

Kinds of APIs, models, tokens, rate limits, and pricing

Evaluating Generative AI outputs

Generate completions to prompts and begin to manage model parameters

Include clear instructions, request output composition, and use contextual

content to improve the quality of the model's responses

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 WEEK - 9

CLASSIFICATION TASKS WITH GENERATIVE AI

The outcome of this week is to learn how to use Prompt Engineering to solve
classification-type problems.

Framing text classification tasks as Generative AI problem

Sentiment classification

Assigning themes to a body of text

Aspect-based sentiment analysis

WEEK - 10

CONTENT GENERATION AND SUMMARIZATION

WITH GENERATIVE AI
The outcome of this week is to learn how to use Generative AI for content generation
tasks across various business problem spaces.
Content generation using Generative AI

Abstractive summarization

Text generation

WEEK - 11

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND SYNTHESIS

WORKFLOW WITH GENAI
The outcome of this week is to learn how to set an information retrieval and synthesis
workflow on Azure or a local environment for a business use case.

Overview of advanced application of Generative AI

Understand information retrieval and synthesis workflow using Azure OpenAI

Effectively communicate the core concepts of Retrieval-Augmented Generation

(RAG) with the help of the LangChain package

Use Azure OpenAI API to generate responses based on your own data

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 WEEK - 12

FINAL PROJECT: ASPECT-BASED CLASSIFICATION

FOR SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
Problem Statement: The objective of this problem statement is to use aspect-based
classification for sentiment analysis to identify the aspects of a product or service
that customers are most satisfied with and those that need improvement. This will
help businesses understand their customers better and make data-driven decisions to
improve their products or services. By improving customer satisfaction and loyalty,
businesses can increase customer retention rates, reduce churn rates, and ultimately
increase revenue.

MODULE - 4

AI-900: AZURE AI FUNDAMENTALS (OPTIONAL

4-WEEK ELECTIVE)
This module is designed to provide a foundational understanding of machine
learning, AI concepts, and associated Microsoft Azure services. While Azure AI
fundamentals can be beneficial in preparing for Azure role-based certifications
such as Azure Data Scientist Associate or Azure AI Engineer Associate, it's
important to note that it is not a mandatory prerequisite for any of these
certifications.

WEEK - 13

MACHINE LEARNING WORKLOADS ON AZURE

Identify characteristics of standard machine learning workloads, comprehend
foundational principles of ML, and become acquainted with prevalent machine
learning methodologies.

Identify regression, classification, and clustering machine learning scenarios

Identify features and labels in a dataset for machine learning

Describe the capabilities of automated machine learning

Describe data and compute services for data science and machine learning

Describe model management and deployment capabilities in Azure machine

learning

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 WEEK - 14

COMPUTER VISION WORKLOADS ON AZURE

Recognize various computer vision solution types and discover Azure tools for
handling computer vision tasks.

Identify common types of computer vision solution

Identify features of optical character recognition solutions

Capabilities of the Azure AI vision service

Capabilities of the Azure AI face detection service

WEEK - 15

NATURAL LANGUAGE WORKLOADS ON AZURE

Identify features of typical NLP workload scenarios and explore Azure tools and
services applicable to NLP workloads.

Identify features and uses for keyphrase extraction

Identify features and uses for entity recognition

Identify features and uses for language modeling

Identify features of common NLP workload scenarios

Identify Azure tools and services for NLP workloads

WEEK - 16

GENERATIVE AI WORKLOADS ON AZURE

Focus on recognizing features of Generative AI solutions and understanding the
capabilities offered by the Azure OpenAI Service.

Identify features of Generative AI solutions

Identify capabilities of Azure OpenAI service

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a certificate of completion
from Great Learning that adds a competitive edge to your resume.

M P L E
SA
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Program

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FACULTY

Dr. Abhinanda Connor Hagen Dr. Pavankumar

Sarkar Lead Architect - Gurazada
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Faculty - Business
Faculty Director
& AI Co-Innovation Labs and AI

MENTORS

Anuj Saini Davood Wadi Fred Premji

AI Research Scholar Artificial Intelligence Principal AI/ML
Researcher Engineer

Hassan Saidinejad
Data Scientist

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 PROGRAM FEE $1700
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