BCIS 5910 – Agentic AI (Spring 2026)

Course Topics & Core Platforms

This course focuses on designing and demonstrating runnable agentic AI solutions using Google AI Studio and FlowiseAI (with brief exposure to enterprise tooling such as Copilot Studio).

Core Platforms (Used Throughout the Semester)

Google AI Studio – prompt engineering, agent behavior design, multimodal reasoning
FlowiseAI – visual agent orchestration, workflows, memory, tool integration

Tool Setup Guide

Tentative Course Topics (By Week)

Week 1: Syllabus Review; What Is Agentic AI & AI Engineering?
Week 2: Problem Framing, Use Cases & Design Thinking
Week 3: Prompt Engineering as System Design
Week 4: From Prompts to Single Agents
Week 5: Tools, Actions & Workflow Automation
Week 6: Memory, State & Reliability
Week 7: Capstone Ideation & Design Review Workshop
Week 8: RAG & Knowledge-Grounded Agents
Week 9: Midterm (Agent Design)
Week 10: Agent Architectures, Multi-Agent Systems & System Integration
Week 11: Evaluation, Cost, and Failure Modes
Week 12: Governance & Responsible AI
Week 13: Deployment & Production Patterns
Week 14: Capstone Studio (Build, test, refine)
Week 15: Capstone Group Presentation (TBA)
Week 16: Final Exam Week – Capstone Project Report Due

Course Materials

Course materials and submissions are managed in Canvas. Tool setup instructions are maintained on the course website for consistency across courses.