AI Agents for Beginners | Hands-On
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 Structure
Concepts
Hands-on Demonstrations
End-to-End Agent Builds
Course Contents
Course Introduction and Tool Setup
What are Large Language Models
Understanding GPT and the Transformer Architecture
Tokens and Tokenization
Key Parameters — Temperature, Top-k and Top-p
Embeddings and Vector Representations
Prompt Anatomy — The Three Layers of a Prompt
Zero-Shot Prompting
Few-Shot Prompting
Chain of Thought Prompting
ReAct Prompting — The Bridge to Agents
Role-Based Prompting
Structured Output Prompting
What is an AI Agent
Agent Components — LLM, Memory and Tools
Multi-Agent Patterns
Agent Frameworks — No-Code, Low-Code and Code
End-to-End Demo — Weather Agent using n8n
End-to-End Demo — RAG-Based Knowledge System
Special Note
This course is built around clarity and hands-on learning. Every technical concept is paired with a simple analogy so it sticks, and every prompting technique comes with a live demonstration so you see it working in real time. The two end-to-end builds at the end of the course are designed to bring together everything you have learned — so you leave with working agents, not just notes.



