Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design an LLM-powered tutoring product for an edtech platform, build a prototype and pitch deck, then earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The edtech (around 22 staff, around 8,000 paying users across French universities) needs a credible product story for its next round and is choosing between three product bets; this capstone is the headline one.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Take an LLM-powered math-tutoring concept from JTBD to a working pitch with prototype, user-study evidence, and business case.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Translate a JTBD into a designed product flow
- Prototype an LLM-powered feature with realistic constraints
- Run a small user study with honest reporting
- Build a business case investors will actually read
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
AI Software Engineering Group Project
Master · Capstone
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to AI Software Engineering Group Project at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Product Design
Apply product design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- User Research
Conduct interviews, surveys, and usability tests to uncover actionable user insights.
- Llm Evaluation
Apply llm evaluation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Prototyping
Apply prototyping to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Business Case Development
Apply business case development to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Team Collaboration
Apply team collaboration to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles:
AI Product Designer
Owning an LLM-product design end-to-end from JTBD to pitch is exactly the AI product designer's contribution in edtech startups.
This challenge sharpens
- product-design
- user-research
- prototyping
AI Product Manager
Translating a working prototype into a credible business case is the AI PM's bridge between team and investor.
This challenge sharpens
- business-case-development
- user-research
- llm-evaluation
Prompt Engineer
Designing the tutoring loop's prompts and naming hallucination mitigations is the prompt engineer's contribution to a serious LLM product.
This challenge sharpens
- llm-evaluation
- prototyping
- product-design