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Engineering Specialization Curricula

Every syllabus at Sputnik Devs Studio is mapped directly to our commercial production stack. Students build sandbox replicas of real client systems, passing oral code defenses before receiving their accredited WIL sign-off.

Flagship Advanced Track

Track 4: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Autonomous Systems

Academic Director: Takudzwa Mupanesure (MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Technologies)

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Module 4.1

Data Science & Classical Machine Learning

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), feature engineering, imputation, outliers, and statistical distributions. Supervised regression, classification (XGBoost, Random Forests), and unsupervised clustering.

Python Scikit-Learn Pandas / NumPy ROC-AUC Evaluation
Module 4.2

Deep Learning & Neural Architectures

Multi-layer perceptrons, backpropagation, CNNs for computer vision, RNNs/LSTMs, and self-attention Transformers. Vector embeddings and cosine similarity in multi-dimensional space.

PyTorch Transformers ONNX Runtime (.NET) Vector Embeddings
Module 4.3

Big Data Engineering & Distributed Pipelines

Distributed batch processing, Apache Spark RDDs and DataFrames, Parquet columnar data formats, ETL pipeline design, and real-time event streaming via Webhooks and messaging queues.

Apache Spark Parquet / Delta ETL Pipelines PostgreSQL / Timescale
Module 4.4

Autonomous Agents & LLM Orchestration

Building multi-agent systems using ReAct cycles, function calling, tool use, and Semantic Kernel. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) over relational databases and automated n8n webhook orchestrations.

Semantic Kernel Hermes Multi-Agent n8n Self-Hosted pgvector RAG
Track 1

Backend & Cloud Architecture

Our ground zero track (undertaken by Brian Mkandla). Focuses on ASP.NET Core Web APIs, Entity Framework Core, PostgreSQL, Docker containers, repository patterns, and integration testing.

  • C# 12 & .NET 10 Web API
  • EF Core Code-First Migrations
  • RESTful Swagger Documentation
  • Docker Containerization
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Track 2

Modern Web UI & SaaS

Master enterprise UI/UX engineering with Razor Pages, Blazor components, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, responsive layouts, client validation, and SaaS dashboard design.

  • Razor Pages & Blazor Components
  • Tailwind CSS & Dark Mode
  • Responsive Mobile-First Design
  • Client Authentication State
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Track 3

Mobile Engineering

Cross-platform mobile development using .NET MAUI and Flutter. Offline SQLite synchronization, biometric device authentication, push notifications, and app store deployment.

  • .NET MAUI / Flutter Core
  • Offline-First Local SQLite
  • Secure Biometrics & Storage
  • RESTful Sync & WebSockets
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