Updated and Improved Courses at the Academy

When I started Stukalin Academy last year, I thought it would be a one-off project to support a few lectures. But I went overboard and, while preparing for in-person classes, ended up creating fully self-contained online courses that, in my view, have real practical value.

Today I updated the courses. 'Introduction to AI: Understand It and Keep Up' is an incredibly comprehensive course in which I explain how AI works in plain language and demonstrate it through interactive examples. I strongly recommend taking it and playing with the interactive exercises, especially in Lesson 14. It's genuinely impressive!

I also revamped 'Stop Saying Hello to Your Chatbot: The Fundamentals of Modern Prompt Engineering,' which used to have some boring title like 'Introduction to Prompt Engineering.' I've updated it to reflect today's AI platforms. I suspect this course will soon become obsolete altogether: systems are getting smarter and more powerful every day, and communicating with them is getting easier. The clarity and originality of your thinking now matter more than the exact way you phrase things for AI. Still, if you're new to AI, the course is worth taking—it will make things easier.

I updated the regulatory material in my original course 'Managing Government Contracts and Government Customers.' You won't find a course quite like it elsewhere. The rest is unchanged because the material was already strong and hard-won through firsthand experience. I recommend it to anyone working in digital transformation or with government agencies.

Let me emphasize once again: all my courses are completely free. The prices shown are hypothetical—they represent what I might charge if Stukalin Academy were my main business and source of income. To enroll, click the request button. If you feel like thanking me after completing a course, do so however you can.

I'm also announcing the upcoming launch of Stukalin Kids Academy. My daughter Leya and I are building a game-based learning platform where kids ages four and up can learn letters and words, numbers and counting, musical notes and melodies, solve logic puzzles, and play—all free and without ads. We've already designed and implemented the concept and game mechanics. Now we're preparing the materials and testing the course with my four-year-old daughter.