Get under the hood of the most powerful AI coding tool available.
For developers, analysts, and technical builders who want to go beyond chat. Install Claude Code, connect it to databases and APIs, and build real automated workflows in your own environment.
“I liked the variety of examples that were offered. It triggered my imagination so that I am now motivated to consider AI throughout all aspects of my work.”
“It's a tool in the hands of an expert versus a learner. AI tends to over-generalise and come to assumptions that aren't in the paper. An experienced researcher wouldn't make that mistake, but students might use five or six summaries and join bad ideas together.”
Who it's for
For developers, analysts, and technical builders who want to go beyond chat. Install Claude Code, connect it to databases and APIs, and build real automated workflows in your own environment.
- You write some code — Python, JavaScript, SQL or similar
- You're comfortable in a terminal (or willing to be by the end)
- You have a real workflow you want to automate, not just experiment with
- You want hands-on, not slides
What you'll leave with
WHAT CLAUDE CODE CAN DO
The surface area is massive. Here are the kinds of things students build in and after the cohort.
Three modes of AI — and where Claude Code fits
Anthropic's AI Fluency framework splits human-AI interaction into three modes. Most people only use the first. Claude Code unlocks all three.
Automation
You tell the AI what to do; it executes.
“Summarise this video.” “Format this spreadsheet.”
Most people live here.
Augmentation
You and the AI think together, back and forth.
“Review my memo and suggest improvements.”
This is where chat gets useful.
Agency
You configure the AI to work independently on your behalf.
“Every morning, read my inbox, draft replies to the ones I can delegate.”
This is where Claude Code earns its keep.
Reference: Anthropic AI Fluency.
What we cover
Format & prerequisites
Facilitator
WHY SKILLS MATTER
Claude Code ships with a plugin marketplace. You install a skill once; it's available in every project. Examples used in our cohorts:
Superpowers
structured thinking (brainstorming, hegelian-dialectic, dispatching-parallel-agents)
Context7
pulls live library documentation when you're coding
Playwright
drives a real browser for testing and automation
Marp
generates slide decks from markdown
You'll install and use 2–3 of these in every RMAI course.
“I found the present and presenter both interesting and engaging. I have learnt that there is more to AI than I first thought and how it could benefit my work life.”