Instructor Teaching Manual
Program: Certified AI Agent Engineer (CAAE™) · Credential Level: Professional Diploma · 12 Modules + Capstone + Final Exam · Version: 2026 Edition
Audience: Instructors, Evaluators, Academic Staff
Section 1 — Instructor Role & Responsibilities
Instructors are responsible for:
- Delivering module content
- Providing clarification and support
- Evaluating quizzes and capstone submissions
- Ensuring academic integrity
- Applying grading rubrics consistently
- Maintaining compliance with GACS standards
- Providing constructive feedback
- Updating student records
- Participating in audits when required
Instructors must maintain a professional, supportive, and unbiased environment.
Section 2 — Teaching Objectives
The CAAE™ program prepares students to:
- Design, build, and deploy AI agent systems
- Use tools, APIs, memory, and RAG pipelines
- Build multi-agent workflows
- Implement safety and governance
- Deploy enterprise-grade systems
- Complete a full capstone project
- Pass a 100-question final exam
Section 3 — Module Delivery Guidelines
Each module includes a full textbook, video script, quiz (80% minimum), workbook exercises, instructor notes, and automation logic.
Instructors should:
- Introduce the module objectives
- Deliver or assign the reading material
- Review key concepts
- Facilitate workbook exercises
- Administer the quiz
- Provide feedback
- Unlock the next module upon passing
Section 4 — Quiz Administration
- Each module quiz requires a minimum score of 80%
- Students may retry quizzes without penalty
- Instructors must ensure quiz integrity
- Scores must be recorded in the student's transcript fields
- Quiz feedback should be constructive and specific
Section 5 — Capstone Project Evaluation
The Capstone is evaluated using the official rubric:
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 20 |
| Agent Design | 20 |
| RAG System | 15 |
| Tools & APIs | 15 |
| Planning & Autonomy | 10 |
| Deployment | 10 |
| Documentation | 5 |
| Demo Video | 5 |
| Passing Score | 80% |
Instructors must:
- Review all deliverables
- Verify system functionality
- Ensure safety and compliance
- Provide written evaluation
- Record capstone grade and title
Section 6 — Final Exam Administration
- The final exam contains 100 questions
- Passing score is 80%
- Students may retake the exam once
- Scores must be recorded in the transcript
- Passing the exam unlocks the diploma and master badge
Instructors must ensure exam integrity and fairness.
Section 7 — Academic Integrity Policy
Violations include:
- Plagiarism
- Unauthorized collaboration
- Misrepresentation of work
- Tampering with records
- Attempting to falsify credentials
Consequences:
- Warning
- Assignment failure
- Program removal
- Credential revocation
All violations must be documented and reported to the Registrar.
Section 8 — Feedback Guidelines
Instructor feedback must be clear, actionable, respectful, specific, and aligned with rubrics.
Recommended structure:
- What the student did well
- What needs improvement
- How to improve it
- Next steps
Section 9 — Recordkeeping & Audit Requirements
Instructors must maintain:
- Quiz scores
- Capstone evaluations
- Exam results
- Feedback notes
- Attendance (if applicable)
- Academic integrity reports
Audit fields include:
- {{record_created}}
- {{record_updated}}
- {{instructor_id}}
- {{audit_timestamp}}
Section 10 — Instructor Communication Templates
"Congratulations — you passed this module's quiz with a score of {{quiz_score}}. The next module is now unlocked."
"You scored {{quiz_score}}. A minimum of 80% is required. Review the material and try again."
- Strengths:
- Areas for improvement:
- Compliance notes:
- Final evaluation: {{capstone_evaluation}}
"You passed the final exam with {{final_exam_score}}. Your diploma and master badge are now unlocked."
Section 11 — Instructor Ethics & Conduct
Instructors must:
- Treat all students fairly
- Maintain confidentiality
- Avoid bias
- Uphold academic standards
- Support student success
- Maintain professionalism
Section 12 — Contact & Escalation
- Registrar: registrar@gacs.global
- Academic Affairs: academics@gacs.global
- Compliance Office: compliance@gacs.global
