Study guide for the Applied Skills assessment lab: Build a generative AI chat app

Purpose of this document

This study guide provides a summary of the topics covered in the assessment lab, along with additional resources to help you prepare. Note that the learning path on the credential details page may include more modules than the "Tasks performed" to provide a cohesive learning experience.

Tasks at a glance

Prepare and deploy a model in Microsoft Foundry

• Create a Microsoft Foundry project

• Select an appropriate model based on benchmarks and quality metrics

• Deploy a model

• Evaluate model performance

• Configure guardrails and safety controls

  Supporting module (s):

  • Get started with AI agent development on Azure

Create a chat app by using the Microsoft Foundry SDK

• Set up development environment

• Write code to initialize a client that uses a Microsoft Foundry model

• Integrate chat functionality

• Run and debug the app

  Supporting module (s):

  • Develop an AI app with the Microsoft Foundry SDK

Implement conversation history

• Create a conversation history object

• Write code to add conversation items to the object

• Write code to add the conversation history to requests sent to the model

  Supporting module (s):

  • Develop an AI app with the Microsoft Foundry SDK