This short course shows you how to build reliable vision datasets and configure detection models with confidence. You’ll learn how to run a quality-controlled annotation process, review bounding boxes, coach annotators, and check dataset consistency using IoU-based audits. You’ll also explore how to analyze object sizes with clustering to generate anchor box parameters for models like YOLOv8. Through compact videos, guided readings, and hands-on exercises, you’ll practice using tools such as CVAT and Python notebooks to complete tasks common in production vision teams. By the end, you’ll be able to create a clean bounding-box dataset and use real measurements to tune model anchors—skills that support robust, scalable computer-vision pipelines.