Getting It Done with AI: AI Essentials
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What you'll learn
How to craft effective prompts using techniques including iterative, role-based, hybrid, and few-shot prompting to get better results from AI tools
How to interact productively with AI tools including managing context and memory, building custom GPTs, and using AI for research and writing
Identify AI limitations including hallucinations, evaluate AI-generated content critically, and apply AI tools responsibly in professional contexts
Skills you'll gain
- AI literacy
- AI Integrations
- AI powered creativity
- Microsoft Copilot
- Responsible AI
- LLM Application
- AI Personalization
- digital literacy
- Generative AI Agents
- Decision Intelligence
- Large Language Modeling
- Communication
- Prompt Engineering Tools
- AI Enablement
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
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May 2026
6 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course equips every professional with the practical AI skills needed to work smarter in today's rapidly changing digital environment. Organized across five modules — Introduction to AI, A New Era, Prompting 101, Interacting with AI, and What Comes Next — the course moves from understanding how AI works to confidently applying it in everyday professional tasks.
Learners benefit by developing the ability to craft effective prompts, interact productively with AI tools like ChatGPT and custom GPTs, use AI for research and writing, identify and manage AI hallucinations, and understand the AI tool ecosystem relevant to their role. Unlike technical AI courses, this course is designed for business professionals, knowledge workers, and anyone who wants to harness AI without a programming background. By the end of this course, learners will be able to use AI tools to boost productivity, enhance communication, and make informed decisions about AI integration in their professional workflows.
In this chapter, you explore how AI is rapidly reshaping work and creativity, why understanding its mechanics matters, and how skills like clear prompting, curiosity, and smart tool‑selection help you navigate an overwhelming AI landscape with confidence.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 8 minutes
- The Age of Acceleration•3 minutes
- Intro to AI•3 minutes
- LLMs vs. Search•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Introduction to AI•10 minutes
In this chapter, you explore how AI is rapidly reshaping work and creativity, why understanding its mechanics matters, and how skills like clear prompting, curiosity, and smart tool‑selection help you navigate an overwhelming AI landscape with confidence.
What's included
4 videos1 assignment
4 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Tokens & Memory•2 minutes
- The New Skillset•2 minutes
- Demystifying the Tool Ecosystem•4 minutes
- The Power of the Ask•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- A New Era•10 minutes
In this chapter, you learn how to craft clearer prompts, break big tasks into steps, assign AI useful roles, stress‑test your ideas, spark creativity, model great examples, and even use AI itself to help you write better prompts.
What's included
7 videos1 assignment
7 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Structuring Your Asks•3 minutes
- Iterative Prompting•4 minutes
- Role-based Prompts•5 minutes
- Devils Advocate Prompts•4 minutes
- Hybrid Prompting•3 minutes
- Shot-based Prompting•3 minutes
- AI-powered Prompting•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Prompting 101•15 minutes
In this chapter, you discover how to use voice, manage AI’s memory, organize projects, build custom assistants, prevent misinformation, verify research, match your writing style, edit with control, and turn AI into a versatile learning partner.
What's included
9 videos1 assignment
9 videos•Total 35 minutes
- Talking to AI•3 minutes
- Memory Illusions•4 minutes
- GPT Projects•4 minutes
- Custom GPTs•6 minutes
- Hallucinations•3 minutes
- Credible Research•3 minutes
- AI That Writes Like You•5 minutes
- Pseudo Redlines•3 minutes
- AI for Learning•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Interacting with AI•15 minutes
In this chapter, you learn how to use AI to plan your future, make smarter decisions, and stay adaptable as the technology continues to evolve.
What's included
2 videos1 assignment
2 videos•Total 5 minutes
- Staying Ahead•2 minutes
- Entering the Future•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- What Comes Next•10 minutes
Final graded assessment
What's included
1 assignment
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Course Assessment•30 minutes
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