0063 - Making Sense of AI and Its Real-World Impact
Course Description
This course provides a structured introduction to artificial intelligence designed to help you understand both the foundations and the implications of AI in the workplace. The course begins by establishing a common vocabulary, introducing the basic concepts, history, and terminology associated with artificial intelligence and explaining why AI has become such a significant technological and cultural force. You then explore ethical and legal considerations, including issues of privacy, bias, fairness, and accountability, as well as emerging frameworks designed to guide responsible development and use. Through these topics, you will develop a conceptual understanding of AI will enable you to critically evaluate how intelligent technologies influence decision-making and information use within your own business and professional activities.
Building on this foundation, the course emphasizes practical interaction with AI through instruction in prompt writing and the exploration of real-world applications. You will examine the principles of effective prompting, including key prompt elements, structured prompting frameworks, and differences among AI platforms, encouraging you to use AI tools more effectively for professional, and even personal, purposes. The course also examines current use cases across industries and everyday technologies, helping you recognize how AI shapes modern work and daily life. Finally, the course examines investigating the potential dangers of AI, including quality limitations, social and security risks, and even the hazards associated with deep fakes. The goal is to help you establish a balanced and informed perspective on both the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.
Non-credit training programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective face-to-face and web-based learning programs. Instructors/course mentors are actively involved in your learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. The training programs offered through Workforce Development are not part of academic degree programs.