Syllabus for Online AI Automation Certificate Course

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AI Automation and Agentic AI Basics

Learn how to strategically use AI and no-code tools to build automations from AI experts. No coding background required!

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Introduction to AI Automation

Get a sneak peek into our AI Automation course! Meet our expert instructors, explore the curriculum, and see how using AI and no-code tools can boost your productivity.

Curriculum Career Accelerator Instructors Our Learners Your Time What You'll Earn Upcoming Courses

What You'll Learn

This online course is the next step for people who are comfortable with the basics of generative AI prompting and ready to advance their AI skills to turn automation ideas into reality. Over 5 weeks, you will learn how to:

+Identify high-impact automation opportunities

+Map the process from point A to Z (with step-by-step guidance!)

+Leverage AI and no-code tools to build an automated workflow

+Craft a winning pitch about your AI automation

+Bonus workshop: AI agents and agentic AI

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Put your new AI skills to work

Embracing AI and building advanced skills that you can use on the job will help you feel more confident–and help you stand out to your current team, clients, or potential employers. This course is designed to help you:

+Develop job-relevant AI skills

+Learn how to unpack business problems and map out solutions

+Leverage no-code tools to increase efficiency

+Stay relevant in an AI-driven world

+Lead AI adoption and implementation with your team

Expert AI Instructors

Leading AI practitioners. Emerging technology researchers. Business innovators. Our all-star line-up of course instructors are amazing educators–and they’re also savvy business professionals who thoughtfully designed this course with working professionals in mind. In every session, you’ll learn concepts and techniques to help you put AI to work.

Danoosh Kapadia

AI-Powered Growth Strategist

Michelle Lentz

Chief Technologist & AI Strategist

Susan Morrow

Founder & CEO

Anitha Mercy

Chief Technology Officer

Nicholas Saller

Owner

Our Learners

This course is ideal for professionals who need practical, AI-powered workflow solutions to boost efficiency and drive impact—without relying on a development or engineering team.

Advance Your AI Skills

This is an advanced course for learners who are regular users of ChatGPT, Claude, or other generative AI tools and are ready to advance their skills beyond prompting to build automated workflows.

Learn With Peers Across Roles

Learners come from diverse backgrounds, from individual contributors to team leaders across marketing, sales, and operations. As well as entrepreneurs and consultants looking to gain AI automation skills.

Your Time

You should expect to spend six to eight hours per week engaging with on-demand content, including hands-on activities and assignments in the online learning management system (LMS).

You can also attend live sessions each week. These two-hour online sessions are a great place to engage with expert AI practitioners who will help you fine-tune your workflows to apply them on the job.

What You'll Earn

Knowledge and Experience

A university-issued certificate of completion that verifies knowledge and hands-on experience in key AI skill areas, including:

Identifying automation opportunities

Creating process maps

Building an end-to-end AI-powered automation

Utilizing no-code tools

Distinguishing between AI agents and agentic AI

Driving adoption of AI workflows with teams and stakeholders

Explore AI agents and agentic AI fundamentals

Skills to Stay Relevant in the Workforce

Building job-relevant AI skills

Unpacking business problems and mapping out automation solutions

Identifying when to leverage no-code tools, AI agents, and agentic AI to increase efficiency

Leading AI adoption and implementation with your team

AI Automation Certificate Course

5 weeks

Flexible online learning with optional mentor-led live sessions

Price:

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"One of the first things I did following the course was develop a workflow for our expense report program. It saved us $15,000 a year."

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