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Create, research, and work smarter. Get consistently strong results through skilled prompting, research with sources, and responsible content creation.

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Course description

AI First Applied turns Foundations graduates into capable everyday users who get reliable, high quality results from AI for writing, research, creating, and organizing work, in 16 weeks. It is Level 2 of 3 in the AI First pathway: Foundations, then Applied, then Advanced. Four modules of ten lessons, one module a month: Prompting With Skill, AI for Productivity and Research, Creating Content With AI, and Working Smarter and Responsibly. Each lesson is a 6 to 8 minute video, then a short quiz. Plan on 2 to 3 lessons a week, about 40 to 50 minutes, for about 12 hours in total. Your learning is measured by quizzes only: a quiz after each lesson, a module test each month, and a final exam. There are no projects or assignments. Completing it earns the AI First Applied certificate (Level 2 of 3) and unlocks the course AI First Advanced.

What you will learn

  • Write structured prompts
  • Use AI to research and produce work efficiently
  • Create text, visual, and audio content responsibly
  • Choose and check AI tools with confidence

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Requirements

  • AI First Foundations certificate
  • No coding
  • A phone, a tablet, or a computer
  • About 40 to 50 minutes a week

Modules

4 modules, one opens every 30 days. Open a module to watch its intro and read what it covers.

Module 1Prompting With Skill

Good results should come from method, not luck. Module 1 gives you a repeatable way to write prompts, so you can get clear, useful answers from any AI assistant, every time.

What you will learn

  • The anatomy of a great prompt: role, task, context, format, and tone
  • How to give AI a role, such as tutor, editor, planner, or coach
  • How to use one or two examples to guide style and format
  • How to ask for tables, bullet lists, step by step plans, and templates
  • How to break a big task into a sequence of smaller prompts
  • How to ask AI to weigh pros, cons, and alternatives before it answers
  • How to diagnose and fix vague, wrong, or off topic answers
  • How to build a personal prompt library and set standing preferences in your assistant

Requirements

  • AI First Foundations certificate
  • An account with an AI chat assistant of your choice
  • A phone, tablet, or computer with internet access (a computer is easiest for longer prompts)
Module 2AI for Productivity and Research

Module 2 shows you how to finish real work faster with AI while keeping quality and accuracy high. From emails and documents to research, numbers, and presentations, you will learn methods you can put to use the same day.

What you will learn

  • How to take writing from outline to draft to final edit with AI
  • How to write emails and messages with the right tone, including difficult ones
  • How to upload a document and get summaries, key points, and answers
  • How to research with AI tools that show their sources, and check those sources yourself
  • How to build comparison tables to weigh options and make decisions
  • How to understand tables, charts, and simple budgets, and check AI's arithmetic
  • How to get help with spreadsheet formulas, sorting, and cleaning data
  • How to turn notes into action lists, outline presentations, and organize projects and priorities

Requirements

  • Module 1: Prompting With Skill
  • An AI assistant that can read uploaded documents and search the web
  • Optional: a spreadsheet app, such as Excel or Google Sheets, for the spreadsheet lesson
Module 3Creating Content With AI

Module 3 teaches you to plan and produce complete pieces of content with AI, from social posts and images to flyers, narration, and short videos. You will also learn to do it responsibly, with respect for copyright and a careful review before anything is shared.

What you will learn

  • How to brainstorm content ideas, audiences, and key messages
  • How to write posts and captions suited to different platforms
  • How to describe images in detail: subject, style, lighting, and composition
  • How to edit images: remove backgrounds, resize, and adjust
  • How to combine AI text and images into flyers, cards, and posters
  • How to create AI narration, and why voice consent matters
  • How AI helps script, edit, and generate short videos
  • How to keep a consistent style, respect copyright, label AI made content, and review before you publish

Requirements

  • Modules 1 and 2 of AI First Applied
  • An AI assistant plus access to an AI image tool (many assistants include one)
  • A phone, tablet, or computer with internet access
Module 4Working Smarter and Responsibly

Module 4 helps you choose the right AI tools, combine them into simple routines, and use them within privacy and workplace rules. It completes the level and leads into the final exam for your AI First Applied certificate.

What you will learn

  • The main types of AI tools: assistants, search, creative, and productivity
  • How to compare assistants on quality, cost, language support, and privacy
  • How to find the AI features already built into your email, documents, and phone
  • How to chain two or three tools into a routine for a repeated task
  • How to adjust data, history, and training settings in common tools
  • What work and customer information must never go into public AI tools
  • How to read and apply school or workplace AI policies
  • How to check AI work with a professional checklist, and how to judge new tools calmly

Requirements

  • Modules 1 to 3 of AI First Applied
  • Your AI assistant account
  • A phone, tablet, or computer with internet access