Curious about what artificial intelligence can do? This self-paced course offers a flexible introduction to generative AI, guiding you through how to use ChatGPT to create text, generate ideas, produce images, and develop solutions across a wide range of applications. You’ll gain a clear understanding of how the technology works while exploring practical use cases such as content creation, research, and problem-solving at your own pace.
Through step-by-step lessons and hands-on exercises, you’ll experience generative AI in action and learn how to apply it on your schedule. By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to use AI as a creative and practical tool, opening new possibilities for AI-driven creativity and productivity.
What You Will Learn
- Explore generative AI and ChatGPT to understand what the technology can do and how to use it
- Learn how to write clear prompts that produce useful responses
- Discover real-world applications of ChatGPT across work, creativity, and problem-solving
- Build a strong foundation for continued learning and working with generative AI technologies
Course Outline
The Technology & Importance of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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What is a GPT & how does it work?
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The Importance of AI
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OpenAI & Microsoft
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AI Products from Microsoft
Getting Started with ChatGPT: Writing Prompts
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Ask ChatGPT a Question
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Follow Up Messages
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Create a New Chat or Continue the Current Chat?
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Not Satisfied with ChatGPT’s response?
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ChatGPT Keyboard Shortcuts
ChatGPT Plans: Free vs Paid & Personal vs Business
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How to Choose a Plan & What are the Differences?
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AI models compared: GPT-4o, reasoning models such as o1, etc.
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ChatGPT Plans for Individuals or Businesses
Data Privacy
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Large Language Model Training & Data Privacy
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How to Disable Training (to Keep Your Data Private)
Ideas For How You Can Use AI
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What can ChatGPT do for you?
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Why or when to use ChatGPT instead of Google
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Learn the Most Important Aspects About a Topic
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Write Something For You
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Get Summaries of Documents, Articles, etc
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Improve Your Writing
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Clean Up a Video Transcript
Prompt Frameworks / Prompt Engineering
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Example of a Prompt Framework
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More Prompt Frameworks
Things to Watch Out For: Copyright & Legal Implications
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Confidentiality (Data Privacy)
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Copyright & Ownership of AI-Generated Content
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Liability
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Licensing & Permissions
Advanced Data Analysis
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What can you do with Advanced Data Analysis?
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Example of Advanced Data Analysis
Generating Images & Video with ChatGPT
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Generating Images with ChatGPT
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Tips for Creating Images
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Generating Videos with Sora (from the makers of ChatGPT) which is included in Paid accounts
Tips & Tricks for Writing Better Prompts
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Technique to Improve Your Prompts
ChatGPT Shared Links
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Creating & Managing Shared Links
ChatGPT Memory
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Using & Managing Memories
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Temporary Chat
Custom Instructions
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Customizing ChatGPT
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Memory vs Custom Instructions
ChatGPT Mobile Apps
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Speaking to the ChatGPT Mobile App
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Uses of Voice Chat
Humans, AI, and the Workplace
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Human Involvement
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Evaluate the Results
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How To Thrive in a Workplace with AI
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
