{"id":1646,"date":"2025-08-27T18:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sgics\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:27:11","slug":"applied-generative-ai-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/sgics\/workforce-education-and-lifelong-learning\/applied-generative-ai-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Generative AI Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1646\" class=\"elementor elementor-1646\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f1805e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15f1805e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb3b74f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb3b74f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd95e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd95e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79893cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79893cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applied Generative AI Certificate<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654ef05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654ef05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next offering dates:  10\/6\/25 - 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It\u2019s built for adult learners, career changers, and working professionals. You\u2019ll use real generative AI tools to create text, images, and more. No coding required. You\u2019ll learn prompt engineering, model selection, and AI ethics. Each skill applies to real tasks in writing, design, business, or education. The program ends with a capstone project you design for your own field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454b9bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"454b9bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #002856\"><strong>Certificate Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9033d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b9033d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Learn what generative AI is, how it works, and how it differs from predictive AI. Focus on LLMs, transformers, and embeddings in text, image, and audio. (M1)<\/li><li>Use real AI tools to explore applications in business, education, and healthcare. No setup needed. (M1)<\/li><li>Build clear, focused prompts using proven structures\u2014context, instructions, and constraints. (M2)<\/li><li>Create and refine prompts for writing, summarizing, answering questions, and generating images. (M2)<\/li><li>Understand how AI makes images. Use diffusion models and GANs with structured prompts. Handle copyright and authenticity. (M3)<\/li><li>Write blogs, emails, and product content with GenAI tools. Fix tone issues and reduce hallucinations. (M4)<\/li><li>Design clean slides and infographics using AI tools\u2014even if you\u2019re not a designer. (M5)<\/li><li>Use GenAI to make quizzes, study guides, and lessons. Keep content inclusive and bias-aware. (M6)<\/li><li>Automate tasks like reports, summaries, and responses with AI. Use vector search safely. (M7)<\/li><li>Spot and manage LLM issues\u2014hallucinations, context loss, overconfidence, and language problems. (M7)<\/li><li>Apply AI responsibly. Protect privacy and follow ethical practices. (M7)<\/li><li>Build a no-code AI project for your job. Show your skills in prompt design, tool use, and ethical AI. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Time Commitment:<\/b> <br>Flexible scheduling with evening in-person sessions and online learning modules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fe2911 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32fe2911\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420ac0ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"420ac0ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6451e5b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6451e5b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb901df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb901df\" 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data-id=\"6bc8293d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c02e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c02e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Shahab S. Band<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102a74de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"102a74de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Instructor<\/span><br \/><\/strong>email: <a href=\"mailto:bands@wcsu.edu\"><span class=\"s1\">bands@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e44ff87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e44ff87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e9a699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62e9a699\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55013299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55013299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #002856;text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Certificate Modules<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdd9d65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bdd9d65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f59a81e premium-table-dir-ltr elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-tables-addon\" data-id=\"4f59a81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_table_responsive&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-tables-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-table-wrap premium-table-responsive\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"premium-table\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sort&quot;:false,&quot;usNumbers&quot;:false,&quot;sortMob&quot;:false,&quot;search&quot;:false,&quot;records&quot;:false,&quot;dataType&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;csvFile&quot;:null,&quot;firstRow&quot;:null,&quot;separator&quot;:null,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rows&quot;:0}\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<thead class=\"premium-table-head\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<tr class=\"premium-table-row\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<th class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-023f0cc\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Module<\/span><\/th><th class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3d69219\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Week of<\/span><\/th><th class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-41181cf\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Title<\/span><\/th><th class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5b43e43\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Key Topics<\/span><\/th>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/thead>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"premium-table-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-a35355b\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-17acf9e\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">1<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-621af5a\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">10\/06\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-cdae8b7\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Predictive AI, LLMs, diffusion models, practical tools<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-24198d5\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">GenAI vs. Predictive AI, LLMs, diffusion models, practical tools<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-29818b0\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b2e6c4a\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">2<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-28b674c\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">10\/13\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-804f051\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Prompt Engineering Basics<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-028c5a0\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Prompt structure, task-specific prompts, refinement techniques<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-69e75ee\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2662468\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">3<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-6cb101e\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">10\/20\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2fb263e\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Image Generation with AI<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3073fa7\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Diffusion models, GANs, image prompt design, ethics &amp; copyright<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-24e9fcf\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-28871ed\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">4<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f03c01f\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">10\/27\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1a61098\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">AI for Writing &amp; Content Creation<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-ef61160\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Writing prompts, tone control, hallucination mitigation<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-a205e81\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3decb1b\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">5<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-ed0456e\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">11\/03\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3ac8b3d\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Presentation &amp; Design Support<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9251928\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">AI-generated slides, infographics, layout tools<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-8a06574\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-56ee9cc\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">6<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c02f0e3\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">11\/10\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1e40431\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">AI in Education &amp; Learning<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-46fb9d3\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Educational content generation, inclusivity, ethical challenges<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-d374d9c\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b76ac9c\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">7<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-eb52f31\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">11\/17\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-47490a3\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Generative AI in Business &amp; Productivity<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-e3fb8c9\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Business reporting, data summarization, secure usage<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"premium-table-row elementor-repeater-item-a96aea1\"><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-755dfa7\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">8<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b78c1ed\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">12\/01\/25<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f6db646\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Future Trends &amp; Capstone Project<\/span><\/td><td class=\"premium-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-a445bdc\"><span class=\"premium-table-text\">Advanced features, deep search, learner-led GenAI project<\/span><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678587a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"678587a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a40c81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a40c81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #002856\"><strong>Detailed Outline<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b60a90c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b60a90c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbbf3b7 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"3cbbf3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1018950583\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505831\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505831\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tM1\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505832\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505832\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tM2\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505833\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505833\" 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6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tM6\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505837\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505837\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tM7\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505838\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505838\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tM8\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505831\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505831\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-2fa9a18a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fa9a18a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe69984 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fe69984\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555846c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"555846c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M1: Introduction to Generative AI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5670cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d5670cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>What is Generative AI<\/strong><ul><li>Compare GenAI vs. predictive AI;<\/li><li>explore examples<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Understanding LLMs, Transformers, Embeddings<\/strong><ul><li>Hands-on with ChatGPT, Claude, DALL\u00b7E; explore how these models work<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Generative AI Across Domains<\/strong><ul><li>Test GenAI for text, image, audio, and video tasks<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505832\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505832\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-13d54376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13d54376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bd0cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77bd0cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177cb639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"177cb639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M2: Prompt Engineering Basics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243d9e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243d9e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Prompt Engineering Principles<\/strong><ul><li>Learn clarity, context, instruction, and constraints<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Prompt Design for Common Tasks<\/strong><ul><li>Write prompts for summaries, stories, Q&amp;A, content generation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Iterative Prompt Refinement<\/strong><ul><li>Revise prompts, evaluate outputs, and compare results<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505833\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505833\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3f8e01e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f8e01e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98957d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b98957d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78acd9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78acd9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M3: Image Generation with AI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6577ed44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6577ed44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>How AI Generates Images<\/strong><ul><li>Intro to diffusion models and GANs<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Prompting for Style and Composition<\/strong><ul><li>Craft prompts to generate specific visual styles<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Ethics of AI-Generated Images<\/strong><ul><li>Discuss copyright, deepfakes, and authenticity concerns<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505834\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505834\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-36a46698 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36a46698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f9b5f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33f9b5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5faeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f5faeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M4: AI for Writing &amp; Content Creation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab7e780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab7e780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Writing with AI<\/strong><ul><li>Generate blogs, posts, emails, and descriptions<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Tone, Style, and Format<\/strong><ul><li>Prompt for consistency and clarity across content types<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Fixing AI Output Errors<\/strong><ul><li>Identify and mitigate hallucinations and tone mismatches<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505835\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505835\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f51145 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f51145\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21897310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21897310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a75d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a75d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M5: Presentation &amp; Design Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10388338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10388338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Designing with AI Tools<\/strong><ul><li>Create slide decks, posters, and infographics<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Prompting for Visual Layout<\/strong><ul><li>Generate clean and engaging designs<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Accessible Tools for Non-Designers<\/strong><ul><li>Explore Canva, Visme, Tome, etc.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505836\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505836\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-57cedfb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57cedfb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6390e8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6390e8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39182085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39182085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M6: AI in Education &amp; Learning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da8eef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da8eef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>AI for Lesson and Quiz Creation<\/strong><ul><li>Design educational materials using AI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Tutoring and Personalized Learning<\/strong><ul><li>Generate flashcards, study plans, and micro-lessons<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Bias and Inclusion in AI Content<\/strong><ul><li>Evaluate and adjust outputs for fairness<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505837\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505837\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-423fbac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423fbac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9e34b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df9e34b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbe503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecbe503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M7: Generative AI in Business &amp; Productivity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c4b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c4b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Automating Reports and Docs<\/strong><ul><li>Use GenAI for summarization and reporting<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Customer Support and Communication<\/strong><ul><li>Generate emails, FAQs, and chatbot-style content<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Search and Data Retrieval<\/strong><ul><li>Apply vector search; secure prompt design<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-10189505838\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-10189505838\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a96b215 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a96b215\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec64fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ec64fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69375a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a69375a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M8: Future Trends &amp; Capstone Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8ff10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8ff10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Advanced AI Capabilities<\/strong><ul><li>Explore deep search, iterative reasoning<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Capstone Project Design<\/strong><ul><li>Plan and prototype a domain-specific GenAI tool<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Project Presentations and Feedback<\/strong><ul><li>Share work, get peer and instructor feedback<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7cbca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee7cbca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f69baf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f69baf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4270bedf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4270bedf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77857600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77857600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #002856\">Certificate Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754e5e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754e5e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon successful completion of the Applied Generative AI Certificate, learners will be able to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e72e38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64e72e38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598976c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"598976c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108e4ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108e4ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Defining and describing core concepts in generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), transformers, and embedding across text, image, audio, and video domains.<\/li><li>Compare generative and predictive AI approaches, identifying appropriate use cases across business, education, and healthcare settings.<\/li><li>Design and refine effective prompts for multiple output types, including content generation, summarization, image creation, and question-answering tasks.<\/li><li>Evaluate generative AI outputs for quality, tone, accuracy, and alignment with user intent, applying iterative prompt engineering techniques.<\/li><li>Identify and mitigate common limitations in generative AI models, such as hallucinations, context loss, overconfidence, and multilingual challenges.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e2d95e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e2d95e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5235fd5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5235fd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Apply ethical principles and responsible AI practices related to bias, data privacy, and secure use of AI tools in professional settings.<\/li><li>Utilize accessible AI platforms to support real-world tasks such as writing, visual design, business automation, and personalized learning.<\/li><li>Plan, develop, and present a no-code generative AI solution that addresses a domain-specific problem and demonstrates practical understanding of model selection, prompt engineering, and ethical considerations.<\/li><li>Engage in peer collaboration, feedback exchange, and reflection to improve the design and implementation of AI-driven solutions.<\/li><li>Identify trends, tools, and skills necessary to continue learning and adapting in the evolving landscape of generative AI.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce69d99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ce69d99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d06a92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d06a92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aef7f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aef7f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Assessment Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcf2084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fcf2084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The following assessment instruments will be used to evaluate the participants&#8217; learning outcomes and overall understanding of the Applied Generative AI concepts.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Weekly Tasks: Prompt creation, content generation, analysis, and ethical evaluations.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Capstone Project: Final project demonstrating tool use, prompt mastery, and ethical AI application.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d567b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d567b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Copyright &amp; Originality 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