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AI Mastery for Professionals Specialization

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Vanderbilt University

AI Mastery for Professionals Specialization

Master AI and AI Agents For Professional Work.

Master AI techniques to produce high-value outputs in your daily professional work

Dr. Jules White

Instructor: Dr. Jules White

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Beginner level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply AI to automate and improve everyday work

  • Design AI agents and reusable skills for real tasks

  • Turn prompts into dashboards, reports, and workflows

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May 2026

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Specialization - 3 course series

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Course 1, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand the Fundamentals of Agentic AI and AI Agents: Gain a clear understanding of how AI agents work enabling you to make informed decisions.

  • Differentiate Innovation from Hype: Learn to evaluate AI solutions, recognize opportunities for impact, and avoid outdated or overhyped approaches.

  • Build Basic Agents with Custom GPTs: Develop hands-on experience creating simple yet powerful AI agents using custom GPTs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: LLM Application
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Generative AI
Category: Context Engineering
Category: OpenAI
Category: Responsible AI
Category: AI literacy
AI Agent Skills for Leaders

AI Agent Skills for Leaders

Course 2, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build reusable AI skills that teach AI to work your way.

  • Create custom AI workflows that turn simple prompts into real results.

  • Generate polished dashboards, plans, file systems, and other high-value outputs on demand.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: ChatGPT
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Claude Code
Category: Generative AI
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Anthropic Claude
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Dashboard
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Agentic systems
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Agentic Workflows
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Course 3, 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to apply prompt engineering to effectively work with large language models, like ChatGPT

  • How to use prompt patterns to tap into powerful capabilities within large language models

  • How to create complex prompt-based applications for your life, business, or education

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: AI literacy
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: AI Enablement
Category: LLM Application
Category: Game Design

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Dr. Jules White

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Vanderbilt University
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