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Vanderbilt University

Applied AI Specialization

Apply AI to Solve Real Problems.

Master Practical AI Techniques for Work and Business

Dr. Jules White

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Beginner level

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4 weeks to complete
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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply AI techniques to solve real-world problems, analyze information, and make better decisions across work, business, and everyday life.

  • Build AI-powered applications, intelligent automations, and custom workflows using today's leading AI tools and platforms.

  • Evaluate, adapt, and apply emerging AI technologies with confidence as the AI landscape continues to evolve.

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Specialization - 6 course series

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Course 1, 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
Build Anything with AI — No Code Required

Build Anything with AI — No Code Required

Course 2, 9 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build working software, dashboards, automations, and analyses with AI — no coding required

  • Master the patterns and mental models for describing, directing, and verifying AI's work

  • Turn anything on your computer into something you can analyze, automate, visualize, and share

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: Generative AI
Category: ChatGPT
Category: AI Integrations
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Google Gemini
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Automation
Category: Anthropic Claude
Category: Software Engineering
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Claude Code
Build Apps with AI — From Idea to Working Product

Build Apps with AI — From Idea to Working Product

Course 3, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to direct AI agents to build real, working software — no coding required

  • How to break any idea into steps an AI agent can actually build

  • How to test, trust, and iterate on what your AI builds

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: AI literacy
Category: AI Workflows
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Systems Engineering
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Application Development
Category: Application Design
Category: Software Engineering
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Generative AI
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Development Testing
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Engineering Software
Category: Software Testing
Category: LLM Application
Category: Product Requirements
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis

ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis

Course 4, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Automate tasks in your work and life with ChatGPT Code Interpreter

    Automate reading and creating PDFs, PowerPoint, Excel, images, video, and more

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data Analysis
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Responsible AI
Category: File I/O
Category: Debugging
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Document Management
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: Data Processing
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Multimodal Prompts
Category: Data Compilation
Category: Text Mining
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI literacy
Trustworthy Generative AI

Trustworthy Generative AI

Course 5, 9 hours

What you'll learn

  • What problems actually make sense to solve with Generative AI

  • How to frame problems and prompt engineer to produce more trustworthy results from Generative AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Ideation
Category: Risking
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Responsible AI
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: ChatGPT
Category: AI literacy
Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Course 6, 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

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