Introduction to Generative AI Concepts

Apply generative AI to daily workplace tasks without becoming an AI specialist. Generative AI foundations cover what GenAI is and how it differs from traditional AI, tokenization, embeddings,...

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$835USD
Duration 1 day
Course Code GAI-1001
Available Formats Classroom, Virtual
Next Class: Sep 22, 2026

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Overview

Course Description

Apply generative AI to daily workplace tasks without becoming an AI specialist. Generative AI foundations cover what GenAI is and how it differs from traditional AI, tokenization, embeddings, decoding, foundation model architectures, and the model settings such as temperature, top-p, and max tokens that shape output quality. Prompt engineering covers the CLEAR framework and RCTO/RTF structures, the adaptive iteration loop, and workflow decomposition with human checkpoints between stages. Use cases and ethics cover real-world applications, the ethical considerations around responsible use, and the regulatory and governance issues organizations now face. Hands-on no-code labs produce a personal prompt library, a workplace-task workflow, and case-study analyses across cross-industry examples. The course is designed as onboarding for working professionals across business, technical, and operations roles adopting AI tools.

Skills Gained

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply key generative AI concepts to identify productivity opportunities
  • Recognize ethical implications of generative AI in business contexts
  • Apply prompt engineering frameworks to automate routine tasks
  • Analyze the benefits and challenges of generative AI for informed decisions
  • Improve content creation and data analysis through effective prompting

Who Can Benefit

This course is designed for:

  • Anyone interested in learning basic GenAI principles

Prerequisites

Participants should enter this course with:

  • Familiarity using Generative AI

Organizational Objectives

This course assists organizations to:

  • Build baseline GenAI literacy across knowledge-work teams in one day
  • Reduce time spent on first-draft writing and routine summarization through prompt patterns
  • Lower governance risk by training staff to recognize ethical and responsible-use issues
  • Establish a shared vocabulary for AI-assisted work across functions

Software

All attendees must have a modern web browser and an Internet connection.

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Course Details

Course Details

Module 1 - Understanding Generative AI

By the end of this module, you will be able to differentiate generative AI from traditional AI, describe how foundation models produce text and other modalities, and recognize the model settings and parameters that influence output quality.

  • Defining intelligence, artificial intelligence, and generative AI
  • Differentiating generative AI from traditional AI
  • How generative AI works (tokenization, embeddings, decoding)
  • Benefits and challenges of generative AI
  • Popular GenAI models and frameworks
  • LLM settings and parameters; intro to prompt engineering, RAG, and agentic AI
  • Hands-on Lab: Explore tokenization, embeddings, and core LLM settings hands-on without writing any code.

Module 2 - Basics of Prompt Engineering

By the end of this module, you will be able to write structured prompts using the CLEAR and RCTO/RTF frameworks, iterate prompts through a deliberate loop, and decompose tasks into sequenced prompts with human checkpoints between stages.

  • CLEAR framework
  • RCTO / RTF structure
  • Adaptive iteration loop
  • Workflow decomposition (analyze/transform/write)
  • Human checkpoints between stages
  • Prompt-vs-workflow-vs-tool decision
  • Hands-on Lab: Author and iterate one effective ChatGPT prompt that uses CLEAR and at least one n-shot variant for a workplace task.

Module 3 - Generative AI Use Cases and Ethics

By the end of this module, you will be able to identify high-value generative AI use cases inside your work context, recognize the ethical considerations that govern responsible use, and reason about AI-related risk through real case studies.

  • Real-world applications of generative AI
  • Ethical considerations in generative AI
  • Responsible use of generative AI
  • Case studies and examples
  • Hands-on Lab: Identify candidate GenAI use cases in your team’s workflow and spot the ethical issues each one raises.

Schedule

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FAQ

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

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Reviews

It was very informative and covered all the required materials along with handson labs for practice.

The training was great . But i expected some of the Networking concepts would be covered in this certification .

the interface was super easy to use and the instructions to get ready for the course was also very simple and easy to understand.

Great oppportunity for me to get training on the software during my work day.

Some Labs are very good but some steps it ask to update but its already updated, but overall its very good training.