Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
GenAI Foundations for Working Professionals
Learn to use generative AI confidently and responsibly at work. Understand how AI tools work, their limits, and why they can produce biased or inaccurate results. Practice writing effective prompts and applying AI to tasks like reports, presentations, and feedback analysis while protecting privacy and quality. By the end, you’ll know when AI adds value and when human judgment should lead.
8 Hours
Paul Siegel
Starweaver
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain the fundamentals of generative AI, including how large language models create outputs and where their limitations lie.
- Design and refine prompts that generate accurate, useful, and creative results across a range of professional tasks.
- Apply generative AI responsibly for tasks like writing, analysis, and brainstorming, while knowing when human judgment leads.
- Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and ethical implications, and create a personal roadmap for safe and effective adoption.
Syllabus
- Core concepts of generative AI, including how large language models work, how they differ from traditional software, and why they sometimes produce errors or biased outputs
- Practical prompting techniques and reusable prompt patterns for brainstorming, summarising, drafting, and refining professional content
- Everyday workplace applications of AI across writing, analysis, project work, and collaboration, with guidance on when AI adds value and when human judgment must lead
- Methods for evaluating and improving AI outputs, including identifying hallucinations, bias, overconfidence, and other quality risks
- Ethical and responsible use of generative AI, covering data privacy, transparency, fairness, and accountability in professional settings
- Strategies for integrating AI into personal and team workflows, including decision frameworks and a forward-looking roadmap for responsible adoption
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Issued on 8th April 2026
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