Full course description
What to Expect
This 4-module program takes place over 12 weeks. Each 90-minute bi-weekly session engages you in synchronous online learning facilitated by expert CPS faculty members demonstrating AI tools and approaches and their applications across a variety of professional settings. During alternating weeks, you can join optional, 1-hour drop-in sessions to receive input or feedback on AI-supported projects in your specific context.
The time you commit beyond the classroom depends on your desire to engage with AI and understand how it can be used to support and enhance work and learning in ethical and responsible ways.
AI in Professional Practice Badge
To earn the digital badge*, you must attend a total of 6 Zoom sessions as follows:
- Sessions 1, 2 and 3 from Module I: AI Literacy (all 3 sessions are required), plus
- 3 sessions of your choosing from Modules 2 and/or 3 and/or 4
NU Students: Please enroll with your northeastern.edu email address.
Schedule of Live Sessions
Module I: AI Literacy
Session One: AI Landscape (Instructors: Joe Reilly and Prashant Mittal / September 18th
Session Two: AI Landscape Hackathon: Joe Reilly and Prashant Mittal / September 25th
Session Three: Advanced Prompt Engineering for College Research: Balazs Szelenyi / September 30th
Module II: AI in the Professions
Session Four: Addressing Real World Challenges and Seizing Opportunities: Prashant Mittal / October 9th
Session Five: Ethical Challenges of AI: Umesh Hodeghatta / October 16th
Session Six: (Strategies for) Developing Ethical, Reliable and Responsible AI: Umesh Hodeghatta / October 23rd
Module III: AI in Technology
Session Seven: AI in Cybersecurity: Ganesh Subramanian / October 30th
Session Eight: Beyond the AI Hype: Understanding Machine Learning in Business Tools: John Wilder / November 6th
Session Nine: Automating Scientific Work with AI: Anton Sinitskiy / November 13th
Module IV: AI and Humanics
Session Ten: Using AI to Enhance your Human Intelligence (Instructors: Ilka Kostka, Allison Ruda, Chris Unger / November 20th
Session Eleven: AI and Leadership: Leading Through the AI Transformation: Dan Serig / December 4th
Session Twelve: "Games People Play": Exploring Ethics and AI Through the Music of Alan Parsons: Ted Miller / December 11th
* A digital badge is an online credential that showcases your learning and skills in a specific area. They help you stand out by providing clear evidence of your expertise. You can share digital badges like this one on your resume, LinkedIn profile, or portfolio to highlight your accomplishments. Potential employers can click on the badge to see the skills you’ve developed and the criteria you met to earn it, making it a credible way to demonstrate your achievements. Northeastern University awards Open Badges, which are widely recognized. Once you earn a badge, we’ll provide instructions on how to claim and share it.