eLearnAfrica
Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence
Accenture
  • Start Date: 15 Aug, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Discover the potential for artificial intelligence to transform your everyday life and reshape the way you work.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Identify the skills needed to work with artificial intelligence (AI)


AI is used in many businesses to optimise processes and improve working life.


On this three-week course, you’ll learn about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence and explore its potential in the workplace.


Discover the origins of artificial intelligence


You’ll examine key moments in the history of AI and demystify AI facts from fiction. You’ll then take a look at AI in action, exploring the benefits and considerations of AI, as well as investigating the ethics of responsible AI.


Using this knowledge, you’ll be able to evaluate how AI developments may impact your work and discuss where the future of AI might lead.


Explore the applications of AI in industry


From retail to agriculture, AI has far-reaching implications for a wide variety of industries.
You’ll enhance your understanding of AI in the workplace before looking at the impact on an individual level through case studies and self-reflective tasks.
Having completed these exercises, you’ll be able to analyse how your present or prospective career may advance using AI, helping you to identify gaps in your current skill set.


Develop techniques to upskill with artificial intelligence


With an overview of the current AI landscape, you’ll take a look at the future and assess what an AI driven world might look like.


In the final week of this course, you’ll reflect on the skills you already possess, learning how these can be adapted for evolving technological roles, as well as developing strategies to help further your career in evolving industries.


By the end of this course, you’ll understand AI development and its role in advancing processes across industry. Having evaluated your skill set, you’ll be able to develop a strategic plan to upskill and adapt to the impact of AI in your role.


This technology course is for anyone with an interest in AI who is looking to improve their entrepreneurial skills, enter the workplace, or change careers.


Interested in growing your digital skills more widely? Discover more Digital Skills courses from Accenture.


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