Online Course: AI Skills for Everyday Work
Understanding AI, Mastering Prompts, Transforming Workflows: Your Practical Introduction to the AI-Driven Workplace.
Author: Martina Peukert
- Real-world examples: Where AI is already delivering real added value in the workplace.
- Basic Concepts & How They Work: LLMs, ML, Training Data, Pros and Cons Explained in a Nutshell.
- Addressing Fears and Reservations: Identifying Causes and Developing Constructive Counter-Strategies.
- Developing an AI mindset: a focus on opportunities, a willingness to experiment, and a sense of responsibility.
- First Steps for Teams: Change Management, Clarifying Roles, and Supporting Employees.
Author: Martina Peukert
- Creating Effective Prompts: Goal, Context, Parameters, and Desired Output Format.
- Iteration & Role Trick: Prompt Optimization Through Role Assignment and Versioning.
- Multimodal prompts: text, images, and simple instructions for creative outputs.
- Department-Specific Templates: Practical Prompts for Marketing, Sales, HR, Administrative Support, and More
- Quality Assurance: Identify error patterns, review output, and create a prompt library.
Author: Nicolai Schümann
- Automate everyday tasks: emails, meeting minutes, briefings, brainstorming.
- Data & Office Integration: Excel automation, analytics support, app integration.
- Meetings & Presentations: Agendas, summaries, slide design using AI.
- Workflows & Agents: Simple Automations, Agents vs. Assistants, Integration Options.
- Tool Selection & Comparison: Criteria for LLMs and Use Cases in the Enterprise.
Author: Prof. Dr. Janine Wendt
- Legal Foundations: Data Protection, Copyright, Key Compliance Principles.
- Regulatory Overview: EU AI Act, AI Regulation, Transparency and Documentation Requirements.
- Risk Management: Risk Levels, Liability Issues, and Requirements for High-Risk Systems.
- Dealing with Deepfakes & Manipulation: Detection, Prevention, and Communication Guidelines.
- Practice Checklists: Documentation Requirements, Decision Trees, and Responsibilities.
Author: Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring
- Argumentation Tools: Benefits and ROI Arguments for Stakeholders and Decision-Makers.
- Dealing with AI Anxiety: Facilitation and Support Measures for Teams.
- Pilot Design & Scaling: Planning and Evaluating Quick-Win Projects.
- Leadership Behavior: Setting an Example, Defining Roles, and Developing Competencies.
- Personal Roadmap: specific next steps, learning plan, and networking activities.
Author: Martina Peukert
- Problem Identification: Identifying time wasters and levers in one's own work context.
- Solution Design: Defining objectives, selecting tools and prompts, and developing a workflow concept.
- Prototyping: Implementation of a minimally functional AI artifact or process.
- Evaluation & Impact Metrics: Success Criteria, Measurement, and Business Case Justification.
- Results Presentation & Rollout Plan: Handover Document, Communication Plan, and Scaling Options.
Onlinetraining Module 2: "Prompting"
training Module 3: "Building AI Assistants"
training Module 3: "AI Agents"
Flexible continuing education—anytime, anywhere.
- 18 months of access: No time pressure—you set your own pace.
- Print & Digital: Learn anytime and flexibly—with your printed and digital learning materials.
- Optional Online Seminars: Expand your knowledge live with experts.
- Get started right away: Access all course content online as soon as the course begins. We’ll mail your printed study materials to you.
- Always supported: e-mail, interactive quizzes, and regularly updated content.
- Learn together: Join the learning community to ask questions and join study groups.
- You'll understand how artificial intelligence works and develop a confident AI mindset for the modern workplace.
- You've mastered prompting techniques that help you use AI tools effectively and efficiently—for writing, analysis, research, and more.
- You can seamlessly integrate AI into your daily work and boost your productivity in areas such as marketing, HR, administrative support, procurement, and finance.
- You apply AI in a legally compliant manner and are familiar with the current regulatory framework (e.g., the EU AI Act, data protection, copyright law).
- You’ll actively drive AI-powered changes in your work environment and strengthen your self-leadership skills during the digital transformation.
- You'll apply your knowledge to a personal practical project and produce a tangible result that you can put to use right away in your company.
Complete your online course with the e-exam “Online Course: AI Competence for Everyday Professional Life.” You can find all the details under the online course “AI Competence for Everyday Professional Life” with certificate (42887).
- Specialists and managers from all areas of the company who want to build AI expertise and position themselves for the future.
- Employees in marketing, HR and personnel, administrative support, purchasing, or finance and accounting who want to integrate AI tools into their daily work in a targeted manner.
- (Cross-field)newcomers a technical background who are looking for a practical and easy-to-understand introduction to artificial intelligence.
- Project managers and team leaders who would like to implement or oversee AI-powered processes in their departments.
- Professionals who want to boost their productivity, stay up to date, and contact persons themselves as AI-savvy contact persons .
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Artificial intelligence is transforming work processes in nearly every area of business. Those who understand how AI works and can use it strategically save time, improve the quality of their work, and free up time for more challenging tasks. This online course provides practical guidance on how to use AI tools—such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and other applications—safely, efficiently, and responsibly in everyday work.
AI is most beneficial when it is used specifically for recurring tasks, such as research, drafting texts, writing minutes, conducting analyses, or preparing presentations. At the same time, it is important to critically evaluate the results and identify appropriate areas of application. Using practical case studies, this online course demonstrates how AI can be meaningfully integrated into existing workflows and used productively.
The quality of the results depends largely on how queries are formulated for an AI system. Clear objectives, sufficient context, and precise instructions lead to better and more reliable results. This online course teaches proven prompting techniques and demonstrates how prompts can be systematically structured, optimized, and applied to different use cases.
The use of AI often involves the processing of personal data, copyrighted content, or confidential company information. At the same time, new legal requirements, such as the EU AI Act, are creating additional obligations. This online course covers the legal fundamentals and demonstrates how AI applications can be used in a manner that complies with data protection regulations, is responsible, and is legally sound.
Developments in the field of artificial intelligence are advancing rapidly. Distance learning makes it possible to flexibly acquire up-to-date knowledge while working and to try out new methods directly in your own work environment. Digital and printed learning materials, optional online seminars, a learning community, and an individualized practical project support the long-term transfer of knowledge.
AI expertise is increasingly becoming a key skill in nearly every industry. Those who use AI tools effectively, automate processes, and actively help shape change broaden their career prospects and strengthen their position the company. This distance learning course provides in-depth, practical knowledge to help you do just that.
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