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AI foundations.

Understand what AI can do, where it falls short, and how to use it thoughtfully in everyday work.

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For business professionals and developers3 courses & practical tracks

Field notes / 01
A question to carry

A useful answer starts with a better question.

Explain the task. Inspect the result. Decide what comes next.

Begin with understanding.

01 / What learning should change

The same promise.
Applied to your practice.

Build understanding you can explain, a language you can share, and habits you can use without a prescribed prompt.

01

Shared intuition.

Recognize useful applications and limits.

02

A common language.

Explain your intent with clear, shared terms.

03

Everyday habits.

Check the result before putting it to use.

The goal is independence. Take these habits into unfamiliar work. The decisions remain yours.

02 / Courses & practical tracks

Choose the work
you want to get better at.

Choose the work that feels familiar: business communication, documents and data, or existing software. The tools and setup differ by track.

01.01 / Practical learning

AI for business professionals

Practice executive communication, meeting synthesis, and evidence-based analysis.

In this track

Microsoft 365 Copilot

View course materials Course guide & exercises on GitHub
01.02 / Practical learning

An AI-assisted workspace

Explore documents and datasets, investigate a business question, and validate your findings.

In this track

VS Code and GitHub Copilot

View course materials Course guide & exercises on GitHub
01.03 / Practical learning

Development foundations

Understand existing code, build tests, and refactor with confidence.

In this track

GitHub Copilot · Java and Angular tracks

View course materials Course guide & exercises on GitHub

03 / Make it your practice

Carry the learning
into real work.

Use each exercise to develop a way of thinking you can return to when the task, the tools, or the context changes.

  1. 01

    Understand the possibilities

  2. 02

    Practice on familiar work

  3. 03

    Check before you trust

Keep exploring

Context engineering.

Give AI the right information. Separate evidence from assumptions, keep context focused, and evaluate what comes back.