ST-101 · Short course
AI for Everyone
This is where most of our students start. In seven weeks you go from 'AI is magic' to understanding what models really do, prompting them like a professional, spotting their failures, and using them daily for study and work. No programming required — just curiosity and a phone or laptop.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how modern AI models actually work, in plain language
- Write professional-grade prompts for study, work, and business
- Detect AI mistakes and hallucinations instead of trusting blindly
- Use AI tools for documents, research, images, and daily productivity
- Know which career track fits you next: AI, cloud, or security
The journey
What AI really is
How models learn · What they can and cannot do · The AI landscape in 2026
Project: Explain AI to a family member — and defend it orally
Commanding AI
Prompting as a skill · Iteration and context · Structured outputs
Project: A personal prompt library for your real work
AI in your work
Documents and research · Images and presentations · Automating small tasks
Project: Solve one real problem from your job or studies with AI
Thinking critically
Hallucinations and bias · Verifying AI output · Where to go next
Project: Final demo day: present your work to the class