AI Fundamentals equips you with the essential AI literacy and skills needed to understand, assess, and responsibly use artificial intelligence-powered technologies. Designed for UNT undergraduates and graduate students of all majors, this UNT-certified microcredential is free for all UNT faculty, staff and students. AI Fundamentals is asynchronous and self-paced, allowing you to learn according to your own schedule. For the best learning experience, we recommend completing Part 1, Demystifying AI, before embarking on Part 2, How You Can Use AI.

Are you a UNT faculty member interested in incorporating AI into your teaching? Consider integrating AI Fundamentals  into your course. For more information, please consult the AI Fundamentals Faculty Guide.

 

 
 

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AI Fundamentals Part 1: Demystifying AI

  • Fee: Free for UNT faculty, staff, and students
  • Modality: Online, asynchronous, self-paced
  • Intended Audience: UNT students (primary); UNT faculty and staff (secondary)
  • Approximate Time for Completion: 2.5 hours
  • Author: Dr. Aleshia Hayes

Demystifying AI introduces you to the foundational terms, concepts, and ethical issues associated with artificial intelligence. Discover the differences between artificial general intelligence (AGI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Learn how AI tools such as ChatGPT are developed and trained. Evaluate the benefits and potential risks associated with AI technologies. Demystifying AI equips you the essential AI literacy to understand and assess the exciting AI-powered technologies of today and tomorrow. Demystifying AI is the first of a two-part, UNT-certified microcredential in AI Fundamentals.

Following the completion of Demystifying AI, you will be able to:

  • Define Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Differentiate between the three types of AI
  • Define Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).
  • Identify key categories and applications of GenAI.
  • Define and give examples of the following AI subfields.
  • Differentiate between the principal AI learning models.
  • Explain the role of data and algorithms in Machine Learning.
  • Critically evaluate the societal impacts of AI technologies.
  • Articulate three ethical challenges posed by AI technologies.
 
 

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AI Fundamentals Part 2: How You Can Use AI

  • Fee: Free for UNT faculty, staff, and students
  • Modality: Online, asynchronous, self-paced
  • Intended Audience: UNT students (primary); UNT faculty and staff (secondary)
  • Approximate Time for Completion: 2.25 hours
  • Author: Dr. Brady Lund

How You Can Use AI equips you with the skills to use artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively in your educational journey. Learn ethical considerations, appropriate vs. inappropriate uses, and practical strategies to enhance your academic success with AI.

Following the completion of How You Can Use AI, you will be able to:

  • Understand how academic integrity policies apply to AI usage.
  • Identify appropriate sources of information for course-specific AI policies.
  • Apply the basic principles of prompt engineering to improve the quality of AI interactions.
  • Integrate AI tools for enhancing and contextualizing learning.