Highlights

Here are some of the highlights for this micro-credential.

  • No admission requirements, no application process, no pre-requisites, open to anyone

  • Take up to 90 days to complete the course

  • Learn at your own pace using a computer, tablet or smartphone

  • Receive a certificate of course completion and digital badge for successfully completing the course which can be shared on social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), downloaded as a PDF, or even embedded in an email signature

Overview

In this 10-hour micro-credential, you will explore Artificial Intelligence's ethical and decision-making aspects. You will learn how AI impacts society through ethical frameworks while addressing key concerns such as privacy, fairness, and transparency. Additionally, you will examine AI's role in enhancing decision-making processes by improving efficiency, accuracy, and strategic planning, along with the challenges and limitations associated with AI-driven decisions.

Learners who successfully complete the course will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be downloaded and shared via social media. 

You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.

Skills and Competencies

Upon successful completion of this course, learners should be able to:

  • Analyze how AI enhances decision-making efficiency, accuracy, and strategic planning in different sectors.

  • Evaluate the ethical implications of AI using key ethical frameworks such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics.

  • Evaluate the ethical implications of AI using key ethical frameworks such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics.

  • Develop strategies for the responsible implementation and governance of AI technologies, focusing on mitigating bias and ensuring accountability.

  • Create content that adheres to ethical AI use and decision-making.

Curriculum

    1. Land Acknowledgement

    2. Accessibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEA) Statement

    3. Introduction from Sault College's eLearning Department

    4. What is asynchronous online self-directed learning?

    5. Learner Resources and Supports

    6. Technology Requirements

    7. Privacy and Accessibility Policies

    8. Navigation

    9. Learner Introductions

    10. Discussion Forum: Learner Engagement

    11. Technical Discussion Forum

    12. Frequently Asked Questions

    13. Help & Contact Information

    1. Before we begin...

    2. Welcome and Micro-credential Information

    3. Micro-credential Overview

    4. Learning Outcomes & Goals

    5. Modes of Learning

    1. Making Informed AI Ethical Decisions

    2. Instructions to Complete Ungraded Learning Assessment

    3. Working with an AI Object Detection Tool: An Ungraded Learning Assessment

    4. Scenario- Making an Ethical Decision Regarding AI

    5. Final Quiz

    1. Thank you

    2. Before you go...

    3. Congratulations

About this course

  • $169.99