Using AI Assistants in Business Courseware (091185SE)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a phenomenon, a much-talked-about technological sea change and a major disruptive force in the world of business. Generative AI (genAI) tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude are now deeply woven into everyday business workflows, and professionals have found numerous ways to use these tools to get their work done faster and more efficiently. This course moves participants from AI curious to AI confident. You will gain a practical understanding of how modern AI assistants work, how to navigate and configure your organization's AI tools, and how to craft high-quality prompts that consistently produce useful results. You will then apply those skills across the office applications you use every day, including documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.
Note: This course is designed around the use of the Microsoft 365 desktop productivity apps. However, the course does not require the use of any one specific AI tool. You are encouraged to use the AI tool(s) that are available to you, which may include free standalone assistants like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, or an integrated assistant like Microsoft 365 Copilot that has an associated cost. Ultimately, the skills you learn in this course will be transferable to any productivity suite and any AI assistant, even if the procedures for using the services differ.
Benefits
In this course, you will use AI assistants to enhance your productivity across common office productivity applications. You will:
- Get started with generative AI by using a structured prompting framework with appropriate AI tools to get the results you want.
- Use AI assistants to perform cross-application business tasks, such as drafting emails, summarizing reports, and preparing for meetings.
- Produce word-processing documents using AI for text and image content.
- Build business presentations using AI for content, visuals, and speaker notes.
- Solve spreadsheet challenges using AI for formula generation, data manipulation, and analysis.
Teaching This Course
The publisher has provided details here on how to teach this Using AI Assistants in Business course.
Outline
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Generative AI
- Topic A: Identify Generative AI Fundamentals
- Topic B: Use the Right AI Tool for the Job
- Topic C: Writing Effective Prompts
- Lesson 2: Applying AI to Everyday Business Tasks
- Topic A: Use AI to Assist with Communication
- Topic B: Use AI to Analyze and Summarize Information
- Topic C: Use AI to Improve Meeting Productivity
- Lesson 3: Using AI with Documents
- Topic A: Use AI for Brainstorming and Generating Text
- Topic B: Use AI to Revise Existing Text
- Topic C: Use AI to Generate Images for Documents
- Lesson 4: Using AI with Presentations
- Topic A: Use AI to Generate Presentations
- Topic B: Use AI to Generate Images for Presentations
- Topic C: Use AI to Generate Presenter Notes and Other Text Content
- Lesson 5: Using AI with Spreadsheets
- Topic A: Use AI to Help with Basic Spreadsheet Tasks
- Topic B: Use AI to Help Solve Spreadsheet Problems
Required Prerequisites
None
Useful Prerequisites
There are no formal AI prerequisites for this course. To ensure your success in the application-specific lessons, you should be able to perform basic tasks using word-processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. For example, you could obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following courses from Logical Operations:
- Microsoft® Word for Office 365™ (Desktop or Online): Part 1
- Microsoft® PowerPoint® for Office 365™ (Desktop or Online): Part 1
- Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365® (Desktop or Online): Part 1
License
Length: 1 day | $22.82 per copy
What is Included?
- Student Manual
- Student Class Files
- PowerPoint Presentation
