Vanderbilt University

Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders Specialization

Vanderbilt University

Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders Specialization

Strategic Insights for Leaders on Agentic AI.

Gain the knowledge to lead AI innovation in your organization by understanding Agentic AI and AI Agents.

Dr. Jules White

Instructor: Dr. Jules White

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from 9,735 reviews of courses in this program

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Lead AI Innovation in Your Organization: Gain the knowledge to guide the design and strategy for integrating AI agents into your team or business.

  • Implement Safe and Strategic Automation with Chatbots: Learn to design and deploy AI agents as chatbots within your organization.

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Agentic systems
  • Category: AI Enablement
  • Category: AI literacy
  • Category: AI Personalization
  • Category: Artificial Intelligence
  • Category: Business Process Automation
  • Category: Email Automation
  • Category: Expense Management
  • Category: Generative AI Agents
  • Category: LLM Application
  • Category: Prompt Patterns
  • Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
  • Category: Workflow Management

Tools you'll learn

  • Category: Agentic Workflows
  • Category: AI Workflows
  • Category: ChatGPT
  • Category: Generative AI
  • Category: OpenAI
  • Category: OpenAI API
  • Category: Prompt Engineering

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Specialization - 3 course series

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders

Course 1, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand the Fundamentals of Agentic AI and AI Agents: Gain a clear understanding of how AI agents work enabling you to make informed decisions.

  • Differentiate Innovation from Hype: Learn to evaluate AI solutions, recognize opportunities for impact, and avoid outdated or overhyped approaches.

  • Build Basic Agents with Custom GPTs: Develop hands-on experience creating simple yet powerful AI agents using custom GPTs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Generative AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Automation
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Email Automation
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: AI Enablement
Category: AI literacy
OpenAI GPTs: Creating Your Own Custom AI Assistants

OpenAI GPTs: Creating Your Own Custom AI Assistants

Course 2, 7 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Personalization
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Development Testing
Category: Test Case
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Generative AI
Category: OpenAI API
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: OpenAI
Category: System Testing
Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: Interaction Design
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Expense Reports
Category: Expense Management
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Travel Arrangements
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Course 3, 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to apply prompt engineering to effectively work with large language models, like ChatGPT

  • How to use prompt patterns to tap into powerful capabilities within large language models

  • How to create complex prompt-based applications for your life, business, or education

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: ChatGPT
Category: LLM Application
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: AI literacy
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Artificial Intelligence

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Dr. Jules White

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Dr. Jules White
Vanderbilt University
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