IntelliCademy Introduction to AI for Managers
Offered to the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community through UNF Professional and Lifelong Learning in partnership with Applied Technology Academy — live online or in person, taught by ATA's practitioner instructors.
Course Overview
This four-hour executive-level training introduces managers and decision-makers to the foundational concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including policy implications, governance frameworks, technical fundamentals, and practical applications. Designed to cut through the hype and focus on clarity, this course empowers leaders to understand AI's value, manage risk, and guide ethical, mission-aligned AI integration across their organizations. Learners will explore key technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, and multi-modal systems, while also gaining insight into the lifecycle of AI projects—from scoping and data acquisition to deployment and sustainment. Real-world use cases will demonstrate the diverse application of AI across industries such as transportation, finance, health, and national security.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: Policy, Governance and Ethics Considerations
- • Mission Compliance
- • Data Governance
- • The Importance of Responsible AI Development
- • Key Policy Considerations
- • Risk Mitigation
- Module 3: Demystifying AI
- • What is AI?
- • Machine Learning
- • Deep Learning
- • Natural Language Processing
- • Generative AI
- • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- • Multi-Modality
- • Compute Resources
- Module 4: AI in Action
- • AI Development and Deployment Cycle
- • Scoping
- • Data Acquisition
- • Data Science
- • Operationalizing
- • Specific Use Cases
- • Transportation and Shipping
- • Financial
- • Manufacturing
- • Health
- • Homeland and National Security
- • Future Trends in AI
- • Practical Application
- • Reality vs FUD
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.