Artificial Intelligence Introduction

Duration: 6 Weeks | Start Date: 29/1/27
Details:Friday, 10am – 12pm

What is this course about?
Introduction to AI is a friendly, hands-on introduction to Artificial Intelligence for adults. It is pitched at low-to-medium IT literacy and is jargon-busted throughout, with every technical term explained in plain English. This course focuses on AI in everyday life.

Each two-hour session is split into two parts: a tutor-led practical hour of live AI activities, followed by a learner-paced hour working through an interactive e-learning module on the college PCs. You will also receive a take-home activity sheet each week so you can practise what you have learned. This course is suitable for people not currently working who would like to improve their skill set, part-time workers who would like to use AI in their role, adults returning to work after a break, volunteers and community-group members, and adults curious about AI but not sure where to start.

What will I learn on this course?
You will build working confidence with popular free AI tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude and Gemini (all free versions), and learn how to use them safely. The course covers the following six weekly topics:

• Welcome to AI: What Is It and Why Should I Care?
• Your First Real Conversation with AI
• Meet the AI Family: ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude & Gemini
• Staying Safe: Your Information, Scams & AI Mistakes
• AI as Your Personal Assistant: Letters & Trip Planning
• Creative AI: Pictures, Chat & a Look Back

Entry Requirements?
There are no academic entry requirements. The course is for adults living in the Liverpool City Region with a low to medium level of IT literacy.

Course fee: Free

How will I be assessed?
There is no formal qualification. Each week ends with a short scored assessment within the e-learning module (pass mark 80%), which you can retake as often as you like. It is there to help you and your tutor see what you have learned, not to pass or fail you. You will receive a Riverside College certificate of attendance on completing this half of the course.

What will this course lead to?
On completing this course, you may wish to continue on to the second part of Introduction to AI, which focuses on AI in the workplace and starts on 14 April 2027.