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What is in the October Pilot curriculum? 

The Generative AI program teaches you to understand, use, and responsibly apply generative AI tools at work and in everyday life. It runs 10 weeks across five courses and moves from the basics to advanced techniques. 

How is this curriculum related to the SNHU Skills Generative AI program? 

This pilot curriculum is based on the SNHU Skills Generative AI and Advanced Generative AI programs. We are using the outcomes and some of the publicly sourced resources (articles, YouTube links). You may notice overlap in topics covered, skills practiced and resources reviewed. 

What will I learn?

For a detailed overview of the October pilot program curriculum, please see the "What to Expect" resource. 

  • Course 1: Concept to Creation (Weeks 1–2). Learn what generative AI is and how it works, plus AI ethics, how to review AI output, and prompting basics. You’ll then create AI images, video, and audio, and get started with Synthesia.
  • Course 2: Fundamentals to Future Proofing (Weeks 3–4). Use prompt engineering and the CREATE method to draft, summarize, and brainstorm. You’ll also compare ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude and improve results through iteration.
  • Course 3: Ideas to Innovation (Weeks 5–6). Learn advanced prompting, including few-shot prompting, system prompts, and LLM memory. You’ll also look closely at AI’s limits, such as hallucinations and prompt drift, and go deeper on ethics.
  • Course 4: Innovation to Customization (Weeks 7–8). Bring AI into the tools you already use, including Google Sheets, Zapier, and Notion. Then design, test, and share your own Claude Skill.
  • Course 5: Workflows to Transformation (Weeks 9–10). Combine everything you’ve learned to design an AI-assisted workflow, keeping a human in the loop. You’ll finish by choosing a specialization to explore: AI leadership, education, or vibe coding.

How is each course structured?

Every course follows the same pattern. You work through topics with L.E., your learning companion, which can include short videos and questions. Each unit and module ends with a hands-on activity and a short wellness check-in. Courses 2-5 close with a summative assessment: work you complete off-platform and upload, then receive personalized feedback on from L.E.

What tools will I use?

You’ll use ChatGPT (including DALL-E), Claude, Google Gemini, Synthesia, Zapier, and Notion. You’ll also learn about AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Firebase Studio.

When you practice with these tools, try personal use cases, or see SNHU’s policy on AI use to learn which uses are acceptable.