Applied AI & Business Automation
Prompt engineering, AI agents and workflow automation — organized around business capabilities that outlast any single tool.
What you will learn
Build the right mental models before touching any tools.
The durable skill behind 'prompt engineering' — clear, repeatable communication.
Start replacing real office work with AI.
Applicable to almost every business.
Now introduce automation — connect apps and add AI into workflows.
Move beyond simple automations to intelligent systems.
What separates professionals from hobbyists.
Curriculum
Understanding AI in business
Build the right mental models before touching any tools.
Case study — A retail store identifies repetitive tasks and estimates ROI.
Project — Perform an AI opportunity audit for a real business.
Communicating with AI
The durable skill behind 'prompt engineering' — clear, repeatable communication.
Case study — A consulting firm standardizes client proposal prompts.
Project — Build your own prompt playbook with 20 reusable prompts.
AI for knowledge work
Start replacing real office work with AI.
Case study — An HR department cuts onboarding paperwork with AI.
Project — Complete an entire week's office workload using AI.
AI content & customer engagement
Applicable to almost every business.
Case study — An e-commerce business automates marketing campaigns.
Project — Create a complete AI-powered marketing campaign.
Business automation systems
Now introduce automation — connect apps and add AI into workflows.
Case study — A logistics company connects orders, inventory, and notifications.
Project — Build a multi-step business automation.
AI agents & intelligent business systems
Move beyond simple automations to intelligent systems.
Case study — A university deploys a student support assistant.
Project — Build an AI assistant for a business department.
Implementing AI across an organization
What separates professionals from hobbyists.
Case study — A manufacturing company rolls out AI across multiple departments.
Project — Develop a 90-day AI implementation roadmap.
Capstone
Business AI transformation project
Act as an AI consultant: choose a real or fictional business and produce a complete AI transformation proposal — the kind of work a digital-transformation specialist would present to a client.
· Business overview
· Current process map
· Pain-point analysis
· AI opportunity assessment
· Solution architecture
· Working AI workflows
· Automation demonstrations
· AI assistant(s)
· Prompt library
· SOP documentation
· Cost analysis
· ROI calculations
· Risk assessment
· 90-day implementation plan
· Executive presentation
AI-guided learning
Our AI Mentor tracks your progress and generates custom practice prompts tailored to your industry.
Peer accountability
Join weekly sessions with fellow students across Africa to share tips and build networks.
Timmy's Tip
AI Mentor“Prompting isn't about asking, it's about designing. Give the model a role, a goal and a format, and watch the quality jump.”
