Collin County Community College — Continuing Education

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Demystify artificial intelligence in a hands-on weekend workshop. You will learn how modern AI tools work, how to use them effectively in your work and daily life, and where the technology is headed. Taught by an active AI educator and developer.

4-Day Weekend Workshop No coding required Date TBD — check back soon

Investment

$149

per person, both days

Questions? Contact the instructor

What You'll Learn

Course Agenda

Session 1 — How AI Actually Works

What is AI / ML / LLMs — plain language
History from rules to neural networks
Live demo: prompt vs output anatomy
Hands-on: your first prompts

Session 2 — Tools & Workflows

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini — when to use which
Prompt engineering fundamentals
Image generation tools
Hands-on: build a workflow for your job

Session 3 — AI for Professionals

Writing, summarizing, brainstorming with AI
AI in spreadsheets and documents
Automation basics — what's realistic now
Hands-on: real tasks from your work

Session 4 — What's Next

Agents and autonomous AI
Ethics, risk, and what to watch for
Staying current — best resources
Capstone: your AI action plan

Your Instructor

James Canavan

AI Educator & Web Developer

Instructor at Collin County Community College teaching AI tools, Python, and web programming. Active developer with production AI applications. Teaches both ChatGPT and Claude to working professionals.

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