CRIBI Academy Course

Practical Generative AI

A hands-on CRIBI Academy course on using modern AI tools for productivity, research, writing, teaching, administration, and innovation.

Audience

Students, staff, faculty, researchers, administrators, entrepreneurs, and professionals

Duration

2–3 weeks, depending on delivery format

Mode

In-person, hybrid, or online

Certification

Certificate of Participation issued by CRIBI, Kenya Methodist University

Course Overview

Generative AI is rapidly transforming education, research, business operations, communication, software development, and institutional productivity across the world. This hands-on CRIBI Academy course provides practical exposure to modern AI systems such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other emerging tools that are reshaping how individuals and organizations work. Participants will learn how to effectively use AI for research support, literature review, proposal writing, presentations, strategic planning, productivity enhancement, content development, academic workflows, institutional reporting, administrative efficiency, and innovation support. The course emphasizes practical application rather than theory alone, allowing participants to build real workflows and usable systems that improve efficiency and decision-making. The training also introduces responsible AI practices including verification, ethical use, disclosure considerations, prompt engineering, bias awareness, and critical evaluation of AI-generated outputs. By the end of the program, participants will have practical AI productivity capabilities applicable across academia, business, government, entrepreneurship, and professional environments.

Who Should Attend

Students who want to use AI tools for learning, writing, research, presentations, and career readiness.

Faculty members and researchers seeking practical AI workflows for research support, proposal development, academic writing, and teaching preparation.

University staff and administrators interested in improving reporting, communication, documentation, and office productivity.

Entrepreneurs, professionals, and institutional teams looking to use AI responsibly for business communication, planning, analysis, and innovation.

Learning Outcomes

Use generative AI tools effectively for research, writing, planning, presentations, and productivity.

Develop strong prompts for academic, professional, administrative, and innovation-related tasks.

Apply AI tools to reports, proposals, teaching materials, summaries, meeting notes, concept papers, and strategic documents.

Build practical AI-assisted workflows for daily productivity, institutional work, research support, and communication.

Understand responsible AI use, including verification, limitations, disclosure, ethics, bias awareness, and human oversight.

Evaluate AI-generated outputs critically and adapt them into professional, accurate, and context-appropriate work products.

Tools & Skills Covered

ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexityMicrosoft CopilotNotebookLMPrompt EngineeringAI Research SupportDocument DraftingPresentation SupportResponsible AI Use

Course Outline

Module 1

Introduction to Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Practical Use Cases

Module 2

Prompt Engineering for Productivity, Research, Teaching, and Administration

Module 3

AI for Literature Review, Summarization, Report Writing, and Concept Development

Module 4

AI for Proposals, Presentations, Strategic Planning, and Institutional Communication

Module 5

AI for Teaching Preparation, Student Support, Meeting Notes, and Administrative Workflows

Module 6

Responsible AI Use: Verification, Bias, Ethics, Disclosure, Privacy, and Human Oversight

Module 7

Building Personal and Institutional AI Productivity Workflows

Module 8

Capstone Practical: Design and Present a Real AI-Enabled Productivity Workflow

Ready to Join?

Register your interest in this CRIBI Academy short course. The programme can be delivered to students, staff, faculty, industry teams, partner institutions, startups, and professional groups.