Course guide
Introduction to AI
Complete beginners — start here before any specialist track
15 parts
A full beginner pathway: what AI is, how it learns, safe prompting, everyday tools, misinformation, local context, habits, and a personal learning plan — with interactive practice throughout.
Ready to start?
After you enrol, upload payment proof. Once our team approves it, the course unlocks in your dashboard. Cash payments are accepted in person at 35 Josiah Chinamano Avenue, Harare.
What you will gain
- Explain AI in plain language and tell rules, machine learning, and generative tools apart
- Write clearer prompts and verify answers before you trust or share them
- Use everyday AI tools safely without pasting private or sensitive information
- Spot common myths, bias, and confident-sounding false answers
- Build a simple personal plan for what to learn next
Syllabus
- What is AI? Rules vs machine learning vs generative tools
- A short history of AI and how today’s tools emerged
- How AI learns from data (no coding required)
- Prompts, privacy, verification, and everyday tools
- Misinformation, hallucinations, and checking sources
- Skills, community context, and collaboration with AI
- Habits, tool choice, and your personal AI learning plan
Why this course fits
- You do not need a technical background — every idea is explained from first principles
- It is the recommended first course before specialist tracks in teaching, industry, or development
- Practice activities and real-life examples help the ideas stick, not just definitions
- You finish with habits you can use at school, work, or home immediately
Recommended first course for all new learners before industrial, teaching, developers, or high school tracks.