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AI2Business Online Course
In today's business world, there is an urgent need for companies to identify meaningful ways to apply artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations. However, integrating AI is not just a technological challenge; it is also a business and design challenge. AI must serve people efficiently, create business value, and align with real human needs.
This AI2Business online course takes a multi-perspective approach to AI, examining it from the viewpoints of business, technology, and design. By exploring AI from different angles, businesses can gain a better understanding of its potential and how AI could be applied within a company’s own business context.
To whom
This course is ideal for individuals, including employees and managers of SMEs, looking to enhance their knowledge of AI and apply it to boost their organization's growth and competitiveness. No prior knowledge of AI is required.
Scope
The estimated time to complete the training program without additional learning materials is 27 hours. An optional extended version of the training program includes additional reading, tasks and exercises, with a total estimated duration of 135 hours. Participants will receive a certificate for taking part in the pilot phase of the training program.
How to Get Started
- Create and account - choose a username and password.
- Confirm your new account by clicking the link in the email you receive.
- Log in - enter the username and password you created in the login fields.
- Explore content - browse the learning materials whenever it suits you best.
- Apply what you’ve learned in your own work.
Key Learnings and Modules
Key learnings
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe AI from business, technology, and design perspectives and reflect on how these viewpoints influence its application in business.
- Explain how AI may influence business models and give examples of how it can support opportunity creation, decision-making, or customer experience.
- Identify key AI technologies and describe their basic functions with reference to real-world examples.
- Explain the importance of data quality and availability for the successful application of AI.
- Recognize how service design methods can support the early development of AI solutions by aligning them with user and business needs.
Four modules
Rethinking business in the age of AI
Understanding AI and the power of data
Businesses do not need to master every technical detail to harness AI’s potential. What matters is understanding what AI can do, how different technologies function, and how they can be applied to real-world business challenges. The foundation of AI is data. Without high-quality, well-managed data, even the most advanced AI systems cannot generate meaningful insights.
Designing AI solutions for real needs
A human-centered approach helps ensure that AI serves actual user needs. Identifying the right problems to solve with AI is crucial, as poorly chosen applications can lead to inefficiencies or disappointments. Service design offers a structured way to align user needs with business goals, particularly in the early phases of development when key decisions are made.
Learning from real-world AI experiments
One way to understand AI is through practical use case examples. Seeing how AI has been applied to solve real business problems can help organizations better understand its potential—as well as the challenges it may bring within their own context. In the AI2Business online course, three experimental use cases are presented to illustrate real-world customer needs from the industry.
EU Reporting Requirements for Course Participants
This online course is part of the AI2Business project, co-funded by the European Union. As a participant, your information must be reported to the EU through the EURA 2021 system, managed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland. This reporting helps demonstrate the impact of EU-funded projects in Finland.
After enrolling, you will receive an email with instructions for registering in EURA 2021, along with a QR code linking to the data entry form. Strong electronic identification (e.g., online banking credentials) is required.
Participants are required to submit their information twice: once at the beginning of the course and again after completing it. You will receive a separate email notification when the second submission is due.
AI2Business Project
AI2Business - Sustainable Business from Artificial Intelligence is a group project co-funded by the European Union. The project is conducted by Vaasa University of Applied Sciences and the University of Vaasa. The duration of the project is from August 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025.
The goal of the project is to develop an online training program for artificial intelligence skills, which supports work-oriented development, evaluation, and management of AI solutions in companies' production and service processes. The training program content particularly considers the needs of companies in the Ostrobothnia region.
AI2Business project website https://www.muova.fi/en/projects/ai2business/
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If you have any further questions, please contact muovadigital@gmail.com
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