Applied Artificial Intelligence: AI Tools, Automation & Business Impact

This 10-day intensive course gives students practical, hands-on experience applying AI across real business contexts. Each day blends conceptual understanding with immediate application – students explore both the business impact of AI tools and the technical mechanics that make them work, calibrated to the group’s background.

Through daily projects, case studies, workshops, and a group capstone, every student — regardless of technical background — will leave able to identify, design, and deploy AI solutions that create measurable business value.

ACQUIRED SKILLS

  • Understand how AI, generative AI, and large language models are used in modern business.
  • Use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for practical business and study tasks.
  • Design effective prompts and build a personal prompt library for different professional contexts.
  • Identify business problems where AI can create measurable value.
  • Build simple AI-supported workflows using no-code automation tools such as Make.com.
  • Understand the basics of AI agents and agentic workflows.
  • Apply AI tools to marketing, sales, HR, finance, operations, and customer insight.
  • Assess privacy, GDPR, bias, legal, and ethical risks when using AI tools.
  • Use structured frameworks to evaluate AI opportunities and plan implementation.
  • Design and present an AI-powered business solution as a final capstone project.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Price: 
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03. 08. – 14. 08. 
1 
950 € 
Bussiness & Marketing 
Few places left 
20.07.2026  

Course term: 03. 08. – 14. 08. 
Available seats: 1 
Price: 950 €
Category: Bussiness & Marketing 
Status: Few places left 
Deadline: 20.07.2026 

DESCRIPTION

This hands-on course shows students how artificial intelligence can be used to solve real business problems. Through practical workshops, case studies, AI tool demonstrations, and a group capstone project, students will explore generative AI, prompt engineering, no-code automation, AI agents, and responsible AI use. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify AI opportunities, design simple AI-supported workflows, assess privacy and ethical risks, and present an AI-powered business solution with a clear implementation plan.

SCHEDULE


Day 1

Orientation, AI Foundations & Group Formation
→  Welcome session: student introductions, background survey, expectations check
→  What is AI and how do LLMs actually work? — visual, conceptual explainer for all backgrounds
→  Live comparison demo: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini on the same real-world task
→  Hands-on: every student uses AI to complete a genuine work or study task
→  Group project brief introduced; teams formed based on interests and backgrounds
→  Daily stand-up format explained; team project boards set up

Day 2

Prompt Engineering & Getting the Most from AI Tools
→  Why prompt design matters: how small changes in wording produce radically different outputs
→  Core techniques: persona framing, chain-of-thought, few-shot examples, format instructions
→  Business prompting: templates for HR, marketing, finance, and operations tasks
→  Technical depth: system prompts, structured JSON outputs, and API basics for those who want to go further
→  Workshop: each student builds a personal prompt library for their own domain or function
→  Group project: teams apply prompting techniques to their chosen business problem

Day 3

AI in Marketing, Sales & Customer Experience
→  Content at scale: how AI drafts, personalises, and optimises marketing copy across channels
→  Customer insight tools: sentiment analysis, segmentation, and AI-powered research
→  Hands-on: design an AI-powered campaign — brief, content variations, and channel plan
→  Technical angle: connecting a content pipeline to an API or CMS using automation
→  Case study: real brand AI implementations — what worked, what failed, and why
→  Group project checkpoint: teams apply today’s tools to their own use case

Day 4

Automation Tools: Make.com
→  What is workflow automation and why it matters more than any single AI tool
→  Make.com walkthrough: triggers, actions, filters, AI modules — no code required
→  Hands-on: build a working automation (e.g. email classification → drafted reply → logged to sheet)
→  n8n introduction: self-hosted workflows and HTTP nodes for those wanting more control
→  Business use cases by department: HR onboarding, finance reporting, ops alerts, marketing scheduling
→  Group project: each team designs and begins building an automation relevant to their use case

Day 5

AI Across Business Functions: Finance, HR & Operations
→  AI in finance: forecasting models, anomaly detection, fraud screening — intuition and tooling
→  AI in HR: job description generation, resume screening pipelines, onboarding automation
→  AI in operations: demand forecasting, predictive maintenance, scheduling assistants
→  Hands-on: build or configure an AI workflow for one of these functions using Make.com + an LLM
→  Case studies: how organizations deploy AI in HR and finance today
→  Group project: teams extend their automation or prototype into a chosen business function

Day 6

Data Privacy, Legal AI & Responsible Use
→  What happens to your data when you use ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — a practical audit
→  GDPR and data residency: what to check before using any AI tool with company or customer data
→  AI in legal and compliance: contract review, regulatory monitoring, risk flagging
→  Bias in AI: how it enters models, how to detect it, and what to do about it
→  Responsible AI checklist: transparency, accountability, and fairness in practice
→  Workshop: privacy audit of your own AI tool stack — what should you stop, start, or change?
→  Group discussion: ethics case studies drawn from real business deployments

Day 7

Agentic AI — Autonomous Systems & the Next Wave
→  What are AI agents? How they differ from chatbots — planning, tool use, and multi-step reasoning
→  Real-world agent use cases: research agents, scheduling agents, reporting agents, coding agents
→  Live demo: an AI agent that browses, summarises sources, and produces a structured report
→  Hands-on — accessible track: map out an agentic workflow for your department using a visual planner
→  Hands-on — technical track: explore LangChain or CrewAI basics; explore a simple tool-calling agent
→  Business examples: Salesforce Einstein, Microsoft Copilot agents, Google Agentspace
→  Group project: teams identify where an agent could accelerate their capstone use case

Day 8

AI Strategy, Business Integration & Change Management
→  The AI Canvas and FASt framework: a structured way to evaluate any AI opportunity
→  Build vs buy vs configure: decision framework with worked examples
→  Integrating AI into existing processes: where to start, how to sequence, what to measure
→  Change management for AI adoption: handling resistance, upskilling teams, governance basics
→  Group project deep-dive: teams develop their full AI implementation plan with instructor support
→  1-on-1 check-ins: 15-minute sessions with each group to refine direction and sharpen the pitch

Day 9

Project Sprint & Mentoring
→  Full-day group project work session — no new content, full focus on creating
→  Morning stand-up: each team commits to specific, deliverable outcomes for the day
→  Rolling 20-minute mentoring slots with instructor — book by mid-morning
→  Mid-day peer review: groups swap draft presentations for structured critique using a shared rubric
→  Afternoon: final polish on slides, demos, business case narrative, and impact estimates
→  Optional drop-in: technical office hours for automation, API, or tool questions

Day 10

Presentations, Showcase & Reflection
→  Group presentations: 15 minutes per team + 5 minutes Q&A from peers and instructor
→  Each presentation must cover: problem, AI tools used, automation built, business impact, risks addressed
→  Peer scoring: structured rubric tied to course learning outcomes
→  Instructor feedback: individual strengths and areas for growth
→  Course wrap-up: key takeaways and a forward look at where AI is heading in the next 12 months
→  Graduation, certificate distribution, and closing celebration
<span class="kurz-detail-output" data-field="lecturer_kurz" style="display: contents;">Felipe<br>Rego</span>

LECTURER

Felipe
Rego

University of Sydney 
Lecturer and Entrepreneur

Felipe Rego is an AI, data science, analytics, and data visualisation specialist who helps organisations turn emerging technologies into practical business capability. His work focuses on applied AI, data strategy, analytics, business intelligence, and data storytelling, supporting organisations as they explore how to use AI responsibly, effectively, and with clear business purpose.

Felipe is also a global educator and speaker, delivering practical and engaging programs on AI literacy, AI for productivity, data visualisation, analytics, and storytelling with data. He works with professionals and leadership teams to build confidence in using AI tools, understanding AI opportunities and risks, and translating complex data and technology concepts into clear decisions and actions.

He is the author of Sketch Your Data, a unique sketchbook designed to help professionals plan and design impactful data visualisations and storytelling ideas. Felipe holds an M.Phil. in Electrical and Information Engineering from the University of Sydney, is a Cloud Engineer, and has served as an advisor to an Australian government department.

Literature

  • Applied Artificial Intelligence: A Handbook for Business Leaders (Mariya Yao, Adelyn Zhou, Marlene Jia)
  • Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI – Ethan Mollick
  • Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI (Paul R. Daugherty & H. James Wilson)
  • Anthropic & OpenAI model documentation (online, free)
  • Make.com Academy (online tutorials, free)

Course outline

COURSE GALLERY

CREDITS

You will receive an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of your course. Please inform the organizing staff if you require any extra supplements, such as Transcript of Records. The student is eligible to receive up to 5 ECTS credits, however please follow the instructions here and consult the acknowledgment process with your university in advance.

ASSESSMENTS

– attendance in class 15%
– team assignment 40%
– individual assignment 35%
– exam 10% (optional, if required by home University)

COURSE TIME TOTAL 125 HOURS

– Course runs 2 weeks Monday to Friday 9:00-14:00
– Total time of in-class work = 50hours
– Preliminary assignment = 10hours
– Preparation = 65hours

PRICE

Course fee includes the course itself, application fee, study materials, afternoon/evening social activities and events, welcome and goodbye drink as part of the graduation party. Other expenses, such as meals, accommodation, insurance, personal expenses, public transportation ticket, extra activities (such as trips outside of town over the weekend and entrance fees), and required equipment (i.e. pencils, paper for illustrations) are not included in the price.

Please note, after the 30th of April 2026 there will be a late enrollment fee charged in the amount of 100EUR on top of the course fee.

Terms and Conditions – Cancellation fees

Costs of living in Prague

ACCOMMODATION

For accommodation options, please visit the dedicated page

PREREQUISITES

– Intermediate level of English (at least B1/B2)

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