Intro to AI Tools: From Curiosity to Confidence skill set
Curious about Artificial Intelligence (AI) but not sure where to start?
Learn how AI tools can help you write better, work smarter, and explore your creativity, all while understanding how to use them safely and responsibly.
Perfect for beginners who want to see what AI can really do in everyday life and work.
Overview
Where Murdoch
When Semester 2, 2025
How Online
This course is a clear, hands-on introduction to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in real life. You don’t need a technical background – it’s designed for everyday users, including parents, small business owners and educators who just want to use AI safely and sensibly.
Across six online sessions (4 teaching, 2 assessing), you’ll try free tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and image generators. You’ll see how AI can act as a tutor, critic and writing helper, and how to use it with your own documents while protecting privacy and following simple safety rules.
You’ll learn how to:
- Write clearer prompts using a simple step-by-step framework so AI gives better answers.
- Get AI to “read first, then answer” using your documents, with quotes you can check.
- Reduce hallucinations by asking for evidence, limits and simple fact checks.
- Design small AI “workflows” to save time on emails, summaries, minutes and planning.
- Decide when AI is helpful (or not) using a basic scorecard for time, quality and risk.
This course is ideal for beginners who want practical skills and confidence to use AI in everyday life, study and work - while keeping a human in the loop for final decisions.
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Semester 2, 2025
Details
Course fees
| Tuition | Resource | Total fee* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $64.80 | $23.50 | $88.30 |
| Concession | $19.20 | $23.50 | $42.70 |
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General | Concession | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICTICT221 Identify and use specific industry standard technologies | $64.80 | $19.20 | $23.50 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.