What is the structure of the certificate?

The Applied AI and Innovation Certificate consists of three required 4-unit courses, taken in any quarter and in a flexible order:

MGMNT X440 – AI Essentials for Innovation

MGMNT X441 – AI Applications for Business Impact

MGMNT X442 – Leading AI-Driven Change

Students may take the courses in a single quarter or spread them across multiple terms. The only sequencing requirement is that students must be enrolled in, or have already completed, both X440 and X441 when they take X442. X442 may be taken concurrently with the other two courses, but it cannot be taken before them.

Each course builds applied skills in areas such as AI fundamentals, generative AI, prompting, business use cases, workflow design, data storytelling, responsible AI, and organizational change. Together, the three courses provide a complete applied AI toolkit.

Throughout the certificate, students create portfolio-ready work including business briefs, dashboards, prompt sets, workflow diagrams, and responsible AI assessments. These artifacts demonstrate practical skill development and can be shared with employers.

To earn the certificate, students must complete all three courses with passing grades.

Over the quarter, you’ll produce portfolio-ready artifacts (dashboards, prompt libraries, executive summaries, prototypes) in labs and apply these tools directly in your collaborative capstone project. The program culminates in a final presentation of your team’s AI-enabled solution, clearly framed in terms of strategy, impact, and responsible innovation.

To earn the certificate, you must enroll in all four courses for the same quarter, actively participate in all components, and achieve a passing grade of "C" or better in each.