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Graduate Certificate: Leadership in the AI Revolution

Gonzaga’s Online Leadership in the AI Revolution graduate certificate is designed for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the ethical and human impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in organizations and industries.

As more organizations utilize large language models (LLMs) it is vital for all of us to understand the impact of these powerful tools on workforces and systems.

Our transformative graduate level certificate is ideal for those who want to shape a future where AI can support a thriving human world.

What you will learn:

  • Impact: Understand the broader implications of AI adoption on organizational culture, employee morale, personal efficacy, and society in general.
  • Ethical Influence: You will examine the ethical principles that guide the use of AI, including fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy.
  • Humanistic AI Integration: Learn strategies to incorporate AI technologies that complement and enhance human roles, ensuring AI augments rather than replaces human efforts.
  • Bias and Fairness: Develop skills to identify and mitigate biases in AI systems, fostering fair and unbiased decision-making processes.
  • Nuts and Bolts: From “prompt engineering” to “theory of mind”, move beyond the basics of AI and learn to ask questions which will guide leaders in creating AI-centric portfolios and policies.

Who Should Enroll?

  • Every leader who seeks to transform their people, processes and platforms.
  • Non-Technical Leaders: Executives and managers in health, production, automotive, energy, and beyond, looking to ethically integrate AI into their organizational strategy.
  • AI Technologists: From developers to data scientists to anyone working within a technological field, your work demands values-based frameworks.
  • HR Professionals: HR managers aiming to balance AI integration with maintaining and enhancing human employment, while bias in LLM.

As Gonzaga’s Leadership Studies promotes, everyone can and likely will lead. So, from personal effectiveness to team usage to departmental considerations, this certificate is for just about everyone in today’s context.

Why Choose Gonzaga?

  • Fully Online Program: Our online program is not self-paced; you will actively participate and learn from a diverse group of classmates with access to your faculty advisor.
  • Short Program: This 4-course certification will provide you with crucial frameworks for today, and the ability to ask important questions tomorrow.
  • Flexible Schedule: Designed for working professionals, our asynchronous courses allow you to log in and do your work when it’s convenient for you.
  • 5 Start Dates a Year: Start the program when it’s convenient for you.
  • Nearly Halfway to a Master's Degree: Credits can be transferred to Gonzaga’s Online Master’s in Communication and Leadership and Online Master's in Organizational Leadership program
  • Expert Faculty: Learn from professors with a deep understanding of the ethical impact of massive change.
  • Jesuit Humanistic Approach: built on Jesuit values of care for the whole person, you will be challenged to understand the philosophical challenges of AI.