Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use Practitioner - Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility

College of Computer & Information Technology

AIRUP-CT

Program Leadership Information

John Long
Associate Dean, College of Computer Info and Tech
long.john@spcollege.edu


Dr. Mark McKinney
Dean, College of Computer and Info Tech
mckinney.mark@spcollege.edu


Program Summary

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster. It provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

The content includes, but is not limited to, technical knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and their real-world applications for data management, machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision. Additional content includes ethics as relevant to the design and implementation of artificial intelligence.

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
  • the recommended order in which to take the program courses
  • suggested course when more than one option exists
  • which semester each course is typically offered
  • if the course has a prerequisite
  • courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click one of the following for the archived Academic Pathways. Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply foundational concepts of artificial intelligence, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and data analysis.
  2. Develop and implement AI solutions using programming and industry-standard tools.
  3. Evaluate and address ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI technologies.

Graduation Requirements

All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of "C".

Program Requirements

MAJOR CORE COURSES
Credits 18
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Active)
3
Introduction to Computer Programming (Active)
3
Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business (Active)
3
Laws & Legal Aspects of IT Security (Active)
3
Introduction to Data Science using Python (Active)
3
Artificial Intelligence Systems (Active)
3
Total: 18