🎁Free·beginner level

Basic AI Agents: Concepts, Tools, and Safe Use

15 lessons
English
AIAI agentsPromptingAutomationResponsible AINo-code

Program Overview

This course explains AI agents in simple language. Learners explore the difference between chatbots and agents, common agent components, simple no-code patterns, and safety practices for real-world school, nonprofit, and business use.

Skills you will practice

Problem framingWorkflow designEvaluationRisk managementPortfolio communication

How you will be assessed

This course uses guided practice, practical activities, and a portfolio project. It is an educational course and does not offer a certificate.

What you'll learn

  • ✓Explain what an AI agent is
  • ✓Identify the core parts of an agent workflow
  • ✓Compare chatbots, copilots, and agents
  • ✓Plan a simple AI agent use case
  • ✓Evaluate outputs and failure modes
  • ✓Apply responsible AI guardrails

Requirements

  • •A computer or smartphone
  • •Internet access
  • •Basic comfort using web apps
  • •No coding experience required

Curriculum

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What is an AI agent?
Free Preview30m
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Chatbots, copilots, workflows, and agents
20m
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Core components of a simple AI agent
30m
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Build your first no-code AI agent idea
25m
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Use cases, limits, and failure modes
20m
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Final project: design a safe beginner AI agent
30m
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Text lesson: how to evaluate an agent answer
15m
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Resource lesson: agent patterns to study
15m
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Quiz lesson: evaluate safe agent behavior
20m
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Assignment lesson: create an agent evaluation checklist
25m
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PDF lesson: responsible agent risk reference
20m
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Project lesson: publish your safe agent blueprint
30m
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Guided implementation lab
40m
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Assessment: prove the workflow works
30m
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Capstone: portfolio proof
60m