AI Made Accessible (Udemy.com)
A Beginner's Guide with Hands-On Labs to Accelerate your Prompt Engineering Skills
Created by: Penny de Byl
Last updated August 2024
What you will learn
- Be able to use AI in their personal and work lives to increase productivity
- Be able to explain how the algorithms underpinning AI simulate the way the human brain works
- Be able to use a variety of AI tools to generate text, images, audio and video.
- Be able to explain how AI is impacting society and how we can prepare ourselves for change.
How it compares
Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 67% of them
- Reviews1,158#362 of 1,183 by number of reviews
- Length4.1 hoursshorter than 60% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2024earlier than 62% of them
Course Description
Are you ready to demystify the world of artificial intelligence without getting tangled in complex code? Do you want to be empowered with the knowledge and skills to make the most of the rapidly expanding field of AI? Want to be prepared for this next digitized industrial revolution?
Then unlock the future now, with our AI Made Accessible course!
This course is designed for curious minds and non-techies alike, offering a friendly and accessible introduction to AI. Say goodbye to the fear and confusion surrounding this transformative technology. Our expert AI instructor, Dr Penny de Byl with her thirty-year depth of knowledge in this field, will guide you through the fundamentals, helping you harness the power of AI tools in your everyday life.
In this course, you will learn
the breadth of the field of AI from genetic algorithms to image processing
the mechanics that make AI work including clear and easy-to-understand explanations as to what makes AI work
the similarities between AI structures and processing algorithms and how the human brain operates
how to talk to AI and devise prompts that get you the information you want
how AI can streamline your work practices and make you a more valuable employee
which business models are available to integrate AI to improve existing business practices
how AI can be used to analyze data and reveal new insights
about the ethical considerations surrounding the development and use of AI
You will also obtain hands-on practice with
popular online AI tools including image generation, language processing, and video production
large language models (LLMs) and prompt engineering to generate the content you need
curating AI-generated content for your own purposes
Get ready to embrace AI with confidence and turn it into a valuable ally.
Join us and embark on a journey to discover the limitless possibilities of AI, making it work for you, not against you.
What others are saying about Penny's courses:
Penny always sounds like a teacher that wants people to succeed, I am in my 40s and feel like a kid learning from her. I can say this about all her courses. She has the "it" factor of disseminating information and principles.
This course is absolute gold! I am a Software Engineering Teacher as well as a solo game developer, and of all the courses I have taken on Udemy, this is has been the most useful and eye opening by far.
5 stars does no justice to this course!! I learned so much it's beyond anything I could've hoped for.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,158 Reviews
Penny de Byl
Hi, I'm Dr Penny de Byl. I'm a full stack developer of most things computer sciency and academic with a true passion for teaching. I've been teaching others about games development, programming, computer graphics, animation and web design for over 25 years in universities in Australia and Europe at the full professor level. I've also consulted for Unity, SAE, the Australian Institute of Entertainment and Wikitude. My best selling textbooks including Holistic Game Development with Unity are used in over 100 institutions world-wide. My graduates work at companies like Apple, Ubisoft, LinkedIn and Deloitte Digital.
I have an honours degree in computer graphics and a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence for games characters. Over the course of my career I've won numerous awards for teaching excellence at the state, national and international levels including the Australian Learning and Teaching Council's Excellence in Teaching Award and the Unity Mobile Game Curriculum Competition. My approach to teaching computer science and related fields is project-based giving you hands-on workshops you can immediately get your teeth into.
I want you to leave my virtual classroom fully armed with a toolkit of skills for life-long learning. I'm excited to now be focussing my efforts full-time on Udemy to bring my years of knowledge and experience to those eager to learn about technology.
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Reviews
By Marcos Canales on 4/28/2025
Very interesting and concise. Sometimes a bit too technical, but very useful at the end.
By Cydney Davis on 4/16/2025
This is one of the best courses on AI that I have taken (and I believe I have taken about 10 by now). The way the information was presented was super clear, easy to follow and understand. Kudos
By Svetlana Petrova on 3/20/2025
I have taken other AI courses but they just tell "what AI does" and this course gives the general concept of "how AI works". Pretty impressed so far.
By Bob Fike on 12/3/2024
So far, I can see glimpses of how this can be applied to mechanical, electronics, and acoustics engineering. The course has enough detail without being overly detailed.
By Joey Sciascia on 7/24/2024
Loved this course! So many of the AI courses I've taken delve right into coding and that is not in my wheelhouse! Really appreciated the practical application of what was taught. Highly recommend.
By Ovidiu Rudi on 6/14/2024
I found useful information about AI, but sections didn't follow the course title. Excel sample is briliant. I still not see any relation between section 3 and the others. Also, no relation between many videos and the explanations, seems to be generated with AI just to distract your attention.
By Lim Chong Yih on 6/6/2024
It was nice using Excel for hands on percepton training. I never did understand what is going on before without the hands on training. The prompt engineering section was quite informative as to the possible uses of Chatgpt.
By Walter Abu Alla Junior on 6/5/2024
There are a lot of technical aspects about AI that I personally will not use on my daily basis (due to my role). But, overall, the course is very informative.
By Rafał Kowalski on 3/25/2024
Gelerally quite interesting and informative. I learnt many facts about chat GPT. Thanks! I have one issue. Those random template videos with people doing "stuff" while you were explaining facts were unnecessary and distracting.
By Carlos Manrique on 1/9/2024
Excellent Course and highly recommended. Mrs. Penny de Byl is very knowledgeable and engaging. I always learn a lot from her lectures and exercises. I would recommended this course to anyone who wants to learn more about chatgpt and how to use it effectively.
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