Anthropic's flagship tool-neutral course on working well with AI, built with academics from University College Cork and Ringling College. It teaches the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) plus a grounding in how generative AI works and effective prompting.
Free Open University digital badge24 CPD pointsCPD Standards Office accreditedUniversity backed
An eight-session course on using digital tools, from spreadsheets to argument maps, to reason more clearly and make better choices. It ends by linking these thinking tools to modern AI. Completion earns an Open University badge and 24 CPD points.
FreeNo tech background neededPairs with AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
An introductory course that explains why generative AI behaves the way it does, as a companion to the AI Fluency framework. It covers next token prediction, knowledge, working memory and steerability, with hands-on try-it activities, so learners can diagnose odd outputs and fix them.
Under 5 hoursFree statement of participationUniversity backedCan start without signing up
A short course that looks at how people and groups actually make decisions, comparing the rational economic model with psychological and sociological views. It also covers how people perceive risk and what can be done to improve decision making at work.
certificate of completion (paid (Coursera enrolment or Coursera Plus))
University backedHuman skillsAbout 10 hoursCertificate costs extra
Psychologist Richard Nisbett teaches the everyday statistics, logic and awareness of bias needed to think clearly about evidence. Well suited to judging AI outputs, data claims and business decisions with a sceptical eye.
Questions
How many free judgement and decisions courses are there?
4 of the 5 judgement and decisions courses we rate are fully free, as at our last check.
Which is the quickest?
Making decisions from The Open University, at about 4 hours.
Which gives a free certificate?
3 courses give a free certificate. The highest rated are Anthropic AI Fluency, Digital Thinking Tools for Better Decisions, Making decisions.
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