Start Here — What an AI Operator Does
Read this before Module 1. What the role is, the shift the course rests on, the Four Questions, and how the framework got to its current form.
5. How to work through this course
Five modules. Four in the Core track, one in the Strategic track.
| Module | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| 1 · Scope | What is in and out of bounds? |
| 2 · Context | What must the AI have in front of it? |
| 3 · Approval | Who accepts this, and against what standard? |
| 4 · Warrant | Can this record still be acted upon? |
| 5 · Strategic Alignment (Strategic track) | Did this produce organizational value? |
What each module contains
- A book carrying the teaching content
- Three assignments — each producing an artifact you can use at work the same week
- A forum on a genuinely contested question
- A journal entry, continuous across the course
- A knowledge check — 80% to pass, retakes allowed
The assignments are the real assessment
The quizzes check that you followed the reading. The assignments check whether you can do the work, and every one asks you to apply the discipline to a real workflow in your own organization rather than a case study.
Each also asks a direction question: not only did you build the artifact, but what problem was it for, and how would you know it worked? That question runs through every module, and it is the one most likely to change how you work.
To complete the Core track
Pass the Core Summative Assessment — 20 questions, 80% to pass — and your certificate becomes available. It carries a unique verifiable certificate ID and does not expire.
Work the modules in order. Each one assumes the last.