Courses and Learning Paths

All members of the DePauw community have access to LinkedIn Learning (LIL), which provides an enormous catalog of online learning courses covering a wide variety of topics. These courses are free. Please see this page for LinkedIn Learning access instructions.

LIL offers literally thousands of free courses related to AI. This page represents a curated list that may be more manageable and particularly relevant to the DePauw community. Courses and learning paths in this list have been completed or reviewed by DePauw personnel or come recommended by a trusted source. There is an ever-expanding universe of quality AI education options so you are encouraged to start here and then broaden your knowledge through your own searches.

Individual Courses and Learning Paths

• Everyday AI Concepts (1h)
• Everyday Productivity with Claude Cowork (1h)
• Comparing AI Research Tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity (1h)
• Automating Your Work with Custom GPTs (No Code Required) (1h)
• How to Be an Agent Boss: Leading AI Agents at Work (1h)
• AI-Powered Presentations: Crafting Compelling PowerPoints with ChatGPT and Copilot (1h)
• AI Agents for Everyday Professionals: Simple Automations to Speed Up Your Work (No Code Required) (1h)
• Everyday AI: 15 Practical Skills to Build Confidence With AI (2h)
• AI Trends (6h)

• Getting Started with Prompt Engineering (7h)

Professional Certificates 

• Generative AI for Marketing Professional Certificate by the American Marketing Association (4h) by American Marketing Association
• Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn (4h) by Microsoft
• Generative AI for Sales with Microsoft 365 Copilot Professional Certificate (4h) by Microsoft
• AI for Managers by Microsoft and LinkedIn (5h) by Microsoft
• Human Skills in the Age of AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn (5h) by Microsoft
• Generative AI Professional Certificate by Snowflake (10h) by Snowflake
• Data Science Professional Certificate by KNIME (14h) by KNIME

Additional notes

• This list was selected for its collective breadth and depth on AI.

• The target audience is beginner or intermediate.

• It is fairly common for a course to feature or utilize the author's preferred AI assistant, but the skills learned usually transfer well to other assistants.

• All material, including individual courses and learning paths, were published or updated in 2025 or 2026.

• Most LIL courses and learning paths offer Certificates of Completion (issued by LIL). Others offer Professional Certificates provided by reputable companies; these usually require passing an exam and act as a verification of competency in a field or topic or with a particular software or technology ecosystem. Certificates provide a professional framework to facilitate engagement, document progress, and formally validate your achievements.