Executive Education

Time:  8:30am - 12:30pm (CDT) 
Instructor:  Office Productivity
Fee:  $ 250  (Includes all course materials and parking)

Course Description (Half-day program)

Many people are hearing about AI but are not sure how it fits into their day-to-day work. This hands-on session focuses on practical, low-risk ways to use AI to handle routine tasks, reduce busywork, and save time on the work you are already responsible for. No technical background is required.

You will learn how to use AI to draft emails, organize notes, summarize information, and work through tasks more efficiently. You will also see how AI can help you think through problems, organize ideas, and plan next steps, while you remain in control of decisions and final results.

The focus is not on a specific tool. Instead, you will learn simple, repeatable ways to use AI that work across different tools and can be applied right away.

Through real-world examples, you will practice turning messy notes into action steps, improving communication, making sense of information, and getting started faster on everyday work. Participants will work through common workplace scenarios such as emails, meeting notes, reports, and simple data summaries.

You will also learn when to review and adjust AI results, along with clear, practical guidelines for using AI safely with workplace information, including what should and should not be shared. Participants will learn how to apply these approaches within their organization’s approved AI tools and policies.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Use AI to draft, revise, and organize common workplace tasks such as emails, notes, and summaries
• Turn notes and ideas into clear, structured results they can use right away
• Improve emails, documents, and communication using AI
• Ask better questions and refine requests to get more useful results
• Use AI to explain information, summarize data, and support understanding of spreadsheet content
• Apply simple, repeatable approaches that work across different AI tools
• Review results for accuracy and use AI safely within workplace guidelines and policies

Key Topics Covered

• Using AI as a practical work tool, not just for quick tasks
• Asking better questions to get better results
• Turning notes into action steps and follow-ups
• Improving emails and documents
• Making sense of reports and data, including support for understanding Excel content
• Using AI to think through tasks and decisions
• Creating simple visuals or examples to support communication
• Reviewing results and using AI responsibly within workplace guidelines

Registration

Register Onlineor call 618-650-5440 to register by phone.

Individual Course Cancellation and Refund Policy

The SIUE Executive Education division of the School of Business reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course when necessary. If we cancel or postpone a course for any reason, you may choose to receive a FULL refund or apply the course fee to a subsequent offering of the same or a similar course. The latter option may be exercised within one calendar year of the original course.

If you register and pay for a course and then withdraw a one week or more before the start date of the course, a full refund of the course fee less an administrative fee of $25 will be made.

If cancellation occurs less than one week before the start date of the course, no refund of the course fee will be made; however, at the discretion of the Director of Executive Education Programs, the course fee may be applied to a subsequent offering of the same or similar course with a course fee that is at least equal to the cost of the original course. If the course fee of a subsequent course exceeds the amount paid for the original course, the difference in the course fee amounts must be paid in full prior to the start of the subsequent course. An approved substitution must occur within one calendar year of the original course.