Program Details
The professional Flex Online AI and Business Program equips business professionals with in-demand skills to lead in today’s AI-driven landscape. Select four of the five courses offered on artificial intelligence and business concepts to complete the program. The eight-week courses, taught by Mays Business School faculty experts, are delivered fully online through eight-week modules with no live sessions. Develop practical skills that translate across industries and technologies, empowering you to boost productivity, and drive innovation, and stay ahead as AI continues to evolve.

Course Descriptions
Business Transformation with Generative AI
Business Transformation with Generative AI is designed to teach students to integrate advanced AI into their professional roles to solve complex business challenges. Students explore prompt engineering to identify market trends, create innovative solutions, and develop strategies through business and economic models.
Business Storytelling with AI
Business Storytelling with AI helps students discover how AI is reshaping business communication by translating complex data including clickstream, text, spatial, and social network data into actionable business insights. Using Python programming with AI co-pilot assistance, students develop the skills to decode data and present it through clear, persuasive storytelling. From identifying customer patterns to revealing market shifts, this course prepares future leaders to turn analytics into action and data into strategy.
Introduction to Machine Learning and Business Applications
Introduction to Machine Learning and Business Applications introduces the foundations of machine learning through a business-focused lens. Students gain a real-world understanding of machine learning (ML) and AI tools, empowering them to confidently oversee data-driven initiatives and make informed business decisions. No advanced technical experience is required.
Building Multimodal Gen AI Agents
Building Multimodal Gen AI Agents is an impactful, no-code course where students use multimodal inputs including text, visuals, audio, and video to build automation tools to power automated business solutions. Through hands-on projects, students develop digital assistants, social media chatbots, and content creators that are applied to real-world business scenarios. As industries embrace multimodal AI, this course equips students with a competitive edge to progress in their career.
Business Cases for Textual Generative and Agentic AI
Business Cases for Textual Generative and Agentic AI is a hands-on, low code course that introduces students to the design and deployment of AI-powered business solutions. The course emphasizes applied learning, where students develop practical tools such as chatbots, document analyzers, semantic search systems, and agentic models. As AI’s role in processing and interpreting business text continues to grow, students gain hands-on experience that prepares them to apply these skills directly in everyday work settings.