Course Overview
This course provides learners with the essential knowledge and practical tools to ensure the safe, ethical, and compliant use of Artificial Intelligence across the enterprise. It is specifically designed to empower every employee who interacts with AI systems, data, or AI-enabled tools—regardless of technical background—to understand and manage the unique governance risks in their daily work. The course focuses on closing the critical gap between rapid AI adoption and governance awareness, emphasizing that most failures are preventable with basic knowledge and adherence to process.
The course is structured into three core modules: first, establishing the foundational necessity of AI governance and understanding the five universal governance principles; second, analyzing three detailed cautionary tales that illustrate the catastrophic financial and reputational cost of taking shortcuts; and third, equipping learners with a four-question governance decision framework and a practical toolkit to make governance work.
Who should attend
All employees who interact with AI systems, data, or AI-enabled tools
Prerequisites
None.
Course Objectives
- Explain why AI governance matters to your daily work and the organization.
- Identify common governance risks in your interactions with AI and data.
- Apply governance principles when using AI tools, handling data, or proposing AI solutions.
- Recognize warning signs of governance violations and know how to escalate appropriately.
- Understand your personal role in the organization's AI risk management strategy.
Outline: Enterprise AI Governance Essentials for Everyone (EAGEE)
Module 1 - Why AI governance matters to you
Topics:
- The AI governance wake-up call
- The five universal governance principles
- Your role in the governance lifecycle
Objectives:
- Explain why AI governance matters to your daily work and the organization
- Identify common governance risks in your interactions with AI and data
- Understand your personal role in the organization's AI risk management strategy
Activities:
- Quiz
Module 2 - The cost of shortcuts
Topics:
- Scenario 1: The $2.4 data leak
- Scenario 2: The biased hiring tool
- Scenario 3: The rogue chatbot
Objectives:
- Apply governance principles when using AI tools, handling data, or proposing solutions
- Recognize warning signs of governance violations and know how to escalate appropriately
Activities:
- 3 discussions
Module 3 - Your practical guide to making governance work
Topics:
- The governance decision framework
- Your governance toolkit
- Building a governance culture
Objectives:
- Apply governance principles when using AI tools, handling data, or proposing AI solutions
- Recognize warning signs of governance violations and know how to escalate appropriately
Activities:
- 1 Reflection
Module 4 - Conclusion and quiz
- Course summary
- Quiz