AI-Assisted Research and Ethical Inquiry

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Empowers your work with large language models like Gemini and ChatGPT

The AI-Assisted Research and Ethical Inquiry Microcredential empowers you to work with large language models like Gemini and ChatGPT as powerful research partners while keeping human inquiry, judgment, and ethical decision-making at the center of the research process. Explore responsible applications of generative AI, as well as its challenges and limitations within broader technological and social contexts. Through hands-on projects, you’ll strengthen your skills in critical thinking and ethical decision-making by evaluating AI-generated information for accuracy, recognizing bias, verifying evidence, and making informed research decisions. After earning this credential, you’ll be better prepared to use AI thoughtfully, strategically, and ethically.

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How to Earn Your Credential

This is a foundational Microcredential; to earn this credential, the AI-Assisted Research and Ethical Inquiry Pathway must be completed with a C- or higher, which includes the following course:

EGS 211 – Research and AI (3)

This program is online asynchronous; there are no requirements to come to campus.

Microcredentials ROI

96%

Of Respondents Surveyed by Indeed Would Recommend an ICAgile Certification

ICAgile, 2025

400+

Number of Agile Learning Outcomes Across Nine Different Disciplines

ICAgile, 2025

6/10

Workers Will Require Retraining Between Now and 2027

Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum

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