Certificate Program · 6 Weeks
Applied AI & Data Science Certificate
Build, test, and defend real AI systems inside the ScholarDigit Workplace Simulation, then leave with a portfolio and skills transcript that prove it.
Format
Hybrid (in-person or virtual)
Duration
6 weeks · 2 sessions/week
Delivered By
ScholarDigit practitioner instructors
ScholarDigit programs are delivered to institutional cohorts, not sold as individual seats. Pricing depends on cohort size and delivery format.
Curriculum
Six weeks, one continuous simulation
Every week moves learners through Learn, Build, Defend, and Transfer inside the same synthetic company, so skills compound instead of resetting each module.
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01
Foundations & the Workplace Simulation
AI building blocks: prompting, context, and function calling. Learners onboard into the synthetic company and receive their first workplace ticket.
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02
Data Investigation
Data pipelines, cleaning, and analysis. Learners investigate a business question and present findings to a simulated stakeholder.
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03
Grounding & Knowledge Systems
Retrieval-augmented generation and vector search. Learners build a department knowledge assistant that cites its sources and refuses to invent policy.
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04
Automation & Agentic Workflows
Connecting LLMs to APIs and multi-step workflows, with human-in-the-loop approval gates for anything customer-facing.
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05
Testing & Defending Your Work
Evals, hallucination detection, and adversarial testing. Learners defend their Week 3-4 builds against failure cases they didn't design.
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06
Capstone: Integrated Business Solution
A new scenario, new constraints. Learners architect an end-to-end solution and defend it in a final oral review.
Who It's For
Built for institutional cohorts, not solo learners
- Colleges and universities adding an applied-AI track to an existing program
- Workforce development programs re-skilling adult learners for data and AI-adjacent roles
- Employers building internal AI capability across non-engineering teams
- Learners comfortable with basic computer literacy; no prior coding required to start
What's Included
Everything needed to run the cohort
- Live instruction and hands-on labs, 2 sessions per week
- Six weekly workplace tickets plus a defended capstone project
- Instructor office hours and learner support throughout
- Completion certificate, portfolio, and competency-by-competency skills transcript
- Curriculum aligned with AWS Certified AI Practitioner and Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals exam objectives
- Administrator dashboard for attendance, completion, and outcomes reporting
What Learners Build
A portfolio, not just a certificate
Data analysis workflow
A cleaned dataset and a business insight delivered to a stakeholder.
Knowledge assistant
A RAG-based assistant that cites sources and knows what it doesn't know.
Automated workflow
An AI-assisted workflow with human approval gates for sensitive actions.
Defended capstone
An integrated solution presented and defended in a final oral review.
Bring this program to your institution
Tell us about your learners and timeline. We'll confirm fit, format, and pricing for your cohort.