From AI curiosity to working applications.
Begin with a clear mental model of AI and machine learning, then move into generative AI, model workflows, evaluation and practical applications learners can demonstrate.
AI & Machine Learning on Google Cloud Foundation
A 60-day pathway built for first-time AI learners. Students develop a connected mental model, experiment with Google Cloud AI tools and complete a beginner-friendly team capstone.
Build the mental model
AI, ML, infrastructure, common terminology and a guided first-model experience.
- Supervised vs unsupervised learning
- Google Cloud AI stack
- BigQuery ML activity
- Responsible-use reflection
Move from prompts to purposeful AI
Foundation models, prompts, multimodal AI, deployment choices and agent concepts.
- Prompt engineering
- Foundation models
- Multimodal AI
- Grounding, evaluation & human review
Choose the right way to build
Students compare pre-trained APIs, AutoML, BigQuery ML and custom training.
- Ready-to-use APIs
- No/low-code approaches
- Data + SQL workflows
- Custom training concepts
Prepare → Develop → Serve → Improve
The class follows data and models through the complete application lifecycle.
- Data quality & features
- Precision, recall & confusion matrix
- Serving and consumption
- MLOps and monitoring
Learn, create and show the evidence
The 21 guided hours are deliberately split between technical learning, a capstone and a final merit assessment.
Get AI-Ready in a live build-along
For colleges that want a high-energy introduction, MeritNext can deliver a two-hour hands-on webinar where learners work with a dataset, train a simple machine-learning model, test predictions and turn it into a mini application.
Understand
Connect a real-world problem to AI concepts without drowning beginners in jargon.
Build
Use browser-first tooling such as Google Colab, Python, Pandas and scikit-learn.
Showcase
Finish with a visible prediction flow and a working mini application students can discuss.
Bring practical AI learning to your campus.
Choose a 2-hour workshop or a structured 60-day foundation pathway.