Foundations of AI for Industry & Innovation with Lauren Burke-McCarthy
June 3 – 24, 2025 / 6 PM – 8 PM
This program is no longer available for purchase.
$300.00
A comprehensive introduction to artificial intelligence.
This four week program will focus on real-world applications and impact artificial intelligence is having across industry. It will deliver a foundation of AI literacy for business leaders, industry professionals, emerging AI power users, and prospective practitioners. Explore fundamental AI concepts, key technologies, and emerging trends while gaining insights into how AI transforms decision-making and drives differentiating value.
Commitment
Level
4 weeks, Two Hours, Once A Week, Tuesdays, Online.
Measured vs.
Learning
You will leave this program with an understanding of practical use cases, ethical considerations, and strategic implementation of AI and Generative AI tools.
*Affiliated Universities: Bluffton, Capital, Heidelberg, Kenyon, Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Wittenberg, Wooster, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Northern.
Earn Your Badge
of Completion
Accelerators range from 4-12 hours of contact time. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in three Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the Key Performance areas in the course syllabus.
Meet Your Instructor
Lauren Burke-McCarthy is a Director of Data & AI at Slalom, where she helps organizations translate data and AI opportunities into meaningful impact. With over a decade in data science and AI strategy, she has built systems across highly regulated and consumer-facing sectors to address user needs, improve decisions, and deliver measurable value to organizations and users.
Before joining Slalom, Lauren was Associate Director of Data Science & AI Strategy at Further, where she designed value-driven data and AI solutions, led cross-functional transformations, and operationalized responsible AI.
She is deeply engaged in the Ohio and broader data and AI communities as a TDWI Research Fellow, instructor at Denison University’s Edge, and chair of COSI’s KINETIC Board. Lauren also supports community initiatives at Women in Analytics / DataConnect Conference and was a founding member of scikit-learn’s Communication Team. She is a certified IAPP AIGP and a recipient of the OhioX Trailblazers Award.
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