Key benefits of this course
This course has been designed to assist you to:
- Develop foundational AI knowledge to advise colleagues and clients on responsible AI use
- Learn how Australian government and businesses are approaching AI deployment and governance
- Identify and mitigate AI-related risks and harms
- Navigate Australia's legal and regulatory landscape as it applies to AI
- Master prompt engineering techniques to enhance legal service delivery
- Understand your legal and ethical obligations when using AI.
Digital badge and certificate
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.
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Price
Full price: $200 (GST-free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Payment on invoice requests must be paid in full and reconciled by our Finance team before you can access your online course materials. Please make sure your invoice payments reference the UTS Open invoice number. You should also forward the remittance advice to support@open.uts.edu.au for more efficient reconciliation.
Enrolment conditions
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
Course outline
This course comprises the following content:
- Module 1 - outlines what AI is, unpacks the features of various AI models, and considers how different AI models can be best used
- Module 2 - sets out how the legal profession is interacting with AI, covering how clients are using or being impacted by AI, relevant laws that impact AI use, and provides a skills deep dive on prompt engineering for generative AI
- Module 3 - summarises the risks and harms posed by AI, and the key factors legal professionals need to consider when developing safe and responsible AI systems
- Module 4 - sets out the basics of how to responsibly use AI in your legal practice, including by making sure you are compliant with your professional legal and ethical obligations.
Course learning objectives
By the conclusion of this course, learners should be familiar with:
- Key terminology and typologies of AI
- How AI is used by the legal profession
- The risks and harms posed by AI
- Legal and ethical obligations applying to AI
- Applying values of human-centred AI.
Requirements
Mandatory
To complete this online course, you will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas and Zoom.
Desired
A background in law or legal practice is recommended for participants in this course.
Customised training
Do you have a group of people from your organisation interested in undertaking this course, or are you looking to roll-out professional development training to a cohort?
We also offer this course directly to organisations as a group-learning offering, including the option of a live, 1-hour webinar led by experts from the Human Technology Institute. For further information on this option, please contact HTI@uts.edu.au
Contact us
For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
If you have a specific question about course content or requirements, please email HTI@uts.edu.au
