AI for Business & Productivity · Beginner level

Beginner level · Module 4 of 5 · 11 guided hours

Automating Everyday Work with AI

Find tasks worth automating, build reusable prompt templates and set up simple no-code routines.

Learning objectives

  • Identify tasks worth automating
  • Build a prompt template library
  • Set up simple no-code routines combining forms, spreadsheets and AI

Topics

  • automation candidates
  • time and frequency analysis
  • prompt templates
  • prompt libraries
  • spreadsheets and forms
  • simple no-code routines

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Finding Tasks Worth Automating

    Identify which tasks to improve with AI by looking at how often they happen and how long they take.

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  2. Lesson 2 Prompt Templates and Libraries

    Turn good prompts into reusable templates and organise them so the whole team can use them.

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  3. Lesson 3 Simple No-Code Routines

    Combine forms, spreadsheets and AI features into simple routines that save time every week.

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Practical activity

Build the prompt template library for the level project and set up one simple routine, such as turning a form's responses into a weekly AI-drafted summary.

Expected outcomes

  • Reusable templates that save time
  • A first working routine

Assessment

Template library and routine reviewed for usefulness, clarity and checking steps.

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