Format
- Delivery: Online, self-paced
- Structure: 5 pre-recorded video modules (approx. 10 minutes each)
- Resources: Accompanying slides for each module
- Assessment: 2 MCQs after each video segment
- Access: Instant upon purchase via LMS
Course Details
This course covers: This course covers:
- AI in Accounting: Real-world use cases including data
processing, reconciliation, fraud detection, compliance monitoring, and
financial analysis
- Generative AI & Copilots: How AI assists with communication, research,
drafting, and workflow automation—while reinforcing the boundaries of
professional judgement
- Prompt Engineering: Techniques for crafting effective prompts, using
advanced strategies, and creating reusable prompt libraries
- AI Adoption & Change Management: Checklists, governance essentials,
team readiness, and the human side of AI adoption
- AI Lifecycle & Responsible Use: Critical evaluation, ongoing review,
and practical risk mitigation
Speaker Details
Patrick Ward - Founder, Aitheria Partners, Patrick Ward is an AI and digital transformation expert with over 30 years of commercial and technical leadership experience, including 12 years at Microsoft. He advises organisations across Europe on AI adoption and governance, lectures at UCD Smurfit Business School, and serves as European Director of the Edge AI Foundation.
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