Digital Foundations: Essentials

Understand how modern technology works — the internet, cloud, APIs, SDLC, Agile, AI, product thinking, and data literacy. The starting point for every digital professional.

26 Hours10 Modules

What You'll Learn

I understand how tech and AI work

Explain how the internet, cloud computing, and APIs work

Describe the software development lifecycle and how AI augments each phase

Understand Agile/Scrum practices and write user stories

Use Jira to manage projects with sprints and boards

Understand how AI and LLMs generate text

Use AI tools effectively with basic prompt engineering

Explain PM and BA roles, stakeholder analysis, and business cases

Gather requirements using interviews, personas, and AI-assisted PRDs

Read data, use prioritization frameworks, and make data-driven decisions

Course Syllabus

How Technology Works

The Software Development Lifecycle

Agile & Team Workflows

Project Management with Jira

2.5h

AI & LLMs: How They Work

The Tech Career Landscape

2.5h

Hands-On: Explore AI Tools

Product Thinking & Business Analysis

Requirements & User Research with AI

Data Literacy & Decision Making

Who This Is For

Complete beginners, career changers, non-technical professionals entering tech or business roles

$149

26h · 10 modules

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1h of 1-on-1 instructor support

Dex AI Instructor

Your virtual instructor — available 24/7 inside every module

What's Included

10 interactive modules

1 hour of 1-on-1 instructor support

Dex — your AI instructor in every module

Hands-on exercises

Module assessments

Verified certificate of completion

Self-paced access

QUST micro-credentials are noncredit professional development programs. They do not confer academic credit and are not degrees, diplomas, or formal certificates as defined by SCHEV. Any tuition adjustment eligibility toward full programs is a financial benefit, not an award of academic credit, and is subject to program terms and availability.