Technical Communication and Artificial Intelligence (Minnesota State University, Mankato on Coursera)
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What you'll learn
You write an instruction set and a troubleshooting knowledge base for a real audience, use AI prompts to support but not replace your drafting, then revise, edit and proofread the result.
- Technical communication: rhetoric, genre and audience
- Prewriting and writing an instruction set
- Prompting AI as a supplement to human work
- Organization and design
- Revising, editing and proofreading
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 16 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
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- Time
- About 16 hours (five modules).
- Before you start
- Coursera account; beginner level, no experience required.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced with nine assignments, some AI graded.
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- Free to enroll for limited access; the certificate needs a Certificate purchase or Coursera Plus (price not shown on the page).
- Where it applies
- Online, worldwide.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Coursera course page: Minnesota State Mankato, five modules, about 16 hours, certificate ↗What we verified: Course page loaded; the specialization page was blocked (robots), so only this course is listed. AI is one of five modules.
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