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Overview

What You Will Learn:

  • Understand how generative AI works – from neural networks to transformers like GPT and DALL·E.
  • Create content with AI tools – use platforms like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Llama to write stories, design graphics, and generate music.
  • Analyze ethical and social implications – explore bias, misinformation, creativity, authorship, and responsible AI use.
  • Develop your own AI mini-project – pitch and present a creative application of generative AI to solve a real-world problem or express a unique idea.
  • Build foundational knowledge in machine learning concepts like training data, model outputs, and prompt engineering.

Prerequisites: Curious, Open to learning, Comfortable with basic use of computers

Tuition Fees: In-State: $400, Out-of-State: $1000

Agenda/Schedule

Week 1: Foundations of Machine Learning and AI
Session 1: Introduction to AI and Machine Learning
Session 2: How Machines Learn
Session 3: Data in Machine Learning
Session 4: Machine Learning with AWS
Session 5: Building Our First ML Model

Week 2: Generative AI and more
Session 6: Introduction to Generative AI
Session 7: Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Session 8: Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Session 9: Ethics and Societal Impact of AI
Session 10: Capstone Project and Showcase

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Section Title
Online Summer School on Generative AI
Type
Online, fixed date
Days
M, T, W, Th, F
Time
8:00PM to 10:00PM
Dates
Jul 07, 2025 to Jul 18, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
17.5
Location
  • Virtual
Fee(s)
564894 In State Fee $400.00
564894 Out of State Fee $1,000.00
Potential Discount(s)
Section Notes

Course Timeline: The course will run from July 7 to 18, 2025 (Monday to Friday, 8:00–10:00 PM ET/8:00–10:00 AM Beijing Time). We recommend enrolling in Canvas prior to the start of the course.

Set up your Canvas Account

This course will utilize the Canvas learning management software to house digital course materials. No paper materials will be provided for this course. If registering with a .edu or .gov email address, please provide a secondary email for Canvas log-in credential set up.

You will receive an email from “Virginia Tech Guest Management Service” with the subject “Virginia Tech Guest Account Invitation.” Use this email to create your “Virginia Tech guest account,” which you will use to log in to Canvas. Your email address will be your log-in name.

If you cannot find this email in your inbox, please try these steps:

  • Look in your spam folder (Click the links for: how to find spam folder in Gmail, how to find spam folder in AOL, how to find spam folder in Yahoo)
  • Search your email for “Virginia Tech Guest Account Invitation”
  • Search your email for “You have been invited to create a Virginia Tech guest account”

After creating your account, it may take 6 hours for your account to become active. You likely will not be able to log in right away.

After waiting 6 hours, go to https://profdev-lms.tlos.vt.edu/ to view your Dashboard. You should see the ICAT AI Summer School course. You can click into that course to proceed.

Can’t remember if you already set up your guest account?

If you can’t remember whether or not you already set up your Canvas/Virginia Tech guest account or if you can’t remember your password, try going to https://profdev-lms.tlos.vt.edu/ and logging in. You may use the “I forgot my username or password” option to recover your forgotten username/password. Your username is your full email address you signed up with in registration.

If you have not received the email from Virginia Tech Guest Management Service to set up your Canvas account within 3 business days, please reach out to Siwen Yin (sy4167@vt.edu) immediately and provide your First Name, Last Name, and an alternate email address.


Refund and Cancellation Policy:
Refund requests must be received 14 calendar days prior to the program start date. A $30 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. Requests should be sent by email or by initiating a drop request through the student portal in our online registration system. Please note: refunds will not be issued for no-shows or for cancellations received on or after the program start date. In the unlikely event that this program is cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollments or unforeseen circumstances, the university will fully refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including cancellation or change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.

Anyone requesting special requirements for this program should contact cpeinfo@vt.edu.

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