AI applications are more useful when a learner understands the request, the source material and the workflow around the output. Gen AI Apps: Transform Your Work introduces those connections through Google’s generative-AI applications.
This free beginner course is the fourth course in the Gen AI Leader learning path. It covers Workspace with Gemini, prompting techniques, Gems, grounding, retrieval-augmented generation and Gemini Notebook examples. The emphasis is on understanding application workflows, rather than promising that every generated response is accurate or every task should be automated.
Course at a glance
| Provider | |
|---|---|
| Platform | Google Skills |
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | English |
| Estimated study time | 1 hour 45 minutes; official estimate, individual study time varies. |
| Format | Guided application modules, quizzes and a study guide |
| Access | Free instruction; free Google Skills account required. Product and practical access are separate. |
| Recognition | Course completion badge advertised after required activities; no professional certification or academic credit. |
What you’ll learn
- Explore role prompting, prompt chaining and reusable requests.
- Review Workspace with Gemini and Gemini Notebook use cases.
- Understand introductory grounding and retrieval-augmented generation.
- Consider Gems and automated-workflow concepts.
Skills you’ll gain
- Prompt structuring
- Workflow planning
- Grounding awareness
- Reusable instructions
- Output review
Give a recurring task a clear brief
For an optional study exercise, invent a weekly team update and list the facts it must contain. Decide what a reader should understand and how the output should be organized. A reusable request becomes more useful when it captures the task clearly instead of merely asking for professional wording.
As you study role prompting and chaining, separate a change in perspective from an additional step in the process. Write down what each request should contribute. This helps you evaluate the result rather than assume that a longer sequence of prompts necessarily produces a better answer.
Keep grounding connected to actual evidence
The grounding material introduces ways to connect a response with source information. A useful review habit is to ask whether an important statement is supported by the material available. Do not treat the presence of a source as proof that every interpretation is correct.
Use a small fictional document collection to practice separating facts, assumptions and unanswered questions. This optional exercise can be done without paid application access. It helps you connect the course’s Notebook and retrieval topics with a more careful approach to summaries and generated responses.
Reuse instructions without removing oversight
Gems and workflow examples invite you to consider work that happens repeatedly. Write down what can remain stable in the instructions and what needs to change with each new input. Include who will check the output before it is shared or used for a decision.
The quizzes and study guide can help consolidate the concepts after the examples. Product features and entitlements vary, so confirm what your account provides before attempting a live workflow. The course does not include an enterprise subscription or guarantee the accuracy, speed or business outcome of an application.
Free learning and practical access
The complete learning content is advertised as free on Google Skills, with a free learner account required. Workspace, Gemini and cloud-product entitlements are separate. The reviewed curriculum contains no paid lab activities; taking the course does not grant every demonstrated product feature. Google advertises a course completion badge after the required activities. It is not a professional certification or academic credit.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does it sit in the Gen AI Leader path?
Google identifies it as the fourth course. Its focus is generative-AI applications and associated prompting or grounding concepts.
Does grounding guarantee a correct answer?
No. Important claims and interpretations still need review against the underlying material.
Are all demonstrated applications included for free?
No. Free instruction is separate from application subscriptions and feature entitlements.
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