Mar 23, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

AAIT 261 - AWS AI Practitioner Certification


PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITE: AAIT 110 - Artificial Intelligence Essentials

CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 16
This course is focused on preparation for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI Practitioner certification. The course is designed to be a tool to expand a skill set as well as a continued validation of expertise. Preparation includes practice tests and assignments based on the certification exam. Students are required to demonstrate course objectives through the appropriate certification exam preparation materials and completion of the appropriate certification exam at the end of the course. The fee for the certification exam is assessed upon enrollment in the course.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to: 

  1. Apply skills necessary to prepare for workforce employment. 
  2. Examine the objectives of the certification. 
  3. Plan the approach to certification exam-taking skills. 
  4. Explore the skills required in preparation for the workforce and the certification exam.


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Generative AI Fundamentals 
  • Foundation Model Applications
  • Responsible AI Guidelines
  • Security, Compliance and Governance for AI Solutions 
  • AWS Services

GRADING POLICY
CERTIFICATION ASSOCIATED COURSE:

All students enrolled in this course are required to take the corresponding certification exam at some point on or before the last day of the course.

  • If the student does not take the exam, the student will earn an “F” for the class.
  • If the student takes the exam and does not pass the exam, the highest grade possible in the course is a “B”.
  • If the student takes and passes the exam, it will account for 20% of the total course grade.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLAIMER:

Ivy Tech cannot guarantee that any student will pass a certification or licensing exam. Your success will be determined by several factors beyond the instruction you are given in the classroom including your test-taking skills, your willingness to study outside of class, and your satisfactory completion of appropriate practice exams. Certification exam questions are drawn from databases of thousands of possible questions and no two people are asked exactly the same progression of questions. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the subject matter is required. The goal of Ivy Tech in providing a certification exam preparation class is to assist you in understanding the material sufficiently to provide a firm foundation for your studies as you prepare for the exam.