Communications with Artificial Intelligence

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NEW COURSE! Explore how AI is reshaping communication, workplaces, and society in this engaging course that demystifies today’s technologies and equips you for responsible, informed adoption.

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Course Details

Course Name: Communications with Artificial Intelligence
Course Code: BC0189WA26
Date of Most Recent Offering: May 8, 2026

Date: May 8, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Location: Online
Format: Live, instructor-led

Registration Fee: $250 per person

Registration closes: May 6, 2026

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Course Overview

The widescale adoption of artificial intelligence programs and applications in our business and personal lives is rapidly changing how we engage with the world. Our media and workplaces are saturated with calls to employ new AI products and services that promise to save us time, improve our workflows, and awaken our creative potential. But where did this technology come from? How does it work? Why is it suddenly everywhere? Can we trust the technology and the companies that own it?

Communications with Artificial Intelligence offers an informed discussion of the seismic changes created by AI usage and provides a glimpse of the possibilities ahead.

Featured Topics

  • Major milestones in the development of AI
  • Everyday examples of AI and its use in multiple industries such as public utilities, medicine and healthcare, energy management, transportation, water safety, and sewage and waste management
  • Multiple examples of generative AI
  • Issues related to bias, privacy, fairness, and transparency in AI development
  • Potential positive and negative impacts of AI on society
  • Sources and strategies to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI

Who Should Attend?

This course is a great source of information for anyone who wants to learn more about AI, including:

  • Administrative Professionals
  • Construction Inspectors
  • DPW Superintendents
  • Environmental Managers
  • HR Generalists
  • Laboratory Managers
  • Operations Managers
  • Public Works Managers
  • Recycling Supervisors
  • Regulatory Compliance Engineers
  • Senior O & M Technicians
  • Utility Crew Chiefs
  • Water and Wastewater Operators

Meet Your Instructor

Bill Jamison, Rutgers University

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Bill Jamison is a communications consultant and an accomplished public speaker who has been teaching courses through Rutgers University since 2002. He is certified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a Crisis Emergency Risk Communications trainer and has decades of experience as a communications specialist with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).

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Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Communications with Artificial Intelligence (AI) was approved for 0.3 Rutgers CEUs (3 contact hours) as well as the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Communications with Artificial Intelligence (AI) course is approved for 0.3 Rutgers CEUs (3 contact hours) as well as the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Certified Clean Communities Coordinators: 3 Recertification Credits

NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 2.0 Information Technology Contact Hours; 1.5 Management Contact Hours

NJ Certified Recycling Professionals (CRP): 3 Classroom Recertification Credits

NJ Continuing Legal Education: Pending

NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 3 TCHs

NJ Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (HO/REHS): Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). Participants who complete this education program will be awarded 3.0 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs).

NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP): Pending

NJ Professional Engineers: 3 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Credits

Course Requirements and Policies

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This online course will be delivered via Zoom.

Equipment you will need to access this training:

  • A computer is required to participate in this class.
  • A microphone is required.
  • Webcam is recommended but not required.
  • Speaker is optional but not required as a call-in option will be available to listen to the presentation.

A week before the start date of the class, you will receive an email with additional details. A reminder email will also be sent the day before the class begins.

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A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.

  • If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
  • If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
    • Your full name
    • The shared email address that needs to be changed
    • Your unique email address
    • A phone number where you can be reached if we have any questions

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A $75 cancellation fee applies for this course. No substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Communications with Artificial Intelligence (AI), please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Senior Program Coordinator: Pamela Springard-Mayer
848-932-7463
pspring@rutgers.edu

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Administrative Assistant: Claudine Oleskin
848-932-7204
coleskin@njaes.rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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