Copyright: 2026

Virginia Assignment Code: COMING_SOON

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: 140

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: FBLA

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the foundational concepts, applications, and ethical considerations of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in business and society. Students will explore the evolution and capabilities of AI technologies and applications. Students will examine best practices of AI in terms of its ethical, legal, and social implications. Through hands-on activities and projects, students will develop AI literacy by investigating data and machine learning, prompt engineering, and neural networks. Students will investigate AI trends and evaluate how AI technologies impact various industries, while considering future implications. This course prepares students to participate in an increasingly AI-driven workforce by developing critical thinking skills needed to assess AI solutions and their potential impacts across numerous disciplines. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Note:

This framework has course sequences that have been revised; they will be published on July 1, 2027, and will be effective for the 2027-2028 school year. For additional information, see the course sequence spreadsheet on the Resources page. For technical assistance, please email CTE@doe.virginia.gov.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/information-technology/artificial-intelligence/