ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AWARENESS

Course Description

This course provides an accessible and engaging introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on its core concepts, real-world applications, and broader impact on society. Students from all academic backgrounds will explore how AI shapes everyday life, with special attention to its role in education, language learning (such as platforms like Duolingo), and classroom assignments. The course highlights how AI agents are increasingly used in areas like tutoring, content generation, and personalized learning support. Through real-world examples and discussions, students will learn about the potential and limitations of AI, while also understanding key ethical issues such as fairness, privacy, and responsible use.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AWARENESS

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Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Philip C. Jackson, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Third Edition, Dover Publications, 2019.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Define fundamental AI concepts, distinguish ANI from AGI, and explain why AI is transforming industries. SOLO 3.3
2. L02 Describe core AI capabilities and limitations, and identify tasks suitable for AI automation. SOLO 2.5
3. L03 Explain how AI projects are structured and recognize AI’s role in business and organizational transformation. SOLO 3.3
4. L04 Analyze how organizations adopt AI, identify roles in AI transformation, and evaluate its potential to augment or automate tasks across professions. SOLO 3.7
5. L05 Explain generative AI concepts, differentiate between prompting, fine-tuning, and RAG, and illustrate common applications (text, image, audio). SOLO 3.7
6. L06 Recognize AI’s limitations, sources of bias, and risks from adversarial manipulation, and discuss fairness, transparency, privacy, and responsible AI guidelines. SOLO 3.5
7. L07 Assess AI’s impact on jobs, workforce transitions, and future skill requirements, and analyze its effects across sectors such as education, healthcare, and governance. SOLO 4.5
8. L08 Explain different approaches to AI regulation, evaluate policy frameworks, and critically reflect on possible AI futures and their ethical and social implications. SOLO 4.75
9. L09 Explaing and Asses AI Philosophy SOLO 4.5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 have knowledge which is supported by up-to-date primary and secondary course books and application tools in the field of Visual Communication Design
2. P02 have technical knowledge necessary for the field of Visual Communication Design
3. P03 Have knowledge about universal human rights, social justice, quality management, environmental protection, and workplace health.
4. P04 S/he visualises imagined things in a coherent structure
5. P05 S/he defines the problems related to communication and finds possible solutions for these problems.
6. P06 S/he has skills to manage a project/work related to Visual Communication Design independently.
7. P07 S/he develops and applies projects and activities related with his/her social environment with an awareness of social responsibility.
8. P08 S/he designates and manages the requirements and processes of learning.
9. P09 S/he, equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in Visual Communication Design education, who interprets and evaluates data, identifies and analyses problems and finds solutions based on research and facts.
10. P10 S/he can take responsibility as an individual and a team member in complex and unforeseen problems related to Visual Communication Design projects.
11. P11 S/he plans, manages and finishes a media content under time restrictions.
12. P12 S/he approaches advanced knowledge and skills from a critical perspective.
13. P13 S/he is aware that the Visual Communication Design Department has close ties with new technological developments and also aware of the importance of pursuing these developments which have vital importance for creating new media content.
14. P14 S/he is a person who informs and expresses thoughts for possible solutions related with Visual Communication Design contents prepared for related individuals and organisations.
15. P15 S/he shares developments and data related to Visual Communication Design with specialists and non-specialists
16. P16 S/he acts in Visual Communication Design projects in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical norms.

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