Course Syllabus: Exploring AI Tools in Context

Course Syllabus

Course Title: Exploring AI Tools in Context

Course Duration: 8 weeks

Course Description

This graduate-level course aims to provide students with the opportunity to discover and explore AI tools in various contexts, including social, cultural, ethical, creative, regulatory, and others. Students will engage in collaborative exploration using AI tools, generating weekly content updates and additions to a gallery. Additionally, students will develop critical commentaries to explain the context being explored. The course also emphasizes building a contemporary bibliography of AI commentary. This syllabus outlines the course's learning objectives, student outcomes, weekly tasks, rubrics for evaluating student progress, and rubrics for evaluating bibliographic contributions.

Learning Objectives

Understand the potential applications and implications of AI tools in different contexts.
Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing AI tools collaboratively to generate content.
Develop critical thinking and analytical skills to provide insightful commentaries on AI-related contexts.
Apply a thoughtful rubric to evaluate student-generated content and bibliographic contributions.

Student Outcomes

Exhibit a deep understanding of the diverse applications of AI tools.
Demonstrate collaborative AI tool proficiency through their generated content.
Showcase critical commentaries that effectively explain the explored contexts.
Contribute substantially to a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography of AI commentary and relevant sources.

Prompts

Prompt 1: Social Implications of AI: Investigate the impact of AI on social interactions and relationships.
Prompt 2: Ethical Considerations in AI: Explore the ethical challenges surrounding the use of AI technology in decision-making processes.
Prompt 3: AI and Creative Expression: Analyze how AI tools can enhance artistic creativity and expression in various domains.

Assignments and Weekly Sub-tasks

Week 1: Introduction to AI Tools and Contextual Exploration

Readings: Assigned introductory articles on AI tools and their applications.
Task: Students will individually select a specific context (social, cultural, ethical, creative, regulatory, or other) to explore throughout the course. They will write a brief proposal outlining their chosen context and the AI tools they plan to employ.

Week 2: Collaborative Content Generation and AI Tools

Readings: Research articles on collaborative content generation using AI tools.