AI 1013 US credit hours·US 100-level dual enrollment · Introductory·v1 · updated 3 Oct 2026

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

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Course outcomes

CO1

Explain the main ideas and history of AI — search, knowledge representation, probabilistic reasoning and learning — using precise vocabulary.

C2 Understand

CO2

Apply the machine-learning workflow — features, labels, train/test split, model training and metrics — to simple datasets and interpret the results.

C3 Apply

CO3

Describe how neural networks, perception systems and large language models work and analyse their typical failure modes.

C2 Understand · C4 Analyse

CO4

Build and test a web or desktop AI application that uses an open model served locally by Ollama, including retrieval over documents and safe tool use.

C3 Apply · C6 Create

CO5

Analyse bias, privacy, safety and legal issues in AI systems and apply responsible, honest AI-use practices.

C4 Analyse · A3 Value

CO6

Collaborate in a team to plan, build, test and present an AI app and reflect on individual learning.

C3 Apply · A3 Value · P3

Weekly schedule & skills

WeekTopicOutcomesDeliverableSkills
1What Is AI? History, Hype and the Five Big Ideas
Beginner · C1–C2
CO1Lab 0 setup · journal
2Thinking as Search: Problem Solving, Games and Planning
Beginner · C2–C3
CO1Lab 1a
3Knowledge, Logic and Rules
Beginner · C2–C3
CO1Lab 1b
4Uncertainty and Probability: How AI Makes Good Guesses
Intermediate · C3
CO1, CO2Quiz 1 · Lab 2
5Data and Machine Learning Basics
Intermediate · C3
CO2Lab 3
6Measuring Models: Regression, Errors and Overfitting
Intermediate · C3–C4
CO2Lab 4 · capstone teams
7Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Advanced · C2–C3
CO3Quiz 2 · Lab 5
8Seeing and Hearing: Computer Vision and Speech
Advanced · C2–C4
CO1, CO3Mid-term exam
9Language and Large Language Models
Advanced · C2–C4
CO3Lab 6
10Running AI on Your Own Computer: Ollama and Open Models
Industry Expert · C3
CO4Quiz 3 · Lab 7
11Building AI Apps: A Web App and a Desktop App
Industry Expert · C3, C6
CO4Lab 8
12Agents, Robots and Learning from Rewards
Industry Expert · C3–C4
CO3, CO4Quiz 4 · Lab 9
13Responsible AI: Bias, Privacy, Safety, Law and Integrity
Mastery · C4–C5
CO5Lab 10
14AI, Society and Your Future
Mastery · C4–C6
CO5, CO6Capstone studio
15Capstone Showcase, Individual Oral Defence & Revision
Mastery · C5–C6
CO3, CO4, CO5, CO6Demo + report + defence
FinalFinal Examination (institutional exam period)
— · C2–C6
CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5, CO6Final exam (30%)