Intro & Welcome

Module 1: Minds and Machines

Core Idea: Empathy, understanding differences between humans and computers

Imagining how the world “looks” to a computer
- Allows for richer understanding of potential engineering problems
Developing respect and understanding for diverse perspectives on problems
- How our assumptions can affect generated solutions

Module 2: Algorithms

Core Idea: Understanding and developing algorithms

Defining what is an algorithm
Developing computational thinking skills
- Practice understanding and developing your own algorithms

Module 3: AI & Machine Learning

Core Idea: Data can be used to train and change the behaviour of an algorithm

Module 4: Creative AI

Core Idea: AI can be used to enhance human creative abilities ****

Module 5: AI and Society

Core Idea: Discussing the positive and negative impacts AI is having on society

Discuss potential pitfalls
- Helps you become a better engineer
- Protecting yourself and others from harmful effects
Emphasizing the influence humans have on the development of new technolog
Topics Include: Social Media, Bias, Automation

Module 6: Designing an App

Core Idea: Using what has been learned in the course to brainstorm and pitch an app idea. Optionally turn into a working prototype. ****

Learning the engineering design cycle and how to apply it
Generating solutions to real world problems by looking at the UN sustainable development goals