Technology Competence
The baseline qualifications for taking this course include:
proficiency to type on a full-size computer keyboard (104-key or equivalent)
proficiency with basic computing concepts (files, storage, units of information)
proficiency to read instructions and available technical data in relevant theatres and domains
ability to readily ask questions
ability to take notes and later retrieve useful information from them
ability to recall important concepts and experiences
ability to work on class-related content outside of class
willingness to attempt solving new and unfamiliar problems
willingness to encounter new and unfamiliar concepts
willingness to indulge in new and unfamiliar activities
willingness to learn in new and unfamiliar ways
willingness to work on class-related content outside of class
AI use policy
With the advent of commercially-viable and desktop-usable AI products (AI/AGI/chatGPT/LLM/etc.), heretofore all regarded as “AI”, questions of ethics and allowability of such tools in the learning process have become a rather hot topic. For the purposes of my classes: