開課日期：2025年9月9日 (每周二 晚間 6:55 開始三節課)
課程目標：本課程旨在探討人工智慧（AI）的理論基礎、實際應用及對社會的影響。學生將通過互動式講座和實作練習，深入了解AI演算法、可視化技術、職場應用及社會創新項目。課程結束後，學生將能夠在專業、學術及日常情境中有效運用AI工具。
為什麼要修這門課？
- 相關性：獲得塑造產業與社會的AI趨勢、演算法及應用的尖端知識。
- 實務技能：培養使用AI工具的實作經驗，包括提示工程、存取擴增生成（RAG）和思維鏈（CoT）推理。
- 跨學科方法：探索AI在職場生產力、學術寫作及社會創新中的角色。
- 面向未來：通過實務與理論洞察，為日益由AI技術驅動的世界做好準備。
課程結構
- 互動式格式：每週課程結合講座、討論和實作練習，促進主動學習。
- 練習：實作作業以鞏固概念，包括AI增強寫作、可視化及職場模擬。
- 評量：每週練習及期中休息（未指定考試，但有一次暫停課程）。
- 補充講座：額外的主題包括商業策略、社會創新及API使用，以豐富課程內容。
Weekly Schedule
Week 1: September 9, 2025
Topic: Course Introduction
- Why AI matters: Opportunities and challenges
- Overview of course objectives and structure
Exercise: Whac-A-Mole (打地鼠) – Introduction to interactive problem-solving with AI
Supplemental Lecture: Service Overview: 7 Powers of Business Strategies - Understanding why certain AI-driven services excel using strategic frameworks
Week 2: September 16, 2025
Topic: AI Development Trends
- Overview of current AI advancements
- Algorithms: Foundations and applications
- Engineering simulations with AI
Exercise: Visualization – Create a basic AI-driven visualization (e.g., data or simulation output)
Week 3: September 23, 2025
Topic: Effective Prompt Engineering
- Crafting high-quality prompts for AI models
- Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) – Part 1: Theory
- Visualization and animation of fractals
- Engineering animations with AI
Exercise: Enhance AI – Practice writing optimized prompts for AI models
Week 4: September 30, 2025
Topic: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) – Part 2: Applications
- Practical applications of RAG in real-world scenarios
Exercise: Enhance AI – Apply RAG techniques to a given dataset or problem
Week 5: October 7, 2025
Topic: Chain of Thought (CoT) Reasoning
- Understanding and applying CoT for complex problem-solving
Exercise: Enhance AI – Use CoT to solve a multi-step reasoning task
Week 6: October 14, 2025
Topic: LLM-Assisted Academic Writing (Chain of Thought)
- Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) for research and writing
Exercise: Enhance Writing by AI – Draft a section of a paper using LLM assistance
Week 7: October 21, 2025
Topic: Advanced LLM Applications in Academic Work
- Advanced techniques for using LLMs in research and publication
Exercise: Advanced Writing by AI – Refine and expand an academic paper using LLMs
Week 8: October 28, 2025
Topic: Advantages and Limitations of LLMs
- Strengths and weaknesses of LLMs in various contexts
Exercise: Planning and Reasoning – Design a project plan using AI reasoning tools
Week 9: November 4, 2025
Midterm Break: No class (Pause for reflection or catch-up)
Week 10: November 11, 2025
Topic: AI in the Workplace (Part 1)
- Practical applications of AI in professional settings
- Advanced usage of Claude (Anthropic’s AI model)
Exercise: SWOT Analysis and War-Gaming – Conduct a business strategy exercise using AI tools
Supplemental Lecture: Using AI for Social Service Projects, Social Innovation, and Social Enterprises - Applying AI to drive societal impact and innovation
Week 11: November 18, 2025
Topic: AI in the Workplace (Part 2)
- Continued exploration of AI tools for workplace efficiency
Exercise: AI Workplace – Implement an AI solution for a workplace scenario
Week 12: November 25, 2025
Topic: AI in the Workplace (Part 3)
- A* algorithm and heuristics in AI
- River-Crossing Problem: Applying 2 heuristics
Exercise: River-Crossing Problem 3 – Solve an advanced version of the problem using AI heuristics
Week 13: December 2, 2025
Topic: AI in the Workplace (Part 4)
- Case studies and advanced workplace applications
Exercise: AI Workplace – Design a workplace AI tool or process
Supplemental Lecture: ChatGPT API for Python Workshop - Hands-on workshop for building AI applications using the ChatGPT API
Week 14: December 9, 2025
Topic: AI in Everyday Life
- Practical uses of AI in daily routines (e.g., productivity, decision-making)
Exercise: Everyday AI – Create a personal productivity tool using AI
Supplemental Lecture: Using AI for Social Innovation - Further exploration of AI-driven social impact projects
Week 15: December 16, 2025
Topic: Open Session / Project Work
- Students work on final projects or explore advanced AI topics
Exercise: Project development or AI application of choice
Week 16: December 23, 2025
Topic: Project Presentations
- Students present their AI projects or case studies
Exercise: Finalize and present projects
Week 17: December 30, 2025
Topic: Course Wrap-Up
- Review of key concepts and takeaways
- Discussion on the future of AI in various domains
Exercise: Reflection – Write a short essay on AI’s impact on your field of interest
評分與期望
- 參與度：20%（積極參與互動課程）
- 每週練習：80%（完成實作作業）
- 期望：參加所有課程，按時完成練習，並積極參與討論。具備AI概念或程式設計基礎知識有助於學習，但非必要。
資源
- 將提供或推薦使用AI工具（例如ChatGPT、Claude等）。
- 課程期間將分享補充教材和程式碼範例。
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