Elements of AI
A long, self-paced course taking the form of textual and graphical content followed by exercises. Covers numerous AI concepts and applications. Free, but registration required.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking, Digital systems |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Artificial, Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Experiments, Machine learning, Drawing, Pattern recognition, Neural networks, Algorithm, Data, Natural Language Processing, weak AI, Deep learning |
| Organisation | University of Helsinki and Reaktor |
| Copyright | © University of Helsinki and Reaktor. May be subject to statutory licence fee. |
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