Programming is at the heart of artificial intelligence (AI) and it’s impossible to understand AI without being a competent programmer. This paper will help you develop both fundamental programming skills and the skills needed to be an AI programmer using the most common AI programming language – Python.
About this paper
| Paper title | Programming for Artificial Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Subject | Artificial Intelligence |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,448.79 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 36 points above 200-level
- Eligibility
Some programming experience preferred.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
AIML 401 is 100 per cent internally assessed. There are six mastery tests and two programming assignments. Topics covered include: the fundamentals of programming, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, tensorflow, some fundamental AI problems, ethics of AI programming.
- Textbooks
A coursebook will be supplied as a PDF.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Understand fundamental concepts relating to computer programming
- Demonstrate the ability to write computer programs for artificial intelligence applications
- Develop an understanding of the needs of artificial intelligence programming including but not limited to: data input and output, data manipulation, data visualisation, matrices, vectors and arrays
- Make use of common artificial intelligence tools and libraries including but not limited to: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, and tensorflow or similar
- Develop an understanding of ethical and best practice issues associated with collecting and storing data including indigenous data
Timetable
Programming is at the heart of artificial intelligence (AI) and it’s impossible to understand AI without being a competent programmer. This paper will help you develop both fundamental programming skills and the skills needed to be an AI programmer using the most common AI programming language – Python.
About this paper
| Paper title | Programming for Artificial Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Subject | Artificial Intelligence |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2025 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 36 points above 200-level
- Eligibility
Some programming experience preferred.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
Topics covered include: the fundamentals of programming, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, tensorflow, some fundamental AI problems, ethics of AI programming.
- Textbooks
A coursebook will be supplied as a PDF.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Understand fundamental concepts relating to computer programming
- Demonstrate the ability to write computer programs for artificial intelligence applications
- Develop an understanding of the needs of artificial intelligence programming including but not limited to: data input and output, data manipulation, data visualisation, matrices, vectors and arrays
- Make use of common artificial intelligence tools and libraries including but not limited to: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, and tensorflow or similar
- Develop an understanding of ethical and best practice issues associated with collecting and storing data including indigenous data
- Assessment details
AIML 401 is 100% internally assessed. There are six mastery tests and two programming assignments.