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INFO4994: AI Literacy and Competency
2026 unit information
AI literacy enables a set of competencies for individuals to evaluate AI technologies critically; communicate and collaborate effectively with AI; responsibly use AI as a tool, and effectively manage their education and professional roles in the age of AI. This Advanced Topics unit is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive alongside artificial intelligence. The imperative for this unit of study stems from the pervasive integration of AI into academic, professional, and personal life, requiring all citizens to understand and critically engage with these powerful tools. The content is structured around four core pillars: first, providing a foundational understanding of AI's scope and technical dimensions; second, building hands-on proficiency in interacting with generative AI technologies; third, instilling the principles of critical, ethical, and responsible AI usage; and finally, enabling students to analyze and articulate the broad implications of AI on society, ensuring graduates are prepared to responsibly engage with AI as users and/or technology developers.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Utilise existing research databases to select research publications that are relevant to a selected research domain
- LO2. Critique existing literature to identify the key contributions being made to the field
- LO3. Coherently debate the merits and gaps within existing publications, providing clear evidence for the positions being taken
- LO4. Compile views of multiple papers into a coherent survey that captures the relationships between multiple papers and potential gaps in the field
- LO5. Apply existing tools to the management of a collection of related research publications
- LO6. Present succinct summaries of research papers in written and oral form that capture the key elements of the papers
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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