OVERVIEW

The RAISE Citizenship Training Digital Courses are carried out as part of the P4|Basic AI & Robotics Skills at University Level project that is developed in the Training program of RAISE Liguria.

The project is aimed at students at all university courses, but is also open to interested citizens, to increase awareness and autonomy in the use of advanced digital skills.

At the end of the course an open badge will be issued to everyone and, to Unige students, also 1 CFU.

The acquired CFU will result as an additional CFU (free) in the Supplement Diploma.

The CFU can also be recognised by the study course as curricular CFU, mainly as other activities, where they are considered important for the achievement of the stated educational goals: in this case, the student must request it to their One-Stop Shop via mail, attaching ID. The study course will decide whether to accept the request and vary the study plan.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal of the training courses on the topics of AI and Robotics is to increase the level of awareness and boost the ability to use advanced digital skills, ensuring, regardless of the sector of specialization, the acquisition of sensitivity, culture and basic skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Base level course.

The emergence of generative AI has, in recent years, sparked enormous interest, accompanied by growing concern that these innovative tools might replace humans not only in strenuous, tedious, or dangerous jobs, but also in areas traditionally associated with creativity — long considered the final stronghold of the human mind against machine intelligence.

However, as with every technological revolution, it can be assumed that these new tools will require the training of professionals equipped with the appropriate knowledge and skills to interact effectively with them. One such role is that of the prompt designer, a figure that has only recently gained attention in relation to generative AI. This professional is an AI-savvy designer capable of working with these innovative tools to generate content of value for contemporary society. Indeed, the use of generative AI technologies can prove highly effective in involving non-expert users in the design process, as these tools can help translate mental concepts into stories or visual representations — tasks that might otherwise be difficult for those who, unlike professional designers, are not accustomed to this type of creative translation.

Thanks to generative AI, designers now have powerful new tools to actively engage users in the design process and to present stakeholders with collected data in the form of tangible outputs. More specifically, the topic will be addressed through hands-on exercises based on a real-world urban case study. The goal is to train participants in actively involving users and citizens in urban design, with the broader aim of developing tools that can provide public administrations with valuable insights for planning smart city solutions.

In this way, Artificial Intelligence can be used not only to process big data-based solutions, but also to build instruments capable of engaging the population and collecting qualitative, emotional, and experiential data. When combined with quantitative data, these insights can offer designers, stakeholders, and public institutions a more comprehensive understanding of citizens’ needs.

PREREQUISITES

Familiarity with the Adobe suite or equivalent software

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching is provided through interactive videos on the platform RAISE Aulaweb that can be followed autonomously and in asynchronous mode.

The Course has a total duration of 25 hours, divided into modules of about 30 minutes. The teaching, designed by experienced teachers aided by educational innovation experts, is divided into:

• Distributed didactic (4 hours)
• Quizzes, games, and exercises (4 hours)
• Self-learning: reading and use of in-depth materials such as articles, videos, sites, etc. recommended by the teacher (17 hours).

At the end of the course, a questionnaire will be available to determine the degree of satisfaction of the course.

The training courses will be accessible without limitation.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Introduction to the field of generative AI and its placement within the broader domain of Artificial Intelligence
• Functioning processes of generative AI
• Generative AI vs. creatives: threat or tool?
• The role of the prompt designer
• Generative AI as a tool in the design process
• Applied case study

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO BURLANDO (President)

SILVIA PERICU

NICOLA VALENTINO CANESSA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

FURTHER INFORMATION

All course and teaching details are available on the specif platform RAISE Aulaweb of the course.

Upon passing the final verification, once the satisfaction questionnaire is completed, you get an Open Badge, which certifies the acquisition of the Training to citizenship competence.

Unige students wanting to obtain the open badge and view the CFU in their career must include the citizenship training course with its code in their study plan, at the page formazione alla cittadinanza.

The CFU and the Open Badge will be available only after the registration of the final verification is done by the teacher in charge of the course.

That's all for now...

• If you want to enroll, click here: Introduzione alla progettazione di robot uman*. Una prospettiva design-driven.

• For more information, contact us at: formazione.raise@unige.it