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DECO3000: Designing Intelligent Systems
2025 unit information
This unit of study will equip students with the capacity to design interactive systems with an artificial intelligence (AI) component. From our commute to our kitchens, intelligent systems are shaping how we live. Our entertainment is handpicked by machines, our homes are connected to smart devices that wait on our every need, and our roads may soon be dominated by high-speed robots. In this unit students will gain a practical understanding of what AI is and isn't capable of, through a combination of case studies and problem-solving. Students will develop real prototype AI-driven interactive systems, exploring possible futures of these technologies and how they might reshape daily life.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Design Lab |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DECO2017 and (DECO3100 or DECO3200 or DECO4200) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Experience programming (in any language) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Evaluate proposed use cases for AI for plausibility and complexity, as well as design plausible conceptual architectures for provided AI use cases.
- LO2. Prototype both predictive and generative machine learning solutions.
- LO3. Design interfaces for interacting with intelligent systems, with attention to both the user experience/interaction design dimension as well as the architecture (inputs, model, outputs) of the intelligent system itself.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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