Introduction to AI
This post is a part of #BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2023.
Ever since I came to Finland, I have catered a desire
to at least experience studying in the classroom of Aalto University which is
about 5 kms from where I live now. When I started enquiring about enrolling
into a full-time course, it demanded English Test Score and unfortunately my
ToEFL Score expired in October 2022. Adding to this woe was the unavailability test
centers for writing the English Test for admission during Spring. So, I looked
for other feasible options and I came across FITech:
Intro to AI(Artificial Intelligence) which is an open university course. I
enrolled into this course because I wanted to be acquainted with the basics of
AI to understand the recent trends and developments in this field. AI is an
emerging and expanding field which made me very excited to learn it.
This course is 6 weeks long and only one class is left
to attend. Attending class in person revived a lot of memories of my life as a
student. It was a pleasant experience to recall days of struggle and hardship and
feel grateful for all the love, help and support from people who played
different roles in that part of my journey. I loved the vibes of the classroom
and the way instructor taught. All the students were encouraged to ask
questions, which I think is the best thing during any learning process. Any
student can mail their doubts in case they encounter any of them, during
studying. There are two classes in a week – one for course lecture and the
second one is that of the exercise. The lecture is taken by the Professor and
the exercise class is taken by the Teaching Assistants, Postdoctoral researcher,
or Doctoral fellows. Course and additional reading material are provided in student’s
online profile. Recorded lectures and exercises are also made available in
student’s profile. To pass the course, one must complete the quizzes after
every lecture and exercise class. Guest lectures on different applications or
dimensions of AI are also available to get an insight of AI.
I liked the course very much which opened with the
question of what an AI is to introduce Machine learning, its derivatives, algorithms,
and examples. The course has been very well designed, keeping in mind the
diverse backgrounds of students who can take this course. AI is a vast topic
and is now extensively used in various fields these days. The exercises classes
were so interesting in contrast to my thought about how this introductory
course could be non-technical. The learning process is a continuous one and it
should not be confined to grading only. So, to absorb and reflect on the
learnings from this course, it has been made mandatory to submit a course essay
on which I’m working these days.
Last but not the least, thanks to Aalto University for this
opportunity. I am grateful to Prof.Arno Solin for
awesome teaching style and TAs: Dr. Marcus Klasson ,Rui Li, Riccardo
Mereu, Haishan Wang for clarifying my doubts so patiently. I am looking forward to expanding
my knowledge in this field.
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Swati Sarangi
10.04.2023
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