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Course Info for FYSM - 194 - 01, Fall 2026
Class number: 3393 Title: Innovation Thinking with AI Department: First Year Sem & Colloq
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 16 Current enrollment: 16 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, HHN - 105 Instructor(s): Spezialetti, Madalene
Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement
Course Description:
This course introduces students to using artificial intelligence as a creative and analytical collaborator in the development of innovative solutions. The course builds foundational skills for co-creating with AI through innovation thinking, with an emphasis on divergent and convergent thinking, problem analysis, and solution development. Students engage in the full innovation process, including use-case and requirements analysis, problem reframing, ideation, modular design, prototyping, testing, feedback, and iterative improvement. In addition, the course examines the ethical dimensions of co-creating and co-innovating with generative AI. Topics include intellectual ownership, bias in AI-generated outputs, transparency, and the broader societal impacts of relying on AI for creative and technical work.