Title of the Course: Introduction to AI and Applications

Course Code: 1BAIA103/203 CIA Marks 50

Teaching Hour/Week (L:T:P:S) 2:0:0:2 SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Teaching- Learning 28 : 0 : 0 : 28 Total Marks 100

Credits 2 Exam Hours 3

Examination Type (SEE) Theory
• L-Lecture • T – Tutorial • P – Practical • S – Self Study • CL - Cognitive Level
CL
COs Description (Highest
Level)
CO1 Explain the concepts and types of artificial intelligence CL 2
CO2 Illustrate basic machine learning methods for regression, classification and
CL 3
clustering
CO3 Identify real-world applications across different disciplines. CL 2
CO4 Make use of prompt engineering techniques to interact with generative AI tools. CL 2

CO5 Outline recent trends in artificial intelligence and machine learning. CL 2

CO – Assessment Mapping
Course Continuous Internal Assessment Semester
Outcomes CIE I CIE II Assignment/Activities End Exam
12.5% 12.5% 25% 50%
CO 1 M1 M1 M1
CO 2 M2 M2 M2
CO 3 M3 M3 M3 M3
CO 4 M4 M4 M4
CO 5 M5 M5 M5
Course Contents
Module 1 CO1 CL: 2
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, How Does AI Work?, Advantages and
Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, History of Artificial Intelligence, Types of Artificial
Intelligence, Weak AI, Strong AI, Reactive Machines, Limited Memory, Theory of Mind, Self-
Awareness, Is Artificial Intelligence Same as Augmented Intelligence and Cognitive Computing,
Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
Machine Intelligence: Defining Intelligence, Components of Intelligence, Differences Between Human
and Machine Intelligence, Agent and Environment.

Textbook 1: Chapter 1 (1.1-1.5), Chapter 3 (3.1-3.4)

Module 2 CO2 CL: 3

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 Introduction to Prompt Engineering, Introduction to Prompt Engineering, The Evolution of Prompt
Engineering, Types of Prompts, How Does Prompt Engineering Work?, Comprehending Prompt
Engineering’s Function in Communication, The Advantages of Prompt Engineering, The Future of LLM
Communication.
Prompt Engineering Techniques for ChatGPT, Introduction to Prompt Engineering Techniques,
Instructions Prompt Technique, Zero, One, and Few Shot Prompting, Self-Consistency Prompt.
Prompts for Creative Thinking: Introduction, Unlocking Imagination and Innovation.
Prompts for Effective Writing: Introduction, Igniting the Writing Process with Prompts.

Textbook 2: Chapters 1, 3, 4 & 5

Module 3 CO 3 CL: 2

Machine Learning: Techniques in AI, Machine Learning Model, Regression Analysis in Machine
Learning, Classification Techniques, Clustering Techniques.
Textbook 1: Chapter 2(2.1-2.5)

Module 4 CO4 CL: 2

Trends in AI: AI and Ethical Concerns, AI as a Service (AIaaS), Recent trends in AI, Expert System,
Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT).

Textbook 1: Chapter 8 (8.1, 8.2, 8.4), Chapter 9 (9.1- 9.3)

Module 5 CO5 CL: 2
Industrial Applications of AI: Application of AI in Healthcare, Application of AI in Finance, Application
of AI in Retail, Application of AI in Agriculture, Application of AI in Education, Application of AI in
Transportation, AI in Experimentation and Multi-disciplinary research.

Textbook 3: Chapter 3, Chapter 5 (5.1)

Sl. No Activity on Creating Effective Prompts
Note: To conduct the activity students can use any of the AI tools such as ChatGPT.
1. Basic Prompt writing: Create two different prompts to ask an AI about the topic "Electricity." The
first prompt should be vague, and the second prompt should be clear and specific. Compare the
responses you get and describe which prompt gave a better answer and why.
2. Zero-Shot Prompting: Create a prompt that asks an AI to explain Ohm’s Law without giving any
example or background. Evaluate how well the AI explains the concept based on your prompt
alone.
3. One-Shot and Few-Shot Prompting: Provide the AI with a single example of how to calculate the
resistance in a simple circuit. Then write your own prompt asking the AI to solve a similar
resistance calculation. After that, add two more examples to your prompt and observe any changes
in the AI’s response quality.

4. Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Develop a prompt that guides the AI step-by-step through

calculating current flow in a circuit using Ohm’s Law with resistors in series. Then, ask a final
question for the AI to solve. Analyze how breaking down the reasoning steps impacts the accuracy
of the answer.

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 5. Prompt Refinement: Start with an ambiguous prompt related to the "Water Cycle." Test the AI’s
response, note the confusion or errors, and then refine your prompt to make it clearer and more
specific. Repeat this process twice and record how the AI’s responses improve with each
refinement.
Role-Based Prompting: Create three prompts asking the AI to explain "Newton’s Laws of
Motion," each with a different role instruction: (a) as an expert engineer, (b) as a high school
teacher, (c) as a beginner. Compare the tone, detail, and style of the responses
6. Creative Engineering Problem Prompts: Craft a prompt that asks the AI to brainstorm ideas for
designing a low-cost water purification system suitable for rural areas. Encourage creativity by
adding phrases like “limited resources” and “sustainability”.
7. Ethical Prompt Design Discussion: Identify a biased prompt related to job descriptions (e.g.
language with respect to a gender). Rewrite the prompt to remove bias and create a neutral,
inclusive version. Explain why this revision is more ethical.
8. Simulated Customer Support Chatbot: Develop a prompt that instructs the AI to play the role of
a technical support agent helping a customer troubleshoot a failure in an electronic circuit. Include
instructions to keep the tone friendly and professional and to ask diagnostic questions.
9. Multi-Language Prompting: Develop a prompt that asks the AI to translate a simple engineering
glossary (5 technical terms) from English to your native language. Then modify the prompt to
request additional explanations of these terms in the translated language
10. Review a curated set of different prompt types (e.g., for summarization, information extraction,
paraphrasing, question answering) from a “Prompt Gallery.” For each prompt type, match it with
a real-world task (e.g., summarizing a lecture note, extracting names from a project report). Test
at least three prompt templates on an AI tool or by role-play (students simulate being the AI), with
varied wording. Record the outcomes and discuss which prompt (or template) was most effective
for each task, and explain why you think it worked best. Reflect on how changing small parts of
a prompt can alter model response quality, completeness, or accuracy.
11. Choose a real engineering challenge or societal problem relevant to your field (e.g., “Reducing
plastic waste in campus cafeterias” or “Optimizing solar panel placement on campus rooftops”).
Draft an initial prompt that asks an AI to propose practical solutions. Share the AI’s (or peer’s)
answer in small groups and identify aspects that are missing, vague, or not actionable. Refine your
prompt based on feedback (e.g., specify constraints, ask for step-by-step solutions, or require a
list of pros and cons). Repeat the process one more time, refining again for further clarity or
specificity. Document the entire prompt-refinement process and share the best solution generated,
along with a brief analysis of how prompt improvements led to better responses.
Textbooks
1. Reema Thareja, Artificial Intelligence: Beyond Classical AI, Pearson Education, 2023.2.
2. Ajantha Devi Vairamani and Anand Nayyar, Prompt Engineering: Empowering Communication,
1stEdition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. (DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781032692319).
3. Saptarsi Goswami, Amit Kumar Das and Amlan Chakrabarti, “AI for Everyone – A Beginner’s
Handbook for Artificial Intelligence”, Pearson, 2024.
Reference books / Manuals:

1. Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th Edition), Pearson
Education, 2023.
2. Elaine Rich, Kevin Knight, and Shivashankar B. Nair, Artificial Intelligence, McGraw Hill Education.
3. Tom Taulli, Prompt Engineering for Generative AI: ChatGPT, LLMs, and Beyond, Apress, Springer
Nature.
4. Nilakshi Jain, Artificial Intelligence: Making A System Intelligent, First Edition, Wiley

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 Reference Web Links:

1. Elements of AI – https://www.elementsofai.com
2. CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python – Harvard
https://cs50.harvard.edu/ai/
3. Google Machine Learning Crash Course
https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course
4. Learn Prompting (Open-Source Guide) –
https://learnprompting.org
5.Google AI – Learn with Google AI
https://ai.google/education/
6. Coursera – Machine Learning by Andrew Ng (Stanford University)
https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning
7. OpenAI Prompt Engineering Guide (for ChatGPT)
https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/gpt-best-practices
8. Prompt Engineering for Developers – DeepLearning.AI + OpenAI
https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/chatgpt-prompt-engineering-for-developers/
9. Ethics in AI – Google Responsible AI Practices
https://ai.google/responsibilities/responsible-ai-practices/
10. Google Teachable Machine (Train AI models visually without code)
https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com

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