IVp024 Using AI in academic writing for special educators

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Kampichler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Kampichler, Ph.D.
Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Lenka Gajzlerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 3/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the potential and limits of large language models with respect to academic writing and to practice the ethical and effective use of large language models and other AI tools at different stages of writing academic texts and to support this process.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: describe the potential and limits of large language models with respect to academic writing; ethically and effectively use large language models and other AI tools at various stages of academic writing and to support this process.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of six thematic units:
  • 1) The potential and limitations of large language models with an emphasis on academic writing;
  • 2) Ethical aspects of the use of AI in academic writing and related issues of scientific integrity, creativity and originality.
  • 3) How to work smart with large language models at different stages of academic writing.
  • 4) AI tools to research and process English language academic texts.
  • 5) AI and academic writing support services – translation, proofreading, interview transcripts, literature organization.
  • 6) Recapitulation
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, group work.
Assessment methods
Independent work before class, activity in class, discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
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