Course Details

Applied AI Lab
AIML-972-0
1.0 CR
Elective
PASS / NO CREDIT
Yes (may vary by section)
REQUIRES APPLICATION
Yes
DESCRIPTION
Companies are creating new roles to deploy AI inside existing organizations - and need leaders who can translate fuzzy business problems into working AI products. The Applied AI Lab is a 10-week experiential course in which students work in small cross-functional teams to scope, build, and ship AI-driven solutions for company partners. Teams deliver a working AI product - not a slide deck - that partners continue using after the engagement ends. Each week pairs a 90-minute instructor-led session on a transferable framework (process mapping, problem quantification, eval-driven development, stakeholder sequencing, production handoff) with several hours of team-led project work and direct client engagement. Students graduate with both a portable framework and a deployed artifact built inside a real organization. The application for AIML-972-0 can be found here.
SCHEDULE SUMMARY
Fall 2026
Winter 2027
Spring 2027
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CH (Chicago)
EV (Evanston)
DayTime
Evening
Saturdays
Popup
PREREQUISITES
None
CONCURRENT
None