Dr. Ingrid Solberg
Associate Professor of Computer Science; Co-chair of the AI Advisory Council
Instructor for AI 490, Spring 2027
- Office
- Ashby Hall 219
- Phone
- (555) 555-0135
- isolberg
@university.alkimi.ai
AI 490 · Artificial Intelligence and Society
Capstone Seminar in AI & Society
Multidisciplinary capstone seminar in which student teams investigate complex sociotechnical challenges in artificial intelligence and author an actionable technical and policy white paper.
Catalog overview
Course Essentials
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- 400 upper division
- Typically offered
- Spring
- Prerequisites
- DS 210, completion of or concurrent enrollment in minor coursework, and junior or senior standing.
400-level courses: advanced capstone, senior research, and specialized seminars. Counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.33.
Department of Computer Science
Department page →Ashby Hall Chair: Dr. Olumide Olatunji, Ashby Hall 209
Questions about a major or your plan: Academic Advising Center, Lovell Hall 101, (555) 555-0158.
Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).
Spring 2027 syllabus
AI 490 isn't offered in Fall 2026. The Spring 2027 syllabus will be posted in Canvas by the first day of classes, Tuesday, January 19, 2027. Meeting times and rooms appear in AlkimiHub when Spring 2027 registration opens on Monday, November 2, 2026.
Generative AI in this course
Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.
Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.
Degree planning
Where AI 490 fits
What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.
Take first
Catalog wording: DS 210, completion of or concurrent enrollment in minor coursework, and junior or senior standing.
No other catalog course lists AI 490 as a prerequisite.
Counts toward
All programs →Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.
AP credit
AP equivalency table →No AP exam awards credit for AI 490 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).
Registration
How to enroll in AI 490
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Check the prerequisites
DS 210, completion of or concurrent enrollment in minor coursework, and junior or senior standing.
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Add it in AlkimiHub
AI 490 is offered in the spring semester. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.
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If the section is full, join the waitlist
When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.
Spring 2027 registration opens
By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.
Spring 2027 add deadline
Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).
All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.
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