Develop as a writer with the help of AI (3cr)

Objective

You will learn how to plan, write and edit different work related texts suitable for different audiences and situations. You will learn how to use artificial intelligence to support the development of writing and writing skills.

Students will be able to
- apply knowledge of writing and language when writing their own texts
- plan, structure and edit their text according to the objective, target audience and situation
- refine the language and style of a text and apply the most important grammatical and linguistic practices of the Finnish language
recommendations
- justify, reflect on and evaluate choices made during the writing process
- use artificial intelligence ethically at different stages of the writing process and improve their own writing skills
- reflect on and evaluate the possibilities and ways of using AI in different writing processes and their different stages.

Content

- perceptions related to learning to write
- writing texts for different purposes, situations and audiences
- the stages of the writing process, in particular text planning, brainstorming, information retrieval,
structuring, editing and finalising
- making stylistic and linguistic choices
- developing the text through feedback
- ethical and critical use of AI at different stages of the writing process
- reflection on own writing skills and processes

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
The student participates in the course exercises and completes the required assignments. The student participates actively in the course and completes the tasks required with a passing grade. Students will be able to articulate their understanding of writing skills and reflect on their writing skills. The student will be able to plan, structure and edit their text according to its purpose, to the target audience and the situation, and to choose the appropriate language and style. They will be able to use AI as an ethical tool in the different stages of the writing process
developing the content, structure, language and style of the text. Student can justify, reflect on and evaluate choices made during the writing process, and develop their text on the basis of feedback. The student can demonstrates the ability to reflect and critically evaluate the use of artificial intelligence in writing.

Fail
The student does not participate in the course exercises and does not complete the required tasks. The student will occasionally fail to perform the tasks required in the course of the assignment. The student is unable to reflect on their own writing skills and is unable to justify their work, The student does not reflect on their writing skills and does not justify, reflect on and evaluate their writing choices. The student does not demonstrate the ability to plan, structure and evaluate the writing process. The student does not use AI ethically to support writing and thinking. The student submits text entirely produced by the AI. The student does not demonstrate the ability to reflect and evaluate critically evaluate the use of AI in writing.

Materials

The material will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Further information

The course requires time-bound pair and group work online.
It is not possible to pass the course entirely with AI-generated deliverables. The use of AI must be clearly stated according to the instructions given in the course.

Student time and workload: 81 h
The workload of the course is calculated so that, on average, one credit corresponds to 27 hours of work by the student to achieve the objective of the course. The actual time required varies from one individual to another, for example due to prior learning.