Open on-line course "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" at Stanford University, autumn 2011 

In the Fall 2011, Stanford University offers a free on-line course "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence". The course is taken by watching lectures, doing homework exercises, and completing two course exams on-line.

The course begins on October 10, 2011, and goes on for ten weeks. There will be a total of about 20 lectures and about 8 sets of exercises. A registration before the course begins is required.

Students will get a statement of accomplishment and be ranked within the on-line class. A solid understanding of probability and linear algebra is required as a prerequisite.

The CS Department is planning to grant credits to students who succesfully complete the Stanford on-line course using the so called "advanced track". The number of credits will be 4-6 cu depending on how extensive and laborious the course turns out to be.

The Stanford course can also replace the intermediate level course Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Johdatus tekoälyyn; 4 cu) that is mandatory in the Bachelor of Science degree at the department, and taught in Finnish only.

Students completing both course can obtain 1-3 cu from the Stanford course, i.e., a total of 5-7 cu from the two courses.

A link to the Stanford course: http://www.ai-class.com

Note that the CS Department has no additional information or ways to influence the Stanford course.

In case you are planning to take the Stanford course, please contact
Teemu Roos (teemu.roos@cs.helsinki.fi).