ELHE 7555 Special Topics in Higher Education: AI in Social and Education Policy
This course that prepares students to use generative AI for rigorous, ethical, and impactful research. Students learn to integrate AI into key tasks, including literature mapping, data analysis, and policy dissemination, while evaluating its limitations and risks. Through hands-on labs and real-world applications, students design AI-supported workflows for their own projects. Emphasizing responsible use, transparency, and verification, the course positions students at the forefront of a rapidly evolving research landscape. As part of the emerging Education and Social Policy initiative, the course will impart skills highly valued across academia, policy, and industry.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Annually
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.06 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.56 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Michael James | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 of 9 |
| Fall 2023 | Laura Deveau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 15 |