INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

FOR IT AND NON-IT PROFESSIONALS

 Table of Contents
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2

TASKS PERFORMED FOR AI COURSE DEVELOPMENT 4

MARKETING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 4

SYLLABUS 5

GENDER DISAGGREGATED STATISTICS 5

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 8

COURSE MENTORING 16

MODERATED DISCUSSION BOARD (MDB) 16

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 23

PASS RATIO 27

EXPECTED TARGET ANALYSIS 27

CONCLUSION 28

APPENDIX A 29

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 FINAL REPORT

Course Code: AI001

Course Title: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for IT and Non-IT Professionals

Department of CS and IT has offered a specialized course, “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

for IT and Non-IT professionals,” in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
from the Virtual University platform. This course targets both IT and Non-IT professionals. The
objective of the course is to introduce basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide an
overview of the basic AI techniques with the help of innovation such as case
studies and animated examples as well as graphics to keep the student/learner interested in the
subject. It has also included material for professional learners who may like to take it up further.
The idea is to remove the fear-factor of AI from the general audience. Various artificial
intelligence techniques are covered, such as Trends, Technologies and tools for AI, AI in Business,
Society, and Industry, Problem Solving and Search Strategies, Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert
System, Fuzzy logic, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Machine Learning, Neural
Networks, Case Study (Implementation with MATLAB), & Advanced Topics (Deep Learning,
IoT and AI, Big Data Overview with IoT and AI, Blockchain).

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, a learner will be able to understand the following:

1. Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a formal and casual perspective

2. Types of AI Professionals and AI in Business, Society, and Industry
3. Role of Logic in AI and knowledge-based reasoning
4. Analyze Solving problem as search and Game Playing as search
5. Analyze the knowledge-based systems
6. Understand some of the AI research areas such as Expert Systems/Fuzzy logic,
Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Robotics

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 7. Understand the Machine Learning Process and how Machine Learning algorithms
work
8. Classify Machine Learning types and tools
9. Case study with MATLAB fuzzy toolbox

Benefits

Completing this course a learner can earn

• A VU Course Certificate

• AI concept building with Real-life examples

Course details are given below.

Course Information and activity plan

The course was offered in 8 weeks duration that included

Course Marketing : 2 weeks

Course Delivery: 6 weeks

Course Marketing: Virtual University advertised the course (print, social media, etc.) during
the marketing period specified for each batch. The relevant department was assigned social
media marketing.

• Batch Duration: 6 Weeks

• Videos Duration: 13:53:35 hours

• Batch 1-Start Date: 28 December 2020

• Batch 2-Start Date: 12 April 2021

• Course Fee: Nil for Certificate of Participation

• Who can Join: High School/Equivalent or higher

• Video Medium: English

• Certificate Type: e-certificate as “Certificate of Participation

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 Tasks Performed for AI Course Development

Task 1. Detail Syllabus Finalized

Task 2. Course Content finalized according to topic-wise
Task 3. Project Proposal and Terms of Reference documentation
Task 4. Topic-wise Content write up MS word documentation
Task 5. Powerpoint slides preparation for delivering lecture contents and student
slides
Task 6. Pre-Production (Storyboarding and Screenplay)
Task 7. Powerpoint slides Review
Task 8. Video Recording and Production
Task 9. Post Production (Editing, Graphics and Animations)
Task 10. Video production quality review and technical quality assurance
Task 11. LMS webpage preparation
Task 12. Finalized videos content review
Task 13. Course material uploaded on LMS finalized
Task 14. Assessment development (Quiz bank) and review in LMS platform
Task 15. Course Videos YouTube links generated
Task 16. Course advertised and enrollment
Task 17. The course launched, developed and delivered

Marketing Outreach Activities

The marketing outreach report for AI Batch 1 and 2 as given below

1. Social Media
• Facebook: Total Reach: 1,193,657
• LinkedIn: Total Impressions: 28,070
• Twitter: Total Impressions: 15,344
• Total Reach and Impressions on Social Media : 1,237,071

2. Print Media/Newspapers:

Advertisement printed in different national and regional newspapers with over 1.2
Million copies circulated across Pakistan.

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Syllabus

The AI001 course is spread over six weeks. Two hours of video (approx.) is uploaded in
LMS per week according to the week plan, as shown in table 1 (Appendix A attached).
Formative assessment of the course is used to assess the progress, such as quizzes. The
course tutors/faculty members have developed a topic-wise Question Bank (QB). The
tutors post the quizzes on the LMS portal. The quizzes have been launched online and
announced on course announcement

Gender Disaggregated Statistics

Batch 1

Batch-1 course registration was completed on 27 December 2020, and 14,168 learners enrolled in
the course. The statistics of the gender-wise learner cohort is shown in table 2. Nearly 18% Females
have participated in this course, and 82% Males have been enrolled in the AI fall 2020 batch, as
shown in Figure 1. The disaggregated by age cohort has a maximum of 54% age between 18 and
24, as shown in Figure 2. The batch-1 classes were started on 28 December 2020 on Virtual
University Learning Management System (LMS) platform.

Table 2: Disaggregated data by gender cohort

Gender Total

Female 2,543

Male 11,625

Transgender 1

Total: 14,168

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 Gender wise
0%
18%

82%

Female Male Transgender

Figure 1: Gender wise distribution of Batch-1

Age wise
10% 2%

34%
54%

0-17 18-24 25-34 Above 34

Figure 2: Disaggregated data by age cohort

Batch 2

Batch-2 course registration was completed on 9 April 2021, and 7,612 learners have enrolled in
the course. The statistics of the gender-wise learner cohort are shown in table 3. Nearly 20%
Females have participated in this course, and 80% Males enrolled in batch 2, as shown in figure 3.

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The disaggregated by age cohort is shown in figure 4. The batch-2 classes were started on 12 April
2021 via Virtual University Learning Management System (LMS) platform. The seven-week
duration course was conducted due to public holidays announced for one week EID festival
(between 10 May and 15 May).

Table 3: Disaggregated data by gender cohort

Gender Total

Female 1,523

Male 6,089

Total: 7,612

Figure 3: Gender wise distribution of Batch-2

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 Figure 4: Disaggregated data by age cohort

Geographical Distribution
Batch 1

The geographical data was dispersed on local and overseas distribution. Almost 97% of local
learners were registered, and 3% participated FROM overseas, as shown in figure 5. Learners
from 257 cities of Pakistan have participated in the course. The city-wise data was also analyzed
at the national and international levels, as depicted in table 4.

Local/Overseas
3%

97%

Local Overseas

Figure 5: Disaggregated data by geographical distribution

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 Table 4: Disaggregated Data City Wise

City Wise List

Sr.No. City No. of Learners
1 LAHORE 1,675
2 KARACHI 1,428
3 FAISALABAD 538
4 ISLAMABAD 535
5 RAWALPINDI 533
6 MULTAN 454
7 GUJRANWALA 282
8 BAHAWALPUR 260
9 HYDERABAD 237
10 SIALKOT 219
11 SARGODHA 205
12 PESHAWAR 203
13 SAHIWAL 179
14 OKARA 178
15 JHANG 168
16 RAHIM YAR KHAN 127
17 GUJRAT 126
18 QUETTA 123
19 D.G.KHAN 117
20 CHAKWAL 116
21 KASUR 116
22 LARKANA 116
23 SHEIKHUPURA 116
24 WAH CANTT 100
25 BUREWALA 100
26 BAHAWALNAGAR 99
27 MIANWALI 98
28 PAK PATTAN 94
29 ATTOCK 91
30 MUZAFFAR GARH 86
31 MARDAN 84
32 GUJAR KHAN 83
33 CHINIOT 83
34 VEHARI 83
35 SKARDU 80
36 NAROWAL 80
37 JHELUM 80

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 38 ABBOTABAD 77
39 KOHAT 76
40 LAYYAH 75
41 TOBA TEK SINGH 75
42 CHICHWATNI 73
43 HAFIZABAD 72
44 LODHARAN 71
45 MINGORA 71
46 MIRPUR KHAS 71
47 MANSEHRA 67
48 BHAKKAR 67
49 GHOTKI 66
50 CHISHTIAN 63
51 KHANEWAL 63
52 GILGIT 62
53 HAROONABAD 58
54 MUZAFFARABAD 58
55 DASKA 52
56 ARIFWALA 51
57 KOT ADDU 51
58 SUKKUR 51
59 PATTOKI 49
60 RAJAN PUR 49
61 Swabi 47
62 KHAIR PUR 46
63 BADIN 46
64 DIR 46
65 CHARSADDA 44
66 SWAT 44
67 TALAGANG 43
68 NANKANA SAHIB 43
69 KHARIAN 42
70 KHANPUR 41
71 HARIPUR 41
72 SADIQABAD 41
73 MUZAFFARGARH 40
74 KAMALIA 40
75 GOJRA 39
76 SAWABI 39
77 Hasilpur 38
78 MANDI BAHA UDDIN 37

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 79 JAUHARABAD 36
80 CHITRAL 36
81 NAUSHARO FEROZ 35
82 PASROOR 34
83 SAMMUNDRI 34
84 SANGHAR 33
85 MIRPUR 33
86 ALI PUR 33
87 JARANWALA 33
88 MIAN CHANNU 33
89 MAILSI 32
90 KARAK 32
91 NAWAB SHAH 30
92 TAXILA 29
93 JAMPUR 29
94 Khushab 29
95 MANDI BAHAUDDIN 28
96 JALALPUR PIRWALA 28
97 KAMOKI 28
98 AHMED PUR EAST 28
99 BANNU 28
100 Chunian 28
101 BUNER 28
102 NAWABSHAH 28
103 PARA CHINAR(KURRAM AGENCY) 28
104 PINDI GHEB 27
105 WAZIRABAD 27
106 DEPALPUR 27
107 KABIR WALA 27
108 KOTLI 26
109 TAUNSA SHARIF 26
110 DADU 25
111 SHAKAR GARH 24
112 NOWSHEHRA 24
113 MITHI 23
114 SANGLA HILL 23
115 D.I KHAN 23
116 PIRMAHAL 22
117 NOWSHERA 22
118 FORTABBAS 21
119 BAGH 21

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 120 BHIMBER 20
121 FATEH JANG 20
122 HAVELI LAKHA 20
123 MINCHANABAD 20
124 KAHUTA 20
125 RAIWIND 20
126 TANDO ALLAH YAR 20
127 TIMAR GARH 20
128 HARIPUR HAZARA 19
129 SHORKOT CITY 18
130 MURIDKE 18
131 RENALA KHURD 17
132 SAMBRIAL 17
133 LIAQUAT PUR 17
134 ABDUL HAKIM 17
135 KALLAR SYEDAN 16
136 KOT RADHA KISHAN 16
137 JAND 16
138 KAMRA 16
139 PHALIA 16
140 UMAR KOT 16
141 YAZMAN 15
142 TANDLIANWALA 15
143 JAMSHORO 15
144 LAKI MARWAT 15
145 HUJRA SHAH MUQEEM 14
146 ZAFARWAL 14
147 SHUJABAD 13
148 BATKHELA 13
149 HALA 13
150 Jahanian 12
151 LALA MUSA 12
152 Rawalakot 12
153 QABULA 11
154 SHAHKOT 11
155 SHIKAR PUR 11
156 SAIDU SHARIF 11
157 TANDO ADAM 11
158 HAZRO 11
159 DUNYA PUR 11
160 DINA 11

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 161 HANGU 10
162 NARANG MANDI 10
163 NASIRABAD 9
164 PANO AQIL 9
165 SHIKARPUR 9
166 ZHOB 9
167 FAROOQABAD 9
168 GAMBAT 9
169 JACOBABAD 9
170 KANDH KOT 9
171 KALLAR KAHAR 8
172 KUNDIAN 8
173 FATEH PUR 8
174 TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN 8
175 SHANGLA 8
176 SHARAQPUR SHARIF 8
177 SOHAWA 8
178 TANDO JAM 7
179 THATTA 7
180 SHAHDAD PUR 7
181 PIPLAN 7
182 MURREE 7
183 MIR PUR MATHELO 7
184 HAVELIAN 7
185 CHENAB NAGAR 7
186 MALAKAND 7
187 KHUZDAR 7
188 JACCOBABAD 7
189 ISA KHEL 6
190 JOHARABAD 6
191 KOTRI CITY 6
192 BHALWAL 6
193 BATTAGRAM 6
194 PIND DADAN KHAN 6
195 SHAHDAD KOT 6
196 SHORKOT CANTT 6
197 QILA DIDAR SINGH 6
198 PISHIN 6
199 POONCH 6
200 RANI PUR 6
201 THARPARKAR 6

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 202 SUDHNOTI 6
203 TOPI 5
204 ROHRI 5
205 SEHWAN SHARIF 5
206 SHAH PUR SADDAR 5
207 DIGRI 5
208 DAHRANWALA 5
209 MATLI 5
210 KANDIARO 5
211 KAROR 5
212 MAKHDOOM RASHEED 4
213 LORALAI 4
214 KOTLI LOHARAN 4
215 DARA ADAM KHEL 4
216 DARGAI 4
217 BADDO MALHI 4
218 BHAIPHERU 4
219 Phool Nagar 4
220 TANK 4
221 TANDO JAM MUHAMMAD 4
222 SIBBI 4
223 SUI 3
224 TAUNSA 3
225 MIRPUR MATHELO 3
226 RSALPUR CANTT 3
227 QUAIDABAD 3
228 DERA BUGTI 3
229 KHARIAN CANTT 3
230 KHAR (BAJOR AGENCY) 2
231 LASBELA 2
232 KHAIR PUR NATHAN SHAH 2
233 JALAL PUR JATTAN 2
234 JAMRUD 2
235 Dera Ismail Khan 2
236 Dera Allah Yar 2
237 BHIT SHAH 2
238 CHAMMAN 2
239 ASTORE 2
240 AHMADABAD 2
241 QILLA ABDULLAH 2
242 SABIRABAD 2

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 243 MIRAN SHAH 2
244 PIR JO GOTH 2
245 THANA 2
246 SILLANWALI 2
247 TURBAT 1
248 PANJGUR 1
249 PABBI 1
250 BELA 1
251 BANDA DAOOD SHAH 1
252 BUNGA HAYAT 1
253 GHAZNI KHEL 1
254 Kahutta 1
255 LUND KHAWAR 1
256 MAKHDUM PUR PAHOORAN 1
257 Overseas 398
Total 14,169

Batch 2

The geographical data was dispersed on local and overseas distribution. Almost 97% local
learners were registered, and only 3% participated in the batch internationally, as shown in
figure 6.

Figure 6: Disaggregated data by geographical distribution

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Course Mentoring
The course was handled by three Virtual University faculty members under the guidance of the
consultant/instructor Dr. Zafar Alvi, as shown below

Name Designation Qualification

Dr. Saima Munawar Assistant Professor Ph.D. (Artificial Intelligence)
Umair Mujahid Instructor MS Scholar
Laraib Sana Instructor Ph.D. Scholar

Moderated Discussion Board (MDB)

Batch 1

VU tutors have mentored the course to support learner queries through MDBs and emails, as shown
in table 5 and LMS view in the figure. One of the most common discussions by the learners was
that this course should be recorded in Urdu or a combination of Urdu and English. Many students
have no solid grip on English language because English is not their mother/native language, and
they face difficulty understanding video lectures. The majority of students have appreciated the
visuals and graphics incorporated in lectures and the content delivery of the consultant/instructor
Dr. Zafar Alvi. Many students who enrolled in the course have no computer science background,
they do not even know the fundamental concepts of computer science. Book references were
provided at the start of the course that covered these elementary concepts. Many students asked on
MDBs about these fundamentals. The course materials have been provided to learners besides
video lectures. Some students are expected to have a good job after completion based on the skills
they have learnt. Overall, the feedback was quite positive, and learners enjoyed taking this course.

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Table 5: Number of queries replied on Moderated Discussion Board (MDB) in LMS platform
(Batch 1)

Sr. No Topic No. of Queries Replied

Received on MDBs
1 What is Intelligence? 331 331
2 What is artificial intelligence (AI)? 168 168
3 AI from a Formal and Casual Perspective 118 118
4 Weak and Strong AI 534 534
5 Foundation of AI 106 106
6 Precursor and Birth of AI 42 42
7 Trends, Technologies, and Tools for AI 46 46
8 Role of AI 224 224
9 What is Logic? 33 33
10 Role of Logic in Artificial Intelligence 15 15
11 Propositional Logic 12 12
12 What is Knowledge? 14 14
13 What is Reasoning? 65 65

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 14 What is Intelligence? 43 43
15 What is artificial intelligence (AI)? 30 30
16 AI from a Formal and Casual Perspective 22 22
17 Weak and Strong AI 20 20
18 Foundation of AI 85 85
19 Solving Problem as Search in AI 16 16
20 Depth First Search vs Breadth First Search 10 10
21 Multi Agent Environment 6 6
22 Adversarial Search 7 7
23 Types of Games in AI 4 4
24 GA as parallel search 36 36
25 Eight Queens Problem using Genetic Algorithm (GA) 31 31
26 Difference between Information and Knowledge 11 11
27 Types of Knowledge 11 11
28 Relation between Knowledge and Intelligence 12 12
29 Knowledge Representation 12 12
30 Approaches to Knowledge Representation 33 33
31 Techniques of Knowledge Representation 20 20
32 Knowledge-Based Agent in Artificial intelligence 9 9
33 Inference Rules 5 5
34 First-Order Logic 10 10
35 Knowledge-Based Systems 42 42
36 What is Rule-Based System? 20 20
37 Case Study of Rule-Based Systems 11 11
38 Application of Rule-Based Systems 7 7
39 Artificial Intelligence Areas 10 10
40 Expert System 10 10
41 Inference Mechanism (Expert Systems) 52 52
42 Fuzzy Logic 9 9
43 Fuzzy Inference Systems 8 8

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 44 Case Study of Fuzzy Logic 5 5
45 Natural Language Processing (NLP) 1 1
46 How to build an NLP Pipeline 3 3
47 Robotics 2 2
48 Types of Robots 19 19
49 What is Learning? 14 14
50 Learning in AI 12 12
51 Learning Techniques 6 6
52 Solving Real World Problems by Learning 6 6
53 What is Machine Learning (ML)? 1 1
54 Difference between Machine Learning and Artificial 3 3
Intelligence?
55 How to Perform Machine Learning 4 4
56 Types of Machine Learning: Supervised Learning 30 30
57 Types of Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning 13 13
and Semi-Supervised Learning
58 Types of Machine Learning: Reinforcement Learning 4 4
59 Classification 6 6
60 Clustering 6 6
61 Neural Networks: Introduction 7 7
62 Multi-Layer Perceptron 5 5
63 Advantages and Disadvantages of Neural Network 6 6
64 Case Study: Plant Watering System using Fuzzy 26 26
Logic
65 Fuzzy Logic Development Tool (MATLAB Fuzzy 15 15
Toolbox)
66 Advance Topics: Deep Learning 8 8
67 Deep Learning Example 8 8
68 Advance Topics: IoT and AI 7 7
69 Advance Topics: Introduction to Big Data 7 7

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 70 Big Data Overview with IoT and AI 5 5
71 Tools for Big Data Mining and Analysis 11 11
72 Advance Topics: Blockchain 13 13
73 Blockchain with AI and IoT 59 59

Batch 2

General feedback is quite positive. Students appreciate graphics/visuals and the style of lecture
delivery. Many students complain that lectures are recorded only in English. They said that it is
difficult to understand, and lectures may be combined with Urdu and English. MDBs in the first
week are primarily about LMS. Most of the MDBs from the second week onwards are about course
contents. MDBs in the last two weeks are primarily about course certificates. They asked about
course passing criteria and how they will receive participation certificates. VU tutors have
mentored the course to support the learner’s queries through MDBs, as shown in table 6.

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Table 6: Number of queries replied on Moderated Discussion Board (MDB) in LMS platform
(Batch 2)

No. of Queries
Received on
Sr. No. Topic MDBs Replied
1 What is intelligence? 68 68
2 What is artificial intelligence (AI)? 37 37
3 AI from a Formal and Casual Perspective 16 16
4 Weak and Strong AI 84 84
5 Foundation of AI 26 26
6 Precursor and Birth of AI 17 17
7 Trends, Technologies, and Tools for AI 16 16
8 Role of AI 56 56
9 What is Logic? 10 10
10 Role of Logic in Artificial Intelligence 12 12
11 Propositional Logic 5 5
12 What is Knowledge? 22 22
13 What is Reasoning? 11 11
14 Types of Reasoning 12 12
15 What is Problem Solving? 6 6
16 Problem Solving in AI 6 6
17 Examples of Problem Solving in AI 5 5
18 Agents in Artificial Intelligence 31 31
19 Solving Problem as Search in Artificial Intelligence 13 13
20 Depth First Search vs Breadth First Search 4 4
21 Multi-Agent Environment 3 3
22 Adversarial Search 5 5
23 Types of Games in AI 0 0
24 Genetic Algorithm as Parallel Search 29 29
25 Eight Queens Problem using Genetic Algorithm (GA) 6 6
26 Difference between Information and Knowledge 4 4
27 Types of Knowledge 2 2
28 Relation between Knowledge and Intelligence 5 5
29 Knowledge Representation 2 2
30 Approaches to Knowledge Representation 17 17
31 Techniques of Knowledge Representation 7 7
32 Knowledge-Based Agent in Artificial intelligence 0 0
33 Inference Rules 1 1
34 First-Order Logic 6 6
35 Knowledge-Based Systems 17 17
36 What is Rule-Based System? 9 9
37 Case Study of Rule-Based Systems 5 5

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 38 Application of Rule-Based Systems 4 4
39 Artificial Intelligence Areas 4 4
40 Expert System 1 1
41 Inference Mechanism (Expert Systems) 27 27
42 Fuzzy Logic 1 1
43 Fuzzy Inference Systems 0 0
44 Case Study of Fuzzy Logic 1 1
45 Natural Language Processing (NLP) 1 1
46 How to build an NLP Pipeline 0 0
47 Robotics 1 1
48 Types of Robots 1 1
49 What is Learning? 0 0
50 Learning in AI 5 5
51 Learning Techniques 2 2
52 Solving Real World Problems by Learning 1 1
53 What is Machine Learning (ML)? 0 0
Difference between Machine Learning and Artificial
54 0 0
Intelligence?
55 How to Perform Machine Learning 0 0
56 Types of Machine Learning: Supervised Learning 0 0
Types of Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning and
57 3 3
Semi-Supervised Learning
58 Types of Machine Learning: Reinforcement Learning 0 0
59 Classification 1 1
60 Clustering 0 0
61 Neural Networks: Introduction 0 0
62 Multi-Layer Perceptron 0 0
63 Advantages and Disadvantages of Neural Network 1 1
64 Case Study: Plant Watering System using Fuzzy Logic 5 5
Fuzzy Logic Development Tool (MATLAB Fuzzy
65 3 3
Toolbox)
66 Advance Topics: Deep Learning 1 1
67 Deep Learning Example 0 0
68 Advance Topics: IoT and AI 0 0
69 Advance Topics: Introduction to Big Data 2 2
70 Big Data Overview with IoT and AI 1 1
71 Tools for Big Data Mining and Analysis 2 2
72 Advance Topics: Blockchain 4 4
73 Blockchain with AI and IoT 19 19

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Formative Assessment
Batch 1

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 for the course based on 15 (MCQs) have been scheduled and remained open
for two days (48 hours), as in figure 7. The result was declared and announced, as shown in figure
8 and figure 9. Almost 23% learners have participated in Quiz 1, and 30% participated in Quiz 2.

Figure 7: Quiz Manager on LMS

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 Figure 8: Quiz 1 result

Figure 9: Quiz 2 result

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Batch 2

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 for the course based on 15 (MCQs) have been scheduled and remained open
for two days (48 hours), as in figure 10. The result was declared and announced, as shown in figure
11 and figure 12. Almost 19 % learners have participated in Quiz 1, and 15% participated in Quiz
2.

Figure 10: Quiz Manager on LMS

Figure 11: Quiz 1 result

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 Figure 12: Quiz 2 result

Completion Rate/Ratio
Course Assessment:
Certificate of Participation
Both Quizzes: Combined score ≥ 50%
A candidate has to secure a minimum of 50% score in each quiz to become eligible for certificate
of participation.
The sample certificate is as shown below

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Pass Ratio
Batch 1
As per the criteria mentioned earlier, there are a total of 14.9% of students who have passed
batch 1.
The list of passing students that have provided e-Certificate of participation is shown below.
Table 7: Passing certification holders ratio of batch 1

Total Secured/Passed
Pass Fail/absent

14,168 2,112 12,056 14.9%

Batch 2
According to the criteria mentioned earlier, 7.8% of students have passed batch 2.
The ratio of passing students that have been provided e-Certificate of participation is shown
below.

Table 8: Batch 2 Result

Present

Total Pass Fail Absent Secured/Passed

7,612 595 1,113 5,904 7.8%

Expected Target Analysis

Target enrollments were 30,000 learners in two batches.

There is a deviation of 8,220 between the planned enrollments and actual enrollments. This is
possibly due to the prevailing COVID situation. The project duration has also increased due to
similar reasons and other matters as well.

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 Planned vs. Actual Enrollments
35,000
30,000
30,000
Enrollments
25,000
21,780
20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
Planned Actual

Figure 13: Planned vs. Actual Enrollments (Batch 1 & 2)

Conclusion
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for IT and Non-IT professionals was offered free of cost by
CS & IT department of the Virtual University of Pakistan in two batches (28 December 2020- 28
May 2021).
The course was sponsored by Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. This a basic level course in
AI, designed for a wide spectrum of learners from all walks of life. The primary objective was to
introduce fundamental concepts of AI, history of the field, tools & technologies and future trends.
It was conducted in English language without the use of technical jargon except where required.
Learning content was made engaging and exciting through animation and graphics to keep the
leaners motivated. They appreciated the content delivery of the consultant/instructor Dr. Zafar
Alvi. Some learners suggested that the content should also be offered in Urdu language.
We are confident that the learners have gained the requisite understanding as well as overcome
their fears about this exciting field.

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Appendix A

Table 1: Activity Plan

Topics Duration Weeks Time

Week
Plan
What is Intelligence? 0:13:27 Week 1 2:01:00

What is Artificial Antelligence? 0:13:16

Week 1 Plan 1 open Topics

AI as Formal and Casual Perspective 0:04:25

Weak and Strong AI 0:13:53

Foundation of AI 0:26:30

Week 1 Plan 2 open

Precursor and Birth of AI 0:09:01

Trends, techonologies and tools for AI 0:25:36

Role of AI 0:14:52

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What is Logic? 0:15:26 Week 2 2:04:15

Role of Logic in Artificial Intelligence 0:05:06

Week 2 Plan 3
Propositional Logic 0:10:07

What is Knowledge? 0:09:28

What is Reasoning 0:06:02

Types of Reasoning 0:13:22

What is Problem Solving? 0:26:47

Week 2 Plan 4

Problem Solving in AI 0:11:42

Examples of Problem solving in AI 0:08:29

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Agents in Artificial Intelligence 0:17:46
Week 3 2:30:41
Solving problem as search in Artificial Intelligence 0:28:46

DFS vs BFS 0:21:14

Introduction (Multi-Agent Environment) 0:12:24

Week 3 Plan 5
Adversarial Search 0:07:32

Types of Games in AI 0:12:18

Genetic Algorithm as parallel search 0:20:19

8 Queen problem using Genetic Algorithm (GA) 0:15:20

Week 3 Plan 6

Difference between Information and 0:06:25

Knowledge

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Types of knowledge 0:05:37

Relation between knowledge and intelligence 0:03:39

Knowledge Representation 0:06:14

Approaches to knowledge representation 0:10:53

Formative Assessment 1

Techniques of knowledge representation 0:12:48 Week 4 1:59:49

Knowledge-Based Agent in Artificial Intelligence 0:07:04

Week 4 Plan 7
Inference Rules 0:06:50

First Order Logic 0:12:37

Knowledge-based Systems 0:22:10

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What is a Rule Based System? 0:06:26

Case Study of Rule-Based Systems 0:13:13

Application of Rule-Based Systems 0:10:55

Week 4 Plan 8
Artificial Intelligence Areas 0:06:21

Expert Systems 0:13:09

Inference Mechanism 0:08:16

Week 5 2:37:41
Fuzzy logic 0:23:38

Week 5 Plan 9

Fuzzy Inference Systems 0:07:26

Case Study Fuzzy Logic 0:17:42

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Natural Language Processing 0:10:11

How to build NLP pipeline 0:09:01

Robotics 0:06:12

Types of Robots 0:06:01

What is Learning? 0:09:50

Learning in AI 0:08:26

Week 5 Plan 10
Learning Techniques 0:09:55

Solving real world problems by learning 0:08:04

What is Machine Learning? 0:07:53

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Difference between machine learning and artificial 0:05:45
intelligence?

How to Perform Machine Learning 0:17:31

Supervised Learning 0:10:06

UnSupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning 0:11:17 Week 6 2:40:09

Types of Machine Learning: Reinforcement Learning 0:04:32

Classification 0:06:55

Week 6 Plan 11
Clustering 0:06:34

Introduction to Neural Networks 0:19:08

Multi-Layer Perceptron 0:10:58

Advantages and disadvantages of Neural Networks 0:04:53

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Plant Watering System using Fuzzy Logic 0:12:07

Fuzzy Logic Development Tool 0:12:22

Deep Learning 0:06:24

Deep Learning - Example 0:15:47

Week 6 Plan 12
Internet of Things (IOT) and AI 0:10:57

Introduction to Big Data 0:07:48

Big Data Overview with IoT and AI 0:09:18

Tools for Big Data Mining and Analysis 0:06:11

Blockchain 0:07:27

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Blockchain with AI and IoT 0:07:31

Summative Assessment /Formative Assessment 2

Total Time : 13:53:35

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