Coding theory is a major component of Applied Algebra. It has many applications in the mathematics of communications and has many links with other scientific disciplines, such as electrical engineering and computer science. Coding theory arises in almost every imaginable digital communications and storage system. In UCD, it is taught at the undergraduate level in the module MATH30180 An Introduction to Coding Theory.
Initiative
A Think Tank to Explore the Challenges Presented by Gen AI in a Final Year Research Project
About this initiative
This initiative aimed to address the pressing challenges posed by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in academic research, particularly in the context of final year Research Projects for BEd Primary and PME Primary programmes. We designed and facilitated a ‘think tank’ event in June 2024 that explored the challenges of Gen AI in a final year research project module. All staff teaching on the BEd and PMEP programmes within the IoEwere invited to participate in the event. It was chaired by Clare Gormley (TEU) and supported by Samatha Zu (TEU). A student ambassador also joined us to provide a student voice at the event.
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Initiative details
Funding programmes SATLE
Themes Digital Learning
Status
completedActivity type
lepAward year
2023End year
2025Contributors
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