This course aims to equip students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between AI technology and business strategy. Students will first be exposed to the basic mathematical foundations of AI. The course then introduces the technical foundations of AI, highlighting the roles played by the hardware, infrastructure, and application layers. Building on these dual foundations, students will learn to analyze these different AI segments. Various business models will be introduced to help assess the competitive advantages across the AI segments. Finally, the course explores how AI can be strategically applied across different industries and sectors to drive innovation and business development.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.

2 - 4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Not open to freshmen

Level Limit

Engineering

College
XIAO T
Ting Xiao
1.6
5 reviews
Fall 2025 . Callamand Tur Xiao T
ARTS 1349
M W
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
Fall 2025 . Callamand Tur Xiao T
ARTS 1349
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
5
1.6
TMP120 . Xiao T A Month Ago

The majority of the assignments are group work with the exception of the final. Our online final exam was between 5-10 pages single space essay. Her grading criteria was unclear and she often verbally contradicted herself from course materials. She does not read our work herself. It was obvious that all of our writing assignments were graded by AI.

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TMP120 . Xiao T A Month Ago

My girlfriend took this course and that it is so redundant that I'm talking about it, don't take her she literally made the whole class do a 5 page essay in a day for their final which she gave them last minute instructions to do, she's very unorganized and also a tough grader

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TMP120 . Xiao T A Month Ago

This class made me want to never take another TMP class again. She was just awful. SO unclear about grading policies and participation points. She contradicted herself every day. Super strict attendance policy and cold calling. Has also never actually worked outside academia... so why is she teaching business strategy?

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TMP120 . Xiao T 2 Months Ago

i reccommend not taking her

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TMP120 . Xiao T 2 Months Ago

she has a strict attendance policy and required amount for speaking in class. was a little rude at times and was unclear with grading. however, not a lot of work and she lectured well

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