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# Using AI in Development

This module aims to help you understand the role, techniques and risks of using AI in the practical context of being a developer in the industry.

## Contents

| Week | Topic                                                                                             | Preparation                                                                                | Session Plan                                                                                               | Assignment                                                                               |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1.   | [AI in the Development Workflow](/course-content/shared-modules/using-ai-in-development/week1.md) | [Preparation](/course-content/shared-modules/using-ai-in-development/week1/preparation.md) | [Session Plan](/course-content/shared-modules/using-ai-in-development/week1/session-plan.md) (for mentors) | [Assignment](/course-content/shared-modules/using-ai-in-development/week1/assignment.md) |

## Module Learning Goals

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

* [ ] Use AI to support your development tasks such as refactoring and reviewing code.
* [ ] Explore prompting techniques to understand complex code, code snippets and tough technical concepts.
* [ ] Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, expected outcomes, security and maintainability.
* [ ] Use AI to support learning new programming languages, frameworks and tools.
* [ ] Identify and integrate AI into appropriate parts of the software development workflow.
* [ ] Describe ethical, legal and risk considerations of using AI in professional software development.
* [ ] Explore the possible futures of how AI is changing the role and expectations of developers in the industry.

## Prerequisites

You should have completed or understand the learning goals in the following modules before proceeding:

* [Intro to Using AI](/course-content/foundation/intro-to-using-ai.md)


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