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SUMMARY:Transferable Skills: Applied AI for Humanities and Social Science R
esearch
DESCRIPTION:In the autumn semester 2026\, RISE is offering doctoral student
s in the humanities and social sciences a GRACE [https://www.unibas.ch/en/
University/Administration-Services/Vice-President-s-Office-for-Education/A
cademic-Programs/Graduate-Center.html] Transferable Skills [https://www.un
ibas.ch/en/University/Administration-Services/Vice-President-s-Office-for-
Education/Academic-Programs/Graduate-Center/Transferable-Skills.html] cour
se on the use of artificial intelligence for research.\\r\\nThe course off
ers doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences a structured
introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in research\, with an
emphasis placed on AI-augmented methods rather than any particular set of
applications or platforms. By the end of the course\, participants will un
derstand how generative large language models are built and why this shape
s their behaviour\, be able to deploy AI models as "tool-building tools" c
apable of handling bespoke research tasks\, possess a working overview of
the features offered by the major AI platforms\, and be equipped with a ba
sic framework for critically evaluating and benchmarking AI-generated outp
uts. The aim throughout is to leave students with transferable methodologi
cal competencies that remain useful to them as humanities and social scien
ce scholars even as the underlying models and applications continue to rap
idly change.\\r\\nThe course is divided over two half-days on November 9th
and 12th\, 2026\, both from 9am to 1:30pm. Further course details and reg
istration [https://fortbildung.unibas.ch/courses/organizer/scientific-tool
s/applied-ai-for-humanities-and-social-science-research-303664].\\r\\nThe
same course will be offered in German on November 16th and 19th [https://f
ortbildung.unibas.ch/fortbildungsangebote/veranstalter/scientific-tools/an
gewandte-ki-fuer-die-geistes-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-forschung-303665]
.
X-ALT-DESC:In the autumn semester 2026\, RISE is offering doctoral stude
nts in the humanities and social sciences a GRACE Tr
ansferable Skills course on the use of artificial intelligence for res
earch.
\nThe course offers doctoral candidates in the humanities and
social sciences a structured introduction to the use of artificial intell
igence in research\, with an emphasis placed on AI-augmented methods rathe
r than any particular set of applications or platforms. By the end of the
course\, participants will understand how generative large language models
are built and why this shapes their behaviour\, be able to deploy AI mode
ls as "tool-building tools" capable of handling bespoke research tasks\, p
ossess a working overview of the features offered by the major AI platform
s\, and be equipped with a basic framework for critically evaluating and b
enchmarking AI-generated outputs. The aim throughout is to leave students
with transferable methodological competencies that remain useful to them a
s humanities and social science scholars even as the underlying models and
applications continue to rapidly change.
\nThe course is divided ov
er two half-days on November 9th and 12th\, 2026\, both from 9am to 1:30pm
. Further co
urse details and registration.
\nThe same course will be offered
in German on November 16th and 19th.
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