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General information
Overall schedule
| Date | Week | Lecture (Monday 15h15-17h) in STCC Cloud C |
Exercise session (Tuesday 10h15-12h) | Independent study (due before the following Monday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 1 | Getting started | Introduction notebook | Introduction videos and quizzes |
| 15/09 | 2 | Introduction cases (in CO3) | Safety 1 notebook | Safety 1 videos and quizzes |
| 22/09 | 3 | public holiday | Safety 2 notebook | Safety 2 videos and quizzes |
| 29/09 | 4 | Safety 2 cases | Fairness 1 notebook | Fairness 1 videos and quizzes |
| 06/10 | 5 | Fairness 1 cases (in CO3) | Fairness 2 notebook | Fairness 2 videos and quizzes |
| 13/10 | 6 | Fairness 2 cases | Graded notebook 1 | - |
| 20/10 | Autumn break | |||
| 27/10 | 7 | Graded 1 debriefing | Mock test |
- |
| 03/11 | 8 | Mock test debriefing (in CO3) | Sustainability 1 notebook | Sustainability 1 videos and quizzes |
| 10/11 | 9 | Sustainability 1 cases | Sustainability 2 notebook | Sustainability 2 videos and quizzes |
| 17/11 | 10 | Sustainability 2 cases | Empowerment 1 notebook | Empowerment 1 videos and quizzes |
| 24/11 | 11 | Empowerment 1 cases | Graded notebook 2 | - |
| 01/12 | 12 | Graded 2 debriefing | Empowerment 2 notebook | Empowerment 2 videos and quizzes |
| 08/12 | 13 | Empowerment 2 cases | Graded case |
Conclusion reflection questions |
| 15/12 | 14 | Conclusion cases + Q&A | - | - |
| Revisions | ||||
| January | 21 | Written exam: January 21, 9h15 (duration: 2h, except special arrangements) | ||
Rooms
The lecture sessions happen on Monday 15h15-17h in Auditorium Cloud C in the STCC, except:
Note: STCC is a private building, please only use the entrance and facilities clearly indicated "cours epfl".
The exercise sessions happen on Tuesday 10h15-12h in computer rooms as follows:
| Room | Assistants |
|---|---|
| INF 1 (≈ 100 seats, no computers) |
Florian Kolly Camille Lannoye |
| CO 5 (≈ 40 seats) |
Othmane Housni Elyes Trabelsi |
Grading
- Graded notebooks: 2 x 8% (16% in total)
- At "home"
- Programming + open questions
- Individual - no group work allowed!
- Open book i.e. access to all documents - no GenAI tool allowed!
- Graded case: 4%
- At "home"
- Open questions
- In small groups
- Open book i.e. access to all documents - no GenAI tool allowed!
- Final written exam: 80%
- On January 21, 9h15 (winter exam session)
- Duration: 2h (except special arrangements)
- Supervised in auditorium, individual
- Pen and paper (QCM + case studies)
- Closed book, one A4 paper sheet allowed (both sides, free format)
Lecturer
Cécile Hardebolle
Office: CE 0 811 (requires camipro access, make sure to make an appointment)
E-Mail: cecile.hardebolle@epfl.ch
E-Mail: cecile.hardebolle@epfl.ch
- Communication (Text and media area)
- EdDiscussion Forum (External tool)
- Course material (Text and media area)
- Courseware platform (URL)
Getting Started: Monday 8 September
Introduction: Tuesday 9 September - Monday 15 September
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Introductio... (Text and media area)
- Generative AI Policy (URL)
- SLIDES - 0. INTRODUCTION SESSION (File)
Safety 1: Tuesday 16 September - Monday 22 September
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Safety 1 - ... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 1. SAFETY 1 SESSION (File)
Safety 2: Tuesday 23 September - Monday 29 September
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Safety 2 - ... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 2. SAFETY 2 SESSION (File)
Fairness 1: Tuesday 30 September - Monday 6 October
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Fairness 1 ... (copy) (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 3. FAIRNESS 1 SESSION (File)
- Instructions to test the assignment process (File)
- Test the moodle assignment [FOR TEST ONLY] (Assignment)
Fairness 2: Tuesday 7 October - Monday 13 October
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Fairness 2 ... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 4. FAIRNESS 2 SESSION (File)
Graded notebook 1: Tuesday 14 October
- Dates Release October 10 Submission October 14 at ... (Text and media area)
- Instructions for the Graded Notebook 1 - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (File)
- Graded Notebook 1 (Assignment)
- Support session with assistants on October 14, 10h... (Text and media area)
- Grade for Graded notebook 1 (Assignment)
Autumn break: 20 October - 26 October
Autumn break
Debriefing Graded 1: Monday 27 October
- Debriefing of the Graded Assignment 1 on Monday 27... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES GRADED 1 debriefing (File)
Mock test: Tuesday 28 October
- Mock test on Tuesday 28 October, 10h15-12h: A PDF ... (Text and media area)
- Mock Test (File)
- Survey on the Mock Test (Questionnaire)
Debriefing Mock test: Monday 3 November
Sustainability 1: Tuesday 4 November - Monday 10 November
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Sustainabil... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 5. SUSTAINABILITY 1 SESSION (File)
Sustainability 2: Tuesday 11 November - Monday 17 November
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Sustainabil... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 6. SUSTAINABILITY 2 SESSION (File)
Empowerment 1: Tuesday 18 November - Monday 24 November
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Empowerment... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 7. EMPOWERMENT 1 SESSION (File)
Graded notebook 2: Tuesday 25 November
- Dates Release November 21 Submission November 25 a... (Text and media area)
- Instructions for the Graded Assignment 2 - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (File)
- Graded Notebook 2 (Assignment)
- Support session with assistants on November 25, 10... (Text and media area)
- Grade for Graded notebook 2 (Assignment)
Debriefing Graded 2: Monday 1 December
- Debriefing of the Graded Assignment 2 on Monday 1s... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES GRADED 2 debriefing (File)
Empowerment 2: Tuesday 2 December - Monday 8 December
- Go to courseware to study the chapter "Empowerment... (Text and media area)
- SLIDES - 8. EMPOWERMENT 2 SESSION (File)
Graded case: Tuesday 9 December
- Dates Release November 26 Submission December 9 at... (Text and media area)
- Choice of the group for the Graded Case (Group choice)
- Instructions for the Graded Case - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (File)
- Template for the Graded Case (File)
- Graded Case (Assignment)
Conclusion: Tuesday 9 December - Friday 19 December
- SpeakUp room for questions on the course (for Q&A) (URL)
- IN-CLASS QUIZZES (blank) for revision (File)
- IN-CLASS QUIZZES (answers) for revision (File)
- SLIDES - 9. CONCLUSION SESSION (File)
- Resources while courseware and mediaspace are down... (Text and media area)
- Slides from all MOOC videos (URL)
- Case studies, solutions and strategy cheatsheets (Folder)
Final exam: Wednesday 21 January
- Final written exam on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at... (Text and media area)
- Instructions for the Exam - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (File)
- Student list with rooms and seat numbers (File)
- Plans of the rooms with numbers (Folder)
Exam copy viewing session: Thursday 12 February
Exam copy viewing session:
- on February 24, 2025
- from 13:00h to 15:00h
- in room BC420 (https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%20420).
If you wish to consult your exam copy, please register before February 23, 23h59 (registration is mandatory) by filling out the following form:
👉 https://forms.gle/cW9yV9t4DtTDYX7Z6