Faculty
Description
This specialization prepares planners to understand and prepare for the role and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), urban digital literacy, and visual/graphic communication skills to support working responsibly with emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and urban data technologies for professional planning practice. Students are introduced to key developments in AI and related urban analytical and large urban/regional datasets, AI-related ethical and governance issues (privacy, bias, transparency), how AI is and will be used for professional planning practice, as well as AI-assisted visual communication for plans, reports, and public engagement. The specialization sequence emphasizes ethics, equity, collaboration with technical teams, and effective stakeholder communication with the use of emerging digital intelligence tools for the 21-st century planning practice. The sequence is aligned with Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) goals 4.B.2.b (“Skills and Tools for Planning Practice”) and American Planning Association (APA)/Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) guidance on responsible use of AI for planners.
Specialization Coursework
Students specializing in AI, Data and Communication in Planning must take the following two required courses:
- URP 5939 Planning in the AI Era: Concepts & Ethics
- URP 5885 Graphics Communication for Urban Planning and Design
The following courses are electives that align with the AI, Data & Communication in Planning Specialization:
- URP 5717 Methods of Transportation Planning
In addition to these DURP courses, an increasing number of graduate courses are being offered in other Departments and Colleges at FSU which provide an increasingly rich array to support the AI, Data & Communication in Planning specialization. Students are encouraged to explore these graduate course offerings, and to work with their advisors to select courses that will support their specific interests, within the broader realm of AI, communication and planning. Further coursework and research opportunities will arise through the new Spatial Data Science Center in the College of Social Science and Public Policy at FSU (https://sdsc.fsu.edu/ ). The following is a partial list of relative available courses at FSU that will count towards the AI, Data and Communication in Planning specialization:
Courses primarily related to AI or Data:
- CAP 5605 Artificial Intelligence
- CCT 5600 AI Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
- CCT 5603 AI Tools for Compliance and Contracting
- CCT 5604 AI & Legal Practice
- CCT 5601 Data Analytics and Regulatory Compliance:
- EEE 5XXX Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- ISC 5935 AI Methods and Application
- LAW6886/CCT 5602 AI & The Law
- LIS 5377 Artificial Intelligence Applications
- LIS 5411 Introduction to Information Policy
- SYA 5306 Data and Society
- SYA 5340 Computational Tools for Social Science Research
- STA 5635 Machine Learning
- YA 5340 Computational Tools for Social Science Research
Courses primarily related to Visual or Graphic Communication:
- COM 5364 Foundations of Digital Media
- COM 5365 Computer Graphics and Animation
- COM 4470 Desktop Multimedia
- IND 5324 Graphic Design Foundations I
- IND 5317 Design Graphics I
- IND 5328 Graphic Design for Entrepreneurship and Brand Identity
- IND 5337 Graphic Design Foundations II
- RTV 5325 Documentary Video Production
- SYO 5936 Media and Society
- VIC 5006 Visual Communication
Prospective students should contact the department’s Academic Program Specialist for more information about the AI, Data and Communication in Planning specialization. Current students should consult the graduate student handbook for more details about specialization and degree requirements.