Project and practice centered learning: A systematic methodology and strategy to cultivate future full stack artificial intelligence engineers

Aiming at solving the current pain points of artificial intelligence (AI) education, a new AI course at W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, was designed and delivered based on a paradigm called Project and Practice Centered Learning (PPCL). The overall teaching philosophy behind PPCL is: students should be systematically trained as future full stack artificial intelligence engineers who are capable to …