Module


General information
Generative AI
Generative AI
MADS-EMGAI
GenAI-01-MA-M
Prof. Dr. Prange, Michael (michael.prange@haw-kiel.de)
Brede, Max (max.brede@haw-kiel.de)
Klick, Alwin (alwin.klick@haw-kiel.de)
Wintersemester 2026/27
1 Semester
In der Regel jedes Semester
Englisch
Curricular relevance (according to examination regulations)
Study Subject Study Specialization Study Focus Module type Semester
M.Sc. - MCS - Computer Science (PO 2023, V1) Wahlmodul
M.Sc. - DS - Data Science Wahlmodul

Qualification outcome
Areas of Competence: Knowledge and Understanding; Use, application and generation of knowledge; Communication and cooperation; Scientific self-understanding / professionalism.
Students
- know the fundamentals of generative AI systems.
- know various modern applications of generative AI systems.
- know the theoretical foundations and practical applications of generative AI systems.
Students
- are able to explain and apply various open-source language models.
- are able to implement and utilize agent systems and their functionalities.
- are able to understand and use embeddings and vector stores for semantic search and recommendations.
- are able to explain and practically apply different methods for image generation.
- are able to fine-tune large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models for specific tasks.
Students
- are able to successfully organize teamwork for generative AI projects.
- are able to report and present team solutions for practical project tasks.
- are able to interpret and communicate the approaches in technical and functional terms.
Students
- are able to work professionally in the field of generative AI systems.
- are able to give and accept professional feedback to different topics of generative AI systems.
- are able to select relevant scientific literature about generative AI systems.
Content information
Open Source Language Models
- Overview of model lists
- Ollama
- Generation of synthetic text as training sets

Agent Systems
- Llamaindex, LangChain & Haystack
- Function calling
- Data analysis

Embeddings and Vector Stores
- Semantic Search
- Retrieval-augmented generation
- Recommendations

AI Image Generators
- Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
- Variational Autoencoders / Diffusion Models
- Generative approaches for image dataset augmentation

Fine-Tuning of LLMs and Diffusion Models
- Examples: LoRA, QLoRA, MoRA
Presentation slides
Teaching formats of the courses
Teaching format SWS
Lehrvortrag + Übung 4
Workload
4 SWS
5,0 Credits
48 Hours
102 Hours
Module Examination
Method of Examination Duration Weighting wird angerechnet gem. § 11 Satz 2 PVO Graded Remark
Portfolioprüfung 100 %
Miscellaneous
Basic knowledge about Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing.
Basic practical experience in Python programming.