Human Connections in a Digital World

As artificial intelligence tools become embedded in students’ everyday learning practices, faculty must redesign courses to keep human judgment, disciplinary expertise, and ethical reasoning at the center of learning. This session presents a graduate course in Human Resources and Organizational Development focused on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in Organizations, which challenges students to critically evaluate AI-enabled practices across the employee lifecycle while designing responsible, human-centered organizational solutions. Rather than attempting to detect or prohibit AI use, the course employs authentic, discipline-specific assessments that require contextual analysis, organizational diagnosis, and ethical decision-making. These are tasks that cannot be completed meaningfully by AI alone. Participants will explore examples of assignments, project structures, and discussion strategies that prompt students to interrogate AI outputs, evaluate risk and bias, and apply professional expertise. The session raises broader questions about AI’s role in professional education while demonstrating how established pedagogical principles can guide responsible AI integration in graduate learning environments.