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Assessing the integration of AI competencies in undergraduate public administration curricula in selected South African higher education institutions

Tinaye Des Kamukapa et al.

Teaching Public Administration2024https://doi.org/10.1177/01447394241266443article
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There is an increasing call to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) competencies in academic disciplines such as Public Administration, which are not obviously related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). However, the literature on the integration of AI in non-STEM curricula in South African higher education institutions (HEIs), especially in Public Administration curricula, is limited. To address this lacuna, this research assessed the integration of AI competencies in undergraduate Bachelor of Administration (BAdmin) curricula in three HEIs randomly selected from the six offering such a programme. The chosen qualitative research approach focused on human and technical competencies. The findings show that AI competencies are not adequately integrated into the Public Administration curricula of the assessed HEIs in the form of core modules supporting AI competencies. These competencies are only loosely supported by elective (optional) modules. This general AI competency gap in the Public Administration curricula of the assessed South African HEIs must be bridged to achieve a digital public sector by introducing focused AI competency training into the BAdmin curriculum. This will help to create a public sector workforce equipped to handle the opportunities and challenges presented by AI, and maximise the potential of this transformative technology.

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@article{tinaye2024,
  title        = {{Assessing the integration of AI competencies in undergraduate public administration curricula in selected South African higher education institutions}},
  author       = {Tinaye Des Kamukapa et al.},
  journal      = {Teaching Public Administration},
  year         = {2024},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/01447394241266443},
}

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0.56

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.60 × 0.4 = 0.24
M · momentum0.65 × 0.15 = 0.10
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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