This document provides an overview of the IT201 Basics of Intelligent Systems course. The course covers AI concepts like intelligent agents, problem solving using search and heuristics, knowledge representation, and branches of AI. It lists required textbooks and reference books. The first module introduces concepts like the definitions of AI, thinking humanly via cognitive modeling, thinking rationally using logic, acting humanly via the Turing test, and acting rationally as rational agents. It also describes the foundations of AI and typical applications.