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In order to be­come in­no­v­a­tive and dar­ing tech­no­log­i­cal lead­ers in your cho­sen fields, it is im­per­a­tive each of you de­velop a broad un­der­stand­ing of the eco­nomic, so­cial, and cul­tural forces shap­ing emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies over and be­yond the basic me­chan­ics of how these tech­nolo­gies work. With­out this foun­da­tion, nar­row tech­ni­cal back­ground may re­sult skill sets that eas­ily be­come out of date. The ac­cel­er­ated pace of change mer­its fa­cil­ity with dis­cus­sions of the his­tor­i­cal, so­cial and cul­tural con­texts of tech­no­log­i­cal evo­lu­tion. This foun­da­tion course will pre­pare you for re­search in the emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies of your cho­sen fields by sup­ply­ing the nec­es­sary back­ground the­ory, con­text and method­ol­ogy. This foun­da­tion course will pre­pare you for re­search in the emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies of you cho­sen fields by sup­ply­ing the nec­es­sary back­ground the­ory, con­text and method­ol­ogy. Since the course does not re­quire par­tic­u­lar tech­no­log­i­cal skills and ex­pe­ri­ence, stu­dents of di­verse tech­no­log­i­cal pro­grams will be able to take part in it.

In order to become innovative and daring technological leaders in your chosen fields, it is imperative each of you develop a broad understanding of the economic, social, and cultural forces shaping emerging technologies over and beyond the basic mechanics of how these technologies work. Without this foundation, narrow technical background may result skill sets that easily become out of date. The accelerated pace of change merits facility with discussions of the historical, social and cultural contexts of technological evolution. This foundation course will prepare you for research in the emerging technologies of your chosen fields by supplying the necessary background theory, context and methodology. This foundation course will prepare you for research in the emerging technologies of you chosen fields by supplying the necessary background theory, context and methodology. Since the course does not require particular technological skills and experience, students of diverse technological programs will be able to take part in it.

This class will cover some basic tools, skills, and best prac­tices that sup­port pro­gram­ming. Top­ics in­clude source code man­age­ment, basic front-end tech­nolo­gies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript), Unix com­mand line tools, and basic server ad­min­is­tra­tion. Avatar image source: Flickr user laugh­ingsquid

This class will cover some basic tools, skills, and best practices that support programming. Topics include source code management, basic front-end technologies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript), Unix command line tools, and basic server administration. Avatar image source: Flickr user laughingsquid

The goal of this course is to let stu­dents ex­per­i­ment and cre­ate elec­tronic cir­cuits and 3D prints. The class is di­vided into two main top­ics: Elec­tron­ics and 3D Print­ing. Each topic while have sev­eral mod­ules. After each mod­ule stu­dents will have cre­ated a cir­cuit, model, or 3D print. Stu­dents will be in­tro­duced how to cre­ate phys­i­cal in­ter­faces by learn­ing how to pro­gram the Ar­duino micro con­troller. They will learn how to use sen­sors to trans­late phys­i­cal in­ter­ac­tion to out­put a sen­sory ex­pe­ri­ence. Fi­nally, they will de­sign and print 3D mod­els. Stu­dents will learn basic fab­ri­ca­tion,mod­el­ing tech­niques, and processes used in 3D print­ing. Then they will learn how to cre­ate mod­els using Blender and learn how to print them.

The goal of this course is to let students experiment and create electronic circuits and 3D prints. The class is divided into two main topics: Electronics and 3D Printing. Each topic while have several modules. After each module students will have created a circuit, model, or 3D print. Students will be introduced how to create physical interfaces by learning how to program the Arduino micro controller. They will learn how to use sensors to translate physical interaction to output a sensory experience. Finally, they will design and print 3D models. Students will learn basic fabrication,modeling techniques, and processes used in 3D printing. Then they will learn how to create models using Blender and learn how to print them.

An in­tro­duc­tion to the basic com­po­nents and prac­tices of pre­pro­duc­tion and pro­duc­tion method­olo­gies for con­tent cre­ation in com­mer­cial video and film pro­duc­tion. Through lec­tures, read­ing as­sign­ments, screen­ings and prac­tice, stu­dents will learn the ba­sics of all stages of pro­duc­tion in­clu­sive of the processes of form­ing and work­ing in pro­duc­tion man­age­ment teams, cre­at­ing ef­fec­tive pro­duc­tion aes­thet­ics in pre-pro­duc­tion and pro­duc­tion stages, scriptwrit­ing and sto­ry­board­ing, cin­e­matog­ra­phy aes­thet­ics (light­ing and cam­era), and de­sign and graph­ics func­tions in edit­ing. Stu­dents will ex­plore sev­eral modes of com­mu­ni­ca­tion such as com­mer­cials, pub­lic ser­vice an­nounce­ments, fic­tive works, doc­u­men­tary and jour­nal­ism and learn how to con­vey in­for­ma­tion and mes­sages to a tar­get au­di­ence.

An introduction to the basic components and practices of preproduction and production methodologies for content creation in commercial video and film production. Through lectures, reading assignments, screenings and practice, students will learn the basics of all stages of production inclusive of the processes of forming and working in production management teams, creating effective production aesthetics in pre-production and production stages, scriptwriting and storyboarding, cinematography aesthetics (lighting and camera), and design and graphics functions in editing. Students will explore several modes of communication such as commercials, public service announcements, fictive works, documentary and journalism and learn how to convey information and messages to a target audience.

In this course stu­dents will spend the se­mes­ter de­sign­ing and build­ing a pro­to­type. The class is bro­ken up to 3 sec­tions: 3D De­sign and Pro­duc­tion, Elec­tron­ics, and PCB de­sign. In the 3D De­sign sec­tion, stu­dents will be in­tro­duced to fab­ri­ca­tion and mod­el­ing using 123D De­sign and Inkscape. They will fab­ri­cate their de­signs using laser cut­ters and 3D Print­ers. In the next sec­tion, we will be using PIC mi­cro­con­troller to add in­ter­ac­tion to our pro­to­types. Fi­nally, we will trans­fer our cir­cuits from our bread­board to a PCB. We will use the Ea­gle­CAM soft­ware to de­sign our board, which we will then get printed. At the end of the se­mes­ter stu­dents will have pro­duce a full work­ing pro­to­type with an en­clo­sure, func­tion­ing elec­tron­ics, and as­sem­bled PCB board.

In this course students will spend the semester designing and building a prototype. The class is broken up to 3 sections: 3D Design and Production, Electronics, and PCB design. In the 3D Design section, students will be introduced to fabrication and modeling using 123D Design and Inkscape. They will fabricate their designs using laser cutters and 3D Printers. In the next section, we will be using PIC microcontroller to add interaction to our prototypes. Finally, we will transfer our circuits from our breadboard to a PCB. We will use the EagleCAM software to design our board, which we will then get printed. At the end of the semester students will have produce a full working prototype with an enclosure, functioning electronics, and assembled PCB board.