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Calhoun Transdisciplinary Studios

CRNs: 90320, 90321, 90322 (Juniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)

Friday 8:00 – 10:50 am, Honors College Studios, Squires 134
3 credits

CRN 90320 – Professor Moyer
CRN 90321 – Professor Ruiz Geli
CRN 90322 – Professor Kretser

This studio course is a practice and prototyping study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in defining and analyzing real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but not exclude) the following: Identification and analysis of stakeholders. Skills discovery and transdisciplinary team building. Rapid Prototyping. Collaborative innovation. Evidence-based decision-making. Iterative Design. Troubleshooting.

Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to:

  • Use systems thinking to define & analyze real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Identify stakeholders and analyze their needs in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Discover their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
  • Produce rapid prototypes with valid evaluation plans

CRN’s: 90328, 90329, 90330 (Seniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)

Friday 8:00 – 10:50 am, Honors College Studios, Squires 134
3 credits

CRN 90328 – Professor Ruiz Geli
CRN 90329 – Professor Kretser
CRN 90330 – Professor Moyer

This studio course is an Advanced study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in developing impactful approaches to address real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but do not exclude) the following: Systems building; project leadership and management, including resource allocation and scheduling; team management; value propositions; project pitches; and rapid prototyping.

Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to:

  • Use systems thinking & CSIM to develop impactful approaches to address real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Identify stakeholders and analyze their most important requirements in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Leverage their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
  • Produce and test rapid prototypes using quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.

UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CHDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face-to-face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90315
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to operations management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in business operations analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business operations perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: the relationship between operations management and the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s CSIM model, quality management and statistical process control, product and service design, capacity

CRN 90316
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to supply chain management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in supply chain and logistics analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: SCM strategy and design, global supply chain procurement and distribution, forecasting, inventory management, linear programming, resource planning, and Lean systems.

CRN 90314
3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, Calhoun Honors students who are non-business majors will be provided the basic concepts in optimization and robustness through the process of developing and solving mathematical models.  Models represent complex systems of interacting decisions that require a global solution approach for optimization.  Practical limitations in optimization, arising from uncertainty and the time to solve a model, will be addressed through robust approaches.

Calhoun Transdisciplinary Studios

January 17 - May 8
CRN 20368
3 Credits
Location: Honors College Studios - Squires 134
Professor Kretser

This studio course is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative problem-solving with systems thinking approach to address real-world problems in technology innovation provided by clients from business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The integrative theme of the CDP program is “collaborative sociotechnical innovation” with a main focus on Industry 4.0.

UH2856 (Sophomore Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem solving. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Collaborative Sociotechnical Innovation Lab (CSIL), Calhoun Honors Discovery Program (CHDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS) work cells.

This studio is divided into two 7-week sections:

Week 1–7:

  • Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
  • Deeper understanding of Collaborative sociotechnical innovation model (CSIM four sets), systems and design thinking methodology
  • Introduction to critical thinking, analysis of alternatives
  • Introduction to research through design and research in design
  • Working in teams, high-performance teams' characteristics
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the CSIL work cells

Week 8–14:

  • Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Introduction to Optimization and integration;
  • Introduction to Component prototyping; ethical dimensions of collaborative technology innovation for societal impact
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the work cells

January 17 - May 8
3 Credits
Location: Honors College Studios - Squires 134

CRN 20370 - Professor Cherbaka
CRN 20371 - Professor Kretser
CRN 20372 - Professor Ruiz-Geli

January 17 - May 8
3 Credits
Location: Honors College Studios - Squires 134

CRN 20381 - Professor Cherbaka
CRN 20379 - Professor Kretser
CRN 20380 - Professor Ruiz-Geli

UH 2744: Topics in Computing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CHDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face-to-face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 20363
Algorithmic Thinking
Professor Jain

  • Intro to Python: Variables, Statements, and Expressions / Debugging
  • Sequences / Iterations using “for” loops
  • Conditionals / Operations with Sequences / Files
  • Functions / Iterations using “while” loops
  • Nested iterations / Testing

CRN 20362
Computing Systems
Professor Jain

  • Representing and Manipulating Information
  • Computer hardware and architecture
  • Computer networks and the Internet
  • Information systems and data science
  • Cloud, fog, and dew computing

CRN 20361
Security and Privacy
Professor Jain

  • Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
  • Technologies and Tools for Security and Privacy
  • Risk Management
  • Cryptography
  • Information Privacy

Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studios

CRN’s: 90216, 90217, 90218 (Juniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)

Friday 8:00 – 10:50 am, Honors College Studios, Squires 134 & Discovery Studio, Hillcrest 143
3 credits

CRN 90216 - Instructor: Professor Cherbaka
CRN 90218 - Instructor: Professor Kretser
CRN 90217 - Instructor: TBD

This studio course is a practice and prototyping study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in defining and analyzing real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but not exclude) the following: Identification and analysis of stakeholders. Skills discovery and transdisciplinary team building. Rapid Prototyping. Collaborative innovation. Evidence-based decision-making. Iterative Design. Troubleshooting.

Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to:


  • Use systems thinking to define & analyze real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Identify stakeholders and analyze their needs in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Discover their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
  • Produce rapid prototypes with valid evaluation plans.

CRN’s: 90222, 90223, 90224 (Seniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)
Friday 8:00 – 10:50 am Honors College Studios, Squires 134 & Discovery Studio, Hillcrest 143

3 credits

CRN 90222  - Instructor: Professor Cherbaka
CRN 90224 - Instructor: Professor Kretser
CRN 90223 - Instructor: TBD

This studio course is an Advanced study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in developing impactful approaches to address real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but do not exclude) the following: Systems building; project leadership and management, including resource allocation and scheduling; team management; value propositions; project pitches; and rapid prototyping.

Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to



  • Use systems thinking & CSIM to develop impactful approaches to address real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Identify stakeholders and analyze their most important requirements in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Leverage their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
  • Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
  • Produce and test rapid prototypes using quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.

UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

 

CRN 90208
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to operations management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in business operations analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business operations perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: the relationship between operations management and the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s CSIM model, quality management and statistical process control, product and service design, capacity and facility design, and project management.

CRN 90209
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to supply chain management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in supply chain and logistics analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: SCM strategy and design, global supply chain procurement and distribution, forecasting, inventory management, linear programming, resource planning, and Lean systems.

CRN 90210
3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, Calhoun Honors students who are non-business majors will be provided the basic concepts in optimization and robustness through the process of developing and solving mathematical models.  Models represent complex systems of interacting decisions that require a global solution approach for optimization.  Practical limitations in optimization, arising from uncertainty and the time to solve a model, will be addressed through robust approaches.

UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 90206
1st Module: Internet of Things - IoT (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (things) that communicate with other physical objects and/or systems over the Internet. This module starts with a system-level introduction to IoT, then discusses specific sensors, actuators, and transducers for IoT systems. Next, we study applications from the real world and/or CHDP studio projects with a specific focus on sustainability, ethics, policy, and the market.

CRN 90205
2nd Module: Hardware/Software Interface (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

This module is a hands-on approach to combining Arduino-based hardware development with programming. We start with an overview of electronics and an introduction to Arduino systems. Hands-on development examples include fading LEDs, reading a digital input with a push button, reading a potentiometer, using a serial monitor, reading motion, light, temperature, and ultrasonic sensors. in addition to hands-on development, we also cover understanding the functions of a given circuit/code.

CRN 90204
3rd Module: Power and Energy (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

Energy, work, and power are very important but often confusing concepts that are inherently present in any studio project we tackle. This module starts from basic physics and develops a conceptual understanding of energy sources and usage. We cover energy conversion, distribution, and storage in several applications. Finally, students are exposed to smart energy systems and Energy 4.0.

COMM 2764H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 13222 or CRN 13223
Communicating Data*
Professor Walkup



After completing this module, students will be able to:
●    Communicate conclusions from data
●    Use tools for creating data visualizations
●    Understand ethical practices for creating data visualizations

CRN 13221 or CRN 13224
Multimodal Communication*
Professor Walkup



After completing this module, students will be able to:
●    Apply basic multimedia production principles and techniques
●    Produce an original multimedia product for personal and professional use
●    Identify ethical issues related to multimedia production and distribution
●    Examine issues of diversity related to multimedia production and distribution

CRN 13220 or CRN 13225
Digital Media and Society*
Professor Walkup



After completing this module, students will be able to:
●    Describe the state of the behavioral and social research literature on the role of digital media in society
●    Critique research approaches and interpretations used in exploring social issues related to digital media
●    Recommend strategies and policies for individuals and stakeholder groups related to digital media use and access.

UH 2744: Topics in Computing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 20283
Prescriptive & Predictive Analytics [prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules]
Professor Kretser



Programming in Python:
●    Population growth and decay using a simple Leslie model
●    Infectious disease transmission through Monte Carlo simulation
●    Word prediction through Markov Chain modeling
●    Model fitting with Simple Linear Regression
●    Clustering and Unsupervised Learning through k-means and hierarchical clustering


CRN 20280
Algorithmic Thinking* [required as the first UH 2744 module]
Professor Jain



●    Intro to Python: Variables, Statements, and Expressions / Debugging
●    Sequences / Iterations using “for” loops
●    Conditionals / Operations with Sequences / Files
●    Functions / Iterations using “while” loops
●    Nested iterations / Testing

CRN 20286
Estimation, Expectation, Descriptive Analytics*
Professor Kretser

●    Types of data/Exploring data/Exploring assumptions
●    Probability, randomness, uncertainty
●    Discrete probability distributions: Bayes Theorem
●    Continuous probability distributions, Sampling
●    Hypothesis testing



CRN 20278
Computing Systems*
Professor Jain



●    Representing and Manipulating Information
●    Computer hardware and architecture
●    Computer networks and the Internet
●    Information systems and data science
●    Cloud, fog, and dew computing

CRN 20281
Acquiring and Analyzing Data*
Professor Kretser



Programming in Python:
●    What is/are Data? Numbers as Data
●    Images as Data
●    Words as Data
●    The Data Pipeline
●    Data/Big Data Ethics



CRN 20279
Security and Privacy* [prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules]
Professor Jain



●    Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
●    Technologies and Tools for Security and Privacy
●    Risk Management
●    Cryptography
●    Information Privacy

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 20287
Market Analysis
Dr. Kretser



●    The purpose of conducting a market analysis in the context for new ventures and existing organizations;
●    data sources and research methods;
●    defining the market and estimating market size;
●    defining market segments;
●    competition and barriers to entry;
●    and estimating potential market value.

UH 2856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio II

CRN 20294

Professor Sagheb & Smith



This studio course is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative problem-solving with system thinking approach to address real-world problems in technology innovation provided by clients from business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The integrative theme of the CHD program is “collaborative sociotechnical innovation” using Industry 4.0 enabling technologies.
UH2856 (Sophomore Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem solving. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Collaborative Sociotechnical Innovation lab (CSIL), Calhoun Honors Discovery Program (CHDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS).



This studio is divided into two 7-week sections:



Week 1–7:
●    Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
●    Deeper understanding of Collaborative sociotechnical innovation model (CSIM four sets), systems and design thinking methodology
●    Introduction to critical thinking, analysis of alternatives
●    Introduction to research through design and research in design
●    Working in teams, high-performance teams' characteristics
●    Collaborative team work on specific problems from the CSIL focus areas


Week 8–14:
●    Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods
●    Introduction to Optimization and integration;
●    Introduction to Component prototyping; ethical dimensions of collaborative technology innovation for societal impact
●    Collaborative team work on specific problems from the work cells

UH 3856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Design Studio

This studio course is a practice and prototyping study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in defining and analyzing real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but not exclude) the following: Identification and analysis of stakeholders. Skills discovery and transdisciplinary team building. Rapid Prototyping. Collaborative innovation. Evidence-based decision-making. Iterative Design. Troubleshooting.


Learning Objectives
Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to
●    Use systems thinking to define & analyze real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Identify stakeholders and analyze their needs in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Discover their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
●    Produce rapid prototypes with valid evaluation plans.



CRN 20570 - Professor Sagheb

CRN 20572 - Professor Cherbaka

CRN 20571 - Professor Kretser

UH 4856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Design Studio

This studio course is an Advanced study of transdisciplinary, collaborative design processes to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by clients from industry, business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Student teams will be engaged in developing impactful approaches to address real-world problems using Systems thinking and the Collaboration Sociotechnical Innovation Model (CSIM) Four Set framework. Other activities in this class include (but do not exclude) the following: Systems building; project leadership and management, including resource allocation and scheduling; team management; value propositions; project pitches; and rapid prototyping.


Learning Objectives
Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to
●    Use systems thinking & CSIM to develop impactful approaches to address real-world problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Identify stakeholders and analyze their most important requirements in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Leverage their own and their colleagues’ current skills in collaborative sociotechnical innovation;
●    Engage in strategic transdisciplinary team building processes; and
●    Produce and test rapid prototypes using quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.




CRN 20574 - Professor Sagheb

CRN 20579 - Professor Cherbaka

CRN 20577 - Professor Kretser

COMM 2754H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation

CRN 83135 OR CRN 83136 (all first-year students are required to choose 1 section)
1st Module: Collaboration and Networking (Asynchronous) 
1 Credit 
Instructor: Katie Walkup

In Collaboration and Networking, we will become more aware of collaboration tendencies, project management techniques, and strategies for personal and group accountability when working with others. In alignment with your work in the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program, we will also learn how to seek out and apply for professional networking opportunities. 

CRN 83137 OR CRN 83138 (all first-year students are required to choose 1 section)
2nd Module: Professional Writing (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

Professional Writing will help you learn about common genres of writing you'll do in the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program and in the workplace, including reports, presentations, and evaluations. We will learn how a rhetorical perspective, or analyzing a document's purpose, audience, and design, can be useful for accomplishing workplace writing tasks. 

CRN 83139 OR CRN 90553 (all first-year students are required to choose 1 section)
3rd Module: Visual Communication (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

In Visual Communication, we will expand our awareness of elements of visual communication, with a particular focus on design of images and presentation themes. We will learn about important concepts in visual communication, including principles and elements of design. We will synthesize lessons in branding, storytelling, color, and typography with a rhetorical perspective, or understanding how design can be used to achieve a given purpose for a given audience.

UH 2814: Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 90232
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to operations management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in business operations analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business operations perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: the relationship between operations management and the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s CSIM model, quality management and statistical process control, product and service design, capacity and facility design, and project management.

OR

CRN 90235
1st Module: Entrepreneurship (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Howard Haines

This Entrepreneurship Module is targeted at students from a variety of disciplines across campus with the requirement that the students participate in experiential activities to provide personal context with the entrepreneurial process. The course also serves as a basic introduction to entrepreneurship and business. 

  • Fundamental concepts in entrepreneurship in relation to technology innovation
  • Apply specific concepts in entrepreneurship for analyzing, understanding, and implementing technology innovation 
  • Articulate the processes and concepts connecting entrepreneurship with other concepts 
  • Integrate and apply specific combinations of concepts in entrepreneurship with concepts from other disciplines to understand, and generate technology innovation
  • Use key concepts in entrepreneurship to identify, articulate, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of technology innovation 

CRN 90233
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, CHDP students who are non-business majors will be presented with an overview of concepts and solution methods related to supply chain management. This is a five-week module course intended to teach students foundational knowledge and skills in supply chain and logistics analysis. This course should help build students’ interdisciplinary education by providing them with a business perspective that they can incorporate in their Calhoun Honors studio projects. Topics include: SCM strategy and design, global supply chain procurement and distribution, forecasting, inventory management, linear programming, resource planning, and Lean systems.

CRN 90234
3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

In this course, Calhoun Honors students who are non-business majors will be provided the basic concepts in optimization and robustness through the process of developing and solving mathematical models.  Models represent complex systems of interacting decisions that require a global solution approach for optimization.  Practical limitations in optimization, arising from uncertainty and the time to solve a model, will be addressed through robust approaches.

UH 2764: Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

CRN 90231
1st Module: Internet of Things - IoT (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (things) that communicate with other physical objects and/or systems over the Internet. This module starts with a system-level introduction to IoT, then discusses specific sensors, actuators, and transducers for IoT systems. Next, we study applications from the real world and/or CHDP studio projects with a specific focus on sustainability, ethics, policy, and the market

CRN 90230
2nd Module: Hardware/Software Interface (Asynchronous)
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

This module is a hands-on approach to combining Arduino-based hardware development with programming. We start with an overview of electronics and an introduction to Arduino systems. Hands-on development examples include fading LEDs, reading a digital input with a push button, reading a potentiometer, using a serial monitor, reading motion, light, temperature, and ultrasonic sensors. in addition to hands-on development, we also cover understanding the functions of a given circuit/code. 

CRN 90229
3rd Module: Power and Energy (Asynchronous) 
1 Credit
Instructor: TBD

Energy, work, and power are very important but often confusing concepts that are inherently present in any studio project we tackle. This module starts from basic physics and develops a conceptual understanding of energy sources and usage. We cover energy conversion, distribution, and storage in several applications. Finally, students are exposed to smart energy systems and Energy 4.0.

Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studios

CRN 90242
Friday 1:25 – 4:15 pm, Honors College Studios, Squires 134 
3 credits

This studio course uses a transdisciplinary, collaborative design process to address real-world problems in sociotechnical innovation provided by stakeholders from industry and nonprofit organizations. Aligned with the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s (CHDP) theme of collaborative sociotechnical innovation, we achieve course learning objectives using enabling technologies for the future of work.  

UH2855 (Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio I) focuses on collaborative problem-solving. Students evaluate sociotechnical innovation based on four criteria: desirability, feasibility, viability, and sustainability. Desirability criteria investigate user & stakeholder experience and requirements, while feasibility asks whether a product or platform can be made. Viability explores the project’s financial implications, while sustainability advances the project’s social, economic, and environmental endurance. We implement systems thinking as the driving methodology to assess collaborative sociotechnical innovation. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify, define, and set problems in collaborative sociotechnical innovation
  • Apply evaluative criteria for sociotechnical innovation — feasibility, viability, desirability, sustainability  
  • Use systems thinking to analyze and reflect on their individual creative project development processes
  • Identify, articulate, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of collaborative sociotechnical innovation

CRN’s: 90246, 90247, 90248 (Juniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)
Friday 8:00 – 10:30 am, Honors College Studios, Squires 134
3 credits 

CRN’s: 91491, 91492, 91493 (Seniors can choose a section and will be reassigned to the correct one after teams are created)
Friday 8:00 – 10:30 am 
Honors College Studios (Squires 134)
3 credits

COMM 2764H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CHDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

There are two sections for each COMM 2764H course, please choose one.

CRN 13115
Digital Media in Society in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the state of the behavioral and social research literature on the role of digital media in society

  • Critique research approaches and interpretations used in exploring social issues related to digital media

  • Recommend strategies and policies for individuals and stakeholder groups related to digital media use and access.    

OR 

CRN 13116
Digital Media in Society in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the state of the behavioral and social research literature on the role of digital media in society

  • Critique research approaches and interpretations used in exploring social issues related to digital media

  • Recommend strategies and policies for individuals and stakeholder groups related to digital media use and access. 

CRN 13117
Online Collaboration Tools and Services in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Identify and use applications relevant to professional group work

  • Consider assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses related to the modality of various communication tools

  • Apply norms and etiquette related to collaborative communication platforms

OR

CRN 21770
Online Collaboration Tools and Services in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Identify and use applications relevant to professional group work

  • Consider assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses related to the modality of various communication tools

  • Apply norms and etiquette related to collaborative communication platforms

CRN 21772
Multimedia Communication* (asynchronous, novice)
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Apply basic multimedia production principles and techniques

  • Produce an original multimedia product for personal and professional use

  • Identify ethical issues related to multimedia production and distribution

  • Examine issues of diversity related to multimedia production and distribution

OR 

CRN 21773
Multimedia Communication* (asynchronous, novice)
Professor Walkup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Apply basic multimedia production principles and techniques

  • Produce an original multimedia product for personal and professional use

  • Identify ethical issues related to multimedia production and distribution

  • Examine issues of diversity related to multimedia production and distribution

UH 2744: Topics in Computing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CHDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 20015
Prescriptive & Predictive Analytics [asynchronous, capable, prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules]
Professor Kretser

Programming in Python:

  • Population growth and decay using a simple Leslie model

  • Infectious disease transmission through Monte Carlo simulation

  • Word prediction through Markov Chain modeling

  • Model fitting with Simple Linear Regression

  • Clustering and Unsupervised Learning through k-means and hierarchical clustering

OR

CRN 20018
Algorithmic Thinking* [asynchronous, novice, required as the first UH 2744 module]
Professor Soysal

  • Intro to Python: Variables, Statements, and Expressions / Debugging

  • Sequences / Iterations using “for” loops

  • Conditionals / Operations with Sequences / Files

  • Functions / Iterations using “while” loops

  • Nested iterations / Testing

OR

CRN 21774 
Iteration and Continuous Improvement* [asynchronous, capable]
Professor Cherbaka

CRN 20016
Professor Kretser
Estimation, Expectation, Descriptive Analytics* [asynchronous, novice]

Estimation, Expectation, Descriptive Analytics* [asynchronous, novice]

  • Types of data/Exploring data/Exploring assumptions

  • Probability, randomness, uncertainty

  • Discrete probability distributions: Bayes Theorem

  • Continuous probability distributions, Sampling

  • Hypothesis testing

OR

CRN 20019
Computing Systems* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Soysal

  • Representing and Manipulating Information

  • Computer hardware and architecture

  • Computer networks and the Internet

  • Information systems and data science

  • Cloud, fog, and dew computing

OR

CRN 21775
Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Cherbaka

CRN 20017
Acquiring and Analyzing Data* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Kretser

Programming in Python:

  • What is/are Data? Numbers as Data
  • Images as Data
  • Words as Data
  • The Data Pipeline
  • Data/Big Data Ethics

OR 

CRN 20020
Security and Privacy* [asynchronous, capable, prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules]
Professor Soysal

  • Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities

  • Technologies and Tools for Security and Privacy

  • Risk Management

  • Cryptography

  • Information Privacy

OR

CRN 21776
Advanced Manufacturing* [asynchronous, capable]
Professor Cherbaka

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 20022
Technology Systems for Economic Development* (asynchronous)
Professor Arnold

This module will:

  • Provide a framework around which you can establish your big-picture perspective on technology and economic development
  • Explain key concepts relating to technology systems and economic development

We are in the early stages of the Third Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0). You will spend your careers navigating the changes and opportunities that it will generate. But we also live in a world that carries the legacy of previous revolutionary changes in technology systems and economic organization, and this module will give you an appreciation of those legacies and how they came about.

CRN 20021
Market Analysis* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Kretser 

  • The purpose of conducting a market analysis in the context for new ventures and existing organizations;

  • data sources and research methods;

  • defining the market and estimating market size;

  • defining market segments;

  • competition and barriers to entry;

  • and estimating potential market value.

OR

CRN 20023

Human Environment Interaction * (asynchronous)
Professor Arnold

 

  • Elements of our physical environment
  • Social environments
  • Invisible interactions
  • Environmental hazards
  • Disciplinary interactions

CRN 20024
World Economy * (asynchronous)
Professor Arnold

This module will provide a background on the historical development and current structure of the world economy. Topics include:

  • World-systems theory                                 
  • Colonialism/imperialism                        
  • Development and underdevelopment                       
  • Trading blocs, supply chains and interdependence                       
  • Initial advantage and comparative advantage

UH 2824: Topics in the Arts for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CHDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 20025
Aesthetics in Art for Sociotechnical Innovation* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Mouchrek

  • Aesthetics and societal reflection

  • Aesthetics in information and experience

  • Aesthetics in technical systems

  • Aesthetics and identity

  • Aesthetics and ethics

CRN 20026
Form in Art for Sociotechnical Innovation* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Mouchrek

  • Form and meaning

  • Tension and release, repetition and variation

  • Form across different media

  • Entropy and order, determinism and probability 

  • Form and ethics

CRN 20027
Interaction in Sociotechnical Innovation * [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Mouchrek

  • Interaction in time

  • Types of interacting agents

  • Sizes of interacting agents

  • Linear, non-linear and stochastic interactions

  • Interaction and ethics

UH 2856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio II 

CRN 20028
3 Credits
Location: Honors College Studios - Squires 134
Time: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 am - 12:15 p.m.
Professors: Sagheb and Smith

This studio course is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative problem-solving with systems thinking approach to address real-world problems in technology innovation provided by clients from business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The integrative theme of the CDP program is “collaborative sociotechnical innovation” with a main focus on Industry 4.0

UH2856 (Sophomore Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem solving. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Collaborative Sociotechnical Innovation Lab (CSIL), Calhoun Honors Discovery Program (CHDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS) work cells. This studio is divided into two 7-week sections:

Week 1–7:

  • Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
  • Deeper understanding of Collaborative sociotechnical innovation model (CSIM four sets), systems and design thinking methodology
  • Introduction to critical thinking, analysis of alternatives
  • Introduction to research through design and research in design
  • Working in teams, high-performance teams' characteristics
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the CSIL work cells

Week 8–14:

  • Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Introduction to Optimization and integration;
  • Introduction to Component prototyping; ethical dimensions of collaborative technology innovation for societal impact
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the work cells

UH 3856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Design Studio 

Days / Times To Be Determined

  • CRN 21780
    Cyber Physical Systems: Human Augmentation 
    Professor Sagheb

  • CRN 21781
    Reuse of Abandoned Resources 
    Professor Cherbaka 

  • CRN 21782
    Upgrading Systems from Legacy to Smart
    Professor Soysal

  • CRN 21783
    Smart Supply Chains and Finance
    Professor Kretser

  • CRN 21784 
    Autonomous Recycling System
    Professor Smith

  • CRN 21785
    Learner Vectors and Matrices
    Professor Arnold

  • CRN 21786
    Autonomous Inspection System
    Professor Smith

  • CRN 21819
    Design for Prison Learning
    Professor Arnold

Calhoun Transdisciplinary Studio’s

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90790
Wednesday and Friday, 4:00 – 5:15
Honors College Studios (Squires)
3 credits

Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio I is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative design process to address real-world sociotechnical problems provided by clients from industry, and nonprofit organizations. UH2855 (Freshmen Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem identification, analysis and problem-setting. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Calhoun Discovery Program (CDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS) workcells. This studio is divided into three 5-week sections:

Week 1— 4:

  • Introduction to sociotechnical systems concepts and components
  • Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
  • Introduction to CDP Quadrants, systems and design thinking methodology
  • Introduction to industry methodology for project R&D

Week 5—10: Industry driven projects:

  • Introduction to CDP work-cells
  • Introduction to ongoing industry-academia-society projects in CDP and HCS workcells
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the workcells

Week 10—14: Student-driven projects

  • Further exploration of problem space
  • Identification of gaps in knowledge related to the projects
  • Collaborative work on specific problems chosen by student teams to CDP and HCS workcells

Time and Location TBD
3 credits

 

CRN 92022
Cyber Physical Systems: Smart Factories
Instructor: Shahab Sagheb

CRN 92023
Design for Advanced Manufacturing
Instructor: Robert Smith

CRN 92024
Upgrading Systems from Legacy to Smart
Instructor: Alkan Soysal

CRN 92025
Digital Thread and Supply Chain Synchronization
Instructor: Michael Kretser

CRN 92026
Semi-Automated Inspection: Drone-Based Inspection
Instructor: TBD

CRN 92027
Inclusive Human Capital Development; Point of Need Learning
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

CRN 92028
Financial Planning and Analysis for Industry 4.0
Instructor: TBD

COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 82956
1st Module: Professional Writing (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

Professional writing skills are necessary for success in any career. While individuals may differ in terms of their instinctive skills and interest in writing, learning some basic principles, concepts, and formats will be useful for anyone preparing for a professional career in any field.

  • Write clearly and efficiently for a variety of media platforms.
  • Apply specific professional writing techniques for media-style writing.
  • Observe professional norms and etiquette in correspondence.
  • Distribute media writing products to appropriate audiences.

CRN 82955
2nd Module: Visual Communication - Image Creation (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

Basic concepts and skills related to creation and editing of visual images is a valuable skill for someone in any walk of life. As you move into your advanced courses and prepare for your career, the ability to recognize and apply visual design principles and create and edit images will be a useful skill for you.

  • Identify, critique, and apply principles of visual composition.
  • Create images based in visual composition principles using camera technology.
  • Edit images using image-editing technology.
  • Integrate images and editing techniques to create an original visual project.

OR

CRN 82853
2nd Module: Visual Communication - Design principles for effective presentation (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

Slides and posters are effective visual communication tools that help your audience engage in conversations. By the end of this module students will learn:

  • Design principles and their implementation in designing effective visual media
  • To craft a strong message by assessment, development and organization of cohesive visuals
  • The process of evaluating colors for print and digital presentation
  • To present their research in clear, concise graphic format

CRN 82957
3rd Module: Communicating Data (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Nikki Lewis

  • Data Visualization History
  • Statistics and Data Visualization
  • Data Visualization Tools
  • Ethical Data Visualization
  • Communicating Data Through Visualization

OR

CRN 82954
3rd Module: Professional Presentation (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Katie Walkup

All careers call for professional speech and presentation skills. Learning some structured techniques for professional presentations can ensure that anyone can give a competent and effective presentation.

  • Identify the concepts of professional speech organization and presentation.
  • Prepare a speech outline for an occasion and audience.
  • Critique professional speeches.
  • Deliver online and in-person speech presentations.

UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90780
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis
  • Quality Management
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Product Design
  • Service Design
  • Capacity and Facilities Design
  • Work Measurement
  • Project Management

CRN 90781
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management
  • SCM Strategy and Design
  • Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
  • Forecasting
  • Inventory Management
  • Linear Programming
  • Resource Planning
  • Lean Systems

CRN 90782
3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Basic Model Formulations
  • Solving Basic Models
  • Project Selection Problem
  • Traveling Salesman and Vehicle Routing Problem Formulations
  • Vehicle Routing Problem Approximations

OR

CRN 90783
3rd Module: Entrepreneurship (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Howard Haines

This Entrepreneurship Module is targeted at students from a variety of disciplines across campus with the requirement that the students participate in experiential activities to provide personal context with the entrepreneurial process. The course also serves as a basic introduction to entrepreneurship and business.

  • Fundamental concepts in entrepreneurship in relation to technology innovation
  • Apply specific concepts in entrepreneurship for analyzing, understanding, and implementing technology innovation
  • Articulate the processes and concepts connecting entrepreneurship with other concepts
  • Integrate and apply specific combinations of concepts in entrepreneurship with concepts from other disciplines to understand, and generate technology innovation
  • Use key concepts in entrepreneurship to identify, articulate, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of technology innovation

UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90784
1st Module: Social Construction of Theory (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Platonic, Aristotelian, and Isocratean epistemology
  • Thought communities
  • Metaphors we live by
  • Artifacts as arguments
  • Spaces as arguments
  • Social construction of technology in the Calhoun Discovery Program

OR

CRN 90787
1st Module: Personal Knowledge in Action (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Embodied intelligence and multidomain learning
  • Experiential knowledge and ambiguity
  • Relatedness and multi-perspective discourse
  • Life Skills, Domain General Skills, Domain specific skills and tasks
  • Integrative Personal Knowledge

CRN 90788
2nd Module: Adaptive Cyber Human Learning (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning
  • Abstract Knowledge and Hierarchical Bayesian Models
  • Fusing knowledge based and data-based learning
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Cyber Human Learning Systems

OR

CRN 90785
2nd Module: Human Condition (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Sylvester Johnson

  • Major themes present interconnections of race, class, and politics
  • Historical causes of global systems of inequality
  • Social construction of gender and sexuality
  • Strategies for ethical governance of technology
  • Challenges technology poses for human identity

CRN 90789
3rd Module: Collective Intelligence (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Inclusiveness, Plurality and Dialectic bootstrapping
  • Embodying Difference and knowledge mobility
  • Collaborative Learning Environments and Tools
  • Cyber Human Intelligence
  • Learning Societies and Sociotechnical Emergence

OR

CRN 90786
3rd Module: Community & Identity (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Dominant, residual, and vestigial communities
  • Conflict and community membership
  • Communities of practice
  • Constructs of identity
  • Centripetal and centrifugal forces, the sacred and the profane

UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90777
1st Module: Internet of Things - IoT (Asynchronous, Novice)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysol

  • Introduction to IoT
  • Sensors, Actuators and Transducers for IoT systems
  • IoT Systems and Applications
  • Cloud Computing
  • IoT Market

CRN 90778
2nd Module: Power and Energy (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysol

  • Concepts of energy, power and work
  • Energy sources, usage, and sustainability
  • Energy conversion and engines
  • Energy economics
  • Green buildings: energy management

CRN 90779
3rd Module: Hardware/Software Interface (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysol

  • Computing as part of a physical device or environment
  • Analog vs Digital, digital representation of analog quantities
  • Basic Electronic Circuits and Devices
  • Introduction to Arduino
  • Sensing and actuation examples, debugging

January 19 - May 5

CRN 21317
UH2856 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio II
3 Credits

Location: Hybrid for 2nd year CDP students 
Time: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Professors: Sagheb, Banks-Hunt and Smith

This studio course is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative problem-solving with system thinking approach to address real-world problems in technology innovation provided by clients from business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The integrative theme of the CDP program is “collaborative sociotechnical innovation” with a main focus on Industry 4.0 as defined by the World Economic Forum: Smart factories that take advantage of the Internet of Things while also advancing inclusive and equitable growth of human capital.

UH2856 (Sophomore Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem solving. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Development lab (I4SD), Calhoun Discovery Program (CDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS) work cells. This studio is divided into two 7-week sections:

Week 1–7:

  • Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
  • Deeper understanding of CDP four sets, systems and design thinking methodology
  • Introduction to critical thinking, analysis of alternatives
  • Introduction to research through design and research in design
  • Working in teams, high-performance teams' characteristics
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the I4SD work cells
     

Week 8–14:

  • Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Introduction to Optimization and integration;
  • Introduction to Component prototyping; ethical dimensions of collaborative technology innovation for societal impact
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the work cells

COMM 2754H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 12993
Multimedia & Broadcast Communication in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Ivory and Professor Henshaw

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Apply basic multimedia production principles and techniques
  • Produce an original multimedia product for personal and professional use
  • Identify ethical issues related to multimedia production and distribution
  • Examine issues of diversity related to multimedia production and distribution

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­12994
Online Collaboration Tools and Services in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Ivory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Identify and use applications relevant to professional group work
  • Consider assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses related to the modality of various communication tools
  • Apply norms and etiquette related to collaborative communication platforms

CRN 12995
Digital Media in Society in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Ivory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the state of the behavioral and social research literature on the role of digital media in society
  • Critique research approaches and interpretations used in exploring social issues related to digital media
  • Recommend strategies and policies for individuals and stakeholder groups related to digital media use and access.     

OR

CRN 21318
Multimodal Record of Personal knowledge* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Keyel

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Create a dynamic, multimodal record of their learning and knowing that illuminates who they are and their relationships within the networks in which they learn, work, and live.
  • Use multiple modalities (pictures, video, essay, design) to communicate various facets of their integrative and relational skills and experiences.
  • Engage in reflective processes about their experiences, learning from examples of individuals who have composed rich records of who they are that invite others to learn more about who they are and what they are doing.

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­20214 
Technology Systems and Economic Development* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Knox

This module will:

  • Provide a framework around which you can establish your big-picture perspective on technology and economic development
  • Explain key concepts relating to technology systems and economic development

We are in the early stages of the Third Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0). You will spend your careers navigating the changes and opportunities that it will generate. But we also live in a world that carries the legacy of previous revolutionary changes in technology systems and economic organization, and this module will give you an appreciation of those legacies and how they came about.

CRN 20215 
Human Environment Interaction* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Velez

  • Elements of our physical environment
  • Social environments
  • Invisible interactions
  • Environmental hazards
  • Disciplinary interactions

OR

CRN 20216
Market Analysis* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Kretser 

  • The purpose of conducting a market analysis in the context for new ventures and existing organizations;
  • Data sources and research methods;
  • Defining the market and estimating market size;
  • Defining market segments;
  • Competition and barriers to entry;
  • Estimating potential market value

CRN 20217
World Economy* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Knox

This module will provide a background on the historical development and current structure of the world economy. Topics include:

  • World-systems theory                                 
  • Colonialism/imperialism                        
  • Development and underdevelopment                       
  • Trading blocs, supply chains and interdependence                       
  • Initial advantage and comparative advantage

UH 2744: Topics in Computing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 20209 
Algorithmic Thinking* [asynchronous, novice, required as the first UH 2744 module]
Professor Soysal

  • Introduction to algorithms and logic
  • Data types and basic operations
  • Control with logic programming
  • Iterative algorithms
  • Functional programming

OR 

CRN 20210
Prescriptive & Predictive Analytics [asynchronous, capable, prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules or with instructor permission]
Professor Kretser

  • Text analytics, sentiment analysis
  • Multivariate regression
  • Optimization
  • Frequentist and Bayesian inference
  • Monte Carlo simulation, uncertainty quantification

CRN 20211
Computing Systems* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Soysal

  • Representing and Manipulating Information
  • Computer hardware and architecture
  • Computer networks and the Internet
  • Information systems and data science
  • Cloud, fog, and dew computing

OR

CRN 20212
Estimation, Expectation, Descriptive Analytics* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Kretser

  • Types of data/Exploring data/Exploring assumptions
  • Probability, randomness, uncertainty
  • Discrete probability distributions: Binomial distribution/Continuous probability distributions: Normal distribution
  • Sampling and sampling distributions/Estimating means and proportions/Hypothesis testing
  • Discovering relationships/Regression, Inference, and model building/ANOVA

CRN 20213
Security and Privacy* [asynchronous, capable, prerequisite: 3 UH 2744 modules or with instructor permission]
Professor Soysal

  • Understanding security threats
  • Preventive and detective measures
  • Privacy in the digital age
  • Governance and risk management
  • Legal, regulations, and compliance

OR

CRN 21319
Acquiring and Analyzing Data* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Kretser

  • Acquiring data: scraping and cleaning
  • Numbers, words, and images as data
  • Basic statistics for exploratory data analysis
  • Overview of analytics approaches and tools
  • Introduction to basic data visualization 

UH 2824: Topics in the Arts for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 21320
Interaction in Sociotechnical Innovation * [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Rikakis

  • Interaction in time
  • Types of interacting agents
  • Sizes of interacting agents
  • Linear, non-linear and stochastic interactions
  • Interaction and ethics

CRN 21321 
Form in Sociotechnical Innovation* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Rikakis

  • Form and meaning
  • Tension and release, repetition and variation
  • Form across different media
  • Entropy and order, determinism and probability 
  • Form and ethics

CRN 21322
Aesthetics in Sociotechnical Innovation* [asynchronous, novice]
Professor Rikakis

  • Aesthetics and societal reflection
  • Aesthetics in information and experience
  • Aesthetics in technical systems
  • Aesthetics and identity
  • Aesthetics and ethics

UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructors will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums will also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning.

CRN 90779
3rd Module: Hardware/Software Interface (Asynchronous, Capable)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysol

  • Computing as part of a physical device or environment
  • Analog vs Digital, digital representation of analog quantities
  • Basic Electronic Circuits and Devices
  • Introduction to Arduino
  • Sensing and actuation examples, debugging

First-Year Students

CRN 90408
UH 2855 Calhoun Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio I
Wednesday and Friday, 4:00 – 5:15
Honors College Studios (Squires)
3 credits

Instructors: Shahab Sagheb, Robert Smith, Joan Banks-Hunt, Alkan Soysal, Thanassis Rikakis, Michael Kretser

Transdisciplinary Fusion Studio I is an introduction to transdisciplinary, collaborative design process to address real-world sociotechnical problems provided by clients from industry, and nonprofit organizations. UH2855 (Freshmen Fusion Studio) focuses on collaborative problem identification, analysis and problem-setting. Students in teams will work on projects that will leverage the existing and developing capabilities in Calhoun Discovery Program (CDP) and Honors College Studios' (HCS) workcells. This studio is divided into three 5-week sections:

Week 1— 4:

  • Introduction to sociotechnical systems concepts and components
  • Industry 4.0 as a 21st century sociotechnical system
  • Introduction to CDP Quadrants, systems and design thinking methodology
  • Introduction to industry methodology for project R&D

Week 5—10: Industry driven projects

  • Introduction to CDP work-cells
  • Introduction to ongoing industry-academia-society projects in CDP and HCS workcells
  • Collaborative team work on specific problems from the workcells

Week 10—14: Student-driven projects

  • Further exploration of problem space
  • Identification of gaps in knowledge related to the projects
  • Collaborative work on specific problems chosen by student teams to CDP and HCS workcells

COMM 2754H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 82876
COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Professional Writing (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: James Ivory and Amy Arnold

Professional writing skills are necessary for success in any career. While individuals may differ in terms of their instinctive skills and interest in writing, learning some basic principles, concepts, and formats will be useful for anyone preparing for a professional career in any field.

  • Write clearly and efficiently for a variety of media platforms.
  • Apply specific professional writing techniques for media-style writing.
  • Observe professional norms and etiquette in correspondence.
  • Distribute media writing products to appropriate audiences.

CRN 82875
COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Visual Communication – Image Creation (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: James Ivory and Neal Henshaw

Basic concepts and skills related to creation and editing of visual images is a valuable skill for someone in any walk of life. As you move into your advanced courses and prepare for your career, the ability to recognize and apply visual design principles and create and edit images will be a useful skill for you.                

  • Identify, critique, and apply principles of visual composition.
  • Create images based in visual composition principles using camera technology.
  • Edit images using image-editing technology.
  • Integrate images and editing techniques to create an original visual project.

OR

CRN 82877
COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Visual Communication – Design Principles for Effective Presentations (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Shahab Sagheb

Slides and posters are effective visual communication tools that help your audience engage in conversations. By the end of this module students will learn:

  • Design principles and their implementation in designing effective visual media
  • To craft a strong message by assessment, development and organization of cohesive visuals
  • The process of evaluating colors for print and digital presentation
  • To present their research in clear, concise graphic format

CRN 82874
COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Communicating Data (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Nikki Lewis

Communicating conclusions from data can be rewarding for the team that developed the conclusions and the individuals who benefit from the sharing of that information. In this module, you will practice the thought process and skills necessary to effectively communicate data.

  • Data Visualization History
  • Statistics and Data Visualization
  • Data Visualization Tools
  • Ethical Data Visualization
  • Communicating Data Through Visualization

OR

CRN 82878
COMM 2754H Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Professional Presentation (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: James Ivory

All careers call for professional speech and presentation skills. Learning some structured techniques for professional presentations can ensure that anyone can give a competent and effective presentation.

  • Identify the concepts of professional speech organization and presentation.
  • Prepare a speech outline for an occasion and audience.
  • Critique professional speeches.
  • Deliver online and in-person speech presentations.

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 91607
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis
  • Quality Management
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Product Design
  • Service Design
  • Capacity and Facilities Design
  • Work Measurement
  • Project Management

CRN 91608
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous Course)
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management
  • SCM Strategy and Design
  • Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
  • Forecasting
  • Inventory Management
  • Linear Programming
  • Resource Planning
  • Lean Systems

CRN 91609
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Basic Model Formulations
  • Solving Basic Models
  • Project Selection Problem
  • Traveling Salesman and Vehicle Routing Problem Formulations
  • Vehicle Routing Problem Approximations

OR

CRN 91610
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Entrepreneurship (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Howard Haines

This Entrepreneurship Module is targeted at students from a variety of disciplines across campus with the requirement that the students participate in experiential activities to provide personal context with the entrepreneurial process. The course also serves as a basic introduction to entrepreneurship and business.

  • Fundamental concepts in entrepreneurship in relation to technology innovation
  • Apply specific concepts in entrepreneurship for analyzing, understanding, and implementing technology innovation
  • Articulate the processes and concepts connecting entrepreneurship with other concepts
  • Integrate and apply specific combinations of concepts in entrepreneurship with concepts from other disciplines to understand, and generate technology innovation
  • Use key concepts in entrepreneurship to identify, articulate, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of technology innovation

UH 2834: Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 91611
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Personal Knowledge in Action (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Embodied intelligence and multidomain learning
  • Experiential knowledge and ambiguity
  • Relatedness and multi-perspective discourse
  • Life Skills, Domain General Skills, Domain specific skills and tasks
  • Integrative Personal Knowledge

OR

CRN 91614
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Social Construction Theory (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Platonic, Aristotelian, and Isocratean epistemology
  • Thought communities
  • Metaphors we live by
  • Artifacts as arguments
  • Spaces as arguments
  • Social construction of technology in the Calhoun Discovery Program

CRN 91612
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Collective Intelligence (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Inclusiveness, Plurality and Dialectic bootstrapping
  • Embodying Difference and knowledge mobility
  • Collaborative Learning Environments and Tools
  • Cyber Human Intelligence
  • Learning Societies and Sociotechnical Emergence

OR

CRN 91615
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Human Condition and Structural Inequality (Asynchronous Course)
Instructor: Sylvester Johnson

  • Major themes present interconnections of race, class, and politics
  • Historical causes of global systems of inequality
  • Social construction of gender and sexuality
  • Strategies for ethical governance of technology
  • Challenges technology poses for human identity

 

CRN 91616
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Community & Identity (Asynchronous Course)
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Dominant, residual, and vestigial communities
  • Conflict and community membership
  • Communities of practice
  • Constructs of identity
  • Centripetal and centrifugal forces, the sacred and the profane

Second-Year Students

UH 2764: Topics in Engineering for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 91604
UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Internet of Things - IoT (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysal

  • Introduction to IoT
  • Sensors, Actuators and Transducers for IoT systems
  • IoT Systems and Applications
  • Cloud Computing
  • IoT Market

CRN 91605
UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Power and Energy (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysal

  • Concepts of energy, power and work
  • Energy sources, usage, and sustainability
  • Energy conversion and engines
  • Energy economics
  • Green buildings: energy management

CRN 91606
UH 2764 Topics in Engineering in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Hardware/Software Interface (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Alkan Soysal

  • Computing as part of a physical device or environment
  • Analog vs Digital, digital representation of analog quantities
  • Basic Electronic Circuits and Devices   
  • Introduction to Arduino
  • Sensing and actuation examples, debugging

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 91607
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Operations Management (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis
  • Quality Management
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Product Design
  • Service Design
  • Capacity and Facilities Design
  • Work Measurement
  • Project Management

CRN 91608
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Supply Chain Management (Asynchronous Course)
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management
  • SCM Strategy and Design
  • Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
  • Forecasting
  • Inventory Management
  • Linear Programming
  • Resource Planning

CRN 91609
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Optimization & Robustness (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Michael Kretser

  • Basic Model Formulations
  • Solving Basic Models
  • Project Selection Problem
  • Traveling Salesman and Vehicle Routing Problem Formulations
  • Vehicle Routing Problem Approximations

OR

CRN 91610
UH 2814 Topics in Social Science in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Entrepreneurship (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Howard Haines

  • This Entrepreneurship Module is targeted at students from a variety of disciplines across campus with the requirement that the students participate in experiential activities to provide personal context with the entrepreneurial process. The course also serves as a basic introduction to entrepreneurship and business.
  • Fundamental concepts in entrepreneurship in relation to technology innovation
  • Apply specific concepts in entrepreneurship for analyzing, understanding, and implementing technology innovation
  • Articulate the processes and concepts connecting entrepreneurship with other concepts
  • Integrate and apply specific combinations of concepts in entrepreneurship with concepts from other disciplines to understand, and generate technology innovation
  • Use key concepts in entrepreneurship to identify, articulate, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of technology innovation

UH 2834: Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 91611
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Personal Knowledge in Action (Asynchronous Course) 
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Embodied intelligence and multidomain learning
  • Experiential knowledge and ambiguity
  • Relatedness and multi-perspective discourse
  • Life Skills, Domain General Skills, Domain specific skills and tasks
  • Integrative Personal Knowledge

OR

CRN 91614
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
1st Module: Social Construction Theory (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Platonic, Aristotelian, and Isocratean epistemology
  • Thought communities
  • Metaphors we live by
  • Artifacts as arguments
  • Spaces as arguments
  • Social construction of technology in the Calhoun Discovery Program

CRN 91615
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Human Condition and Structural Inequality (Asynchronous Course) 
Instructor: Sylvester Johnson

  • Major themes present interconnections of race, class, and politics
  • Historical causes of global systems of inequality
  • Social construction of gender and sexuality
  • Strategies for ethical governance of technology
  • Challenges technology poses for human identity

OR

CRN 91613
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
2nd Module: Adaptive Cyber Human Learning (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis

  • Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning
  • Abstract Knowledge and Hierarchical Bayesian Models
  • Fusing knowledge based and data-based learning
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Cyber Human Learning Systems
CRN 91612
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Collective Intelligence (Asynchronous Course)
1 Credit
Instructor: Thanassis Rikakis
  • Inclusiveness, Plurality and Dialectic bootstrapping
  • Embodying Difference and knowledge mobility
  • Collaborative Learning Environments and Tools
  • Cyber Human Intelligence
  • Learning Societies and Sociotechnical Emergence
  • OR

OR

CRN 91616
UH 2834 Topics in Humanities in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
3rd Module: Community & Identity (Asynchronous Course)
Instructor: Paul Heilker

  • Dominant, residual, and vestigial communities
  • Conflict and community membership
  • Communities of practice
  • Constructs of identity
  • Centripetal and centrifugal forces, the sacred and the profane

COMM 2764H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 20905
Multimedia & Broadcast Communication in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous]
Professor Ivory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Apply basic multimedia production principles and techniques
  • Produce an original multimedia product for personal and professional use
  • Identify ethical issues related to multimedia production and distribution
  • Examine issues of diversity related to multimedia production and distribution

CRN 20906
Digital Media in Society in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous]
Professor Ivory

After completing this module, students will be able to

  • Describe the state of the behavioral and social research literature on the role of digital media in society
  • Critique research approaches and interpretations used in exploring social issues related to digital media
  • Recommend strategies and policies for individuals and stakeholder groups related to digital media use and access.     

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­20907
Online Collaboration Tools and Services in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact* [asynchronous]
Professor Ivory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Identify and use applications relevant to professional group work
  • Consider assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses related to the modality of various communication tools
  • Apply norms and etiquette related to collaborative communication platforms

UH 2814: Topics in Social Sciences for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­20908
Technology Systems and Economic Development* [asynchronous]
Professor Knox

This module will:

  • Provide a framework around which you can establish your big-picture perspective on technology and economic development
  • Explain key concepts relating to technology systems and economic development

We are in the early stages of the Third Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0). You will spend your careers navigating the changes and opportunities that it will generate. But we also live in a world that carries the legacy of previous revolutionary changes in technology systems and economic organization, and this module will give you an appreciation of those legacies and how they came about.

CRN 20909
Human Environment Interaction* [asynchronous]
Professor Velez

  • Elements of our physical environment
  • Social environments
  • Invisible interactions
  • Environmental hazards
  • Disciplinary interactions

OR

CRN 20910
Market Analysis* [asynchronous]
Professor Kretser 

  • the purpose of conducting a market analysis in the context for new ventures and existing organizations;
  • data sources and research methods;
  • defining the market and estimating market size;
  • defining market segments;
  • competition and barriers to entry;
  • and estimating potential market value.

CRN 20911
Market Analysis* [asynchronous]
Professor Kretser 

  • the purpose of conducting a market analysis in the context for new ventures and existing organizations;
  • data sources and research methods;
  • defining the market and estimating market size; defining market segments;
  • competition and barriers to entry;
  • and estimating potential market value.

OR

CRN 20912
World Economy* [asynchronous]
Professor Knox

This module will provide a background on the historical development and current structure of the world economy. Topics include:

  • World-systems theory                                         
  • Colonialism/imperialism                            
  • Development and underdevelopment                       
  • Trading blocs, supply chains and interdependence                         
  • Initial advantage and comparative advantage

UH 2744: Topics in Computing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

*Meeting Times: All CDP courses will be asynchronous. Instructor will provide just-in-time open-to-all, face-to-face instruction based on student needs and requests as they emerge through the online interactions. Times will be adjusted to availability of students for each face to face instruction topic. Digital discussion and interaction forums with also enable peer to peer learning.  Student cohorts will progress through each module together through weekly deadlines that will ensure course completion in 5 weeks and facilitate peer to peer learning. 

CRN 20913
Algorithmic Thinking* [asynchronous]
Professor Soysal

  • Main constructs of programs: control flow with Boolean conditions, sequential steps, iterations
  • Variables, memory, arrays, and strings
  • State machines
  • Binary representations of numbers and characters
  • Operations

CRN 20914
Computing Systems* [asynchronous]
Professor Soysal

  • System decomposition
  • Layering models, e.g., algorithm, language, instruction set architecture, hardware, transistors, electrons
  • Hiding complexity; Interfaces, subroutines, application programming interfaces (APIs)
  • Human-Computer Interaction: People as part of the system
  • Networked computers and communication

OR

CRN 20915
Acquiring and Analyzing Data* [asynchronous]
Professor Kretser

  • Acquiring data: scraping and cleaning
  • Numbers, words, and images as data
  • Basic statistics for exploratory data analysis
  • Overview of analytics approaches and tools
  • Introduction to basic data visualization 

CRN 20916
Computing Systems* [asynchronous]
Professor Soysal

  • System decomposition
  • Layering models, e.g., algorithm, language, instruction set architecture, hardware, transistors, electrons
  • Hiding complexity; Interfaces, subroutines, application programming interfaces (APIs)
  • Human-Computer Interaction: People as part of the system
  • Networked computers and communication

OR

CRN 20917
Estimation, Expectation, Descriptive Analytics* [asynchronous]
Professor Kretser

  • Types of data/Exploring data/Exploring assumptions
  • Probability, randomness, uncertainty
  • Discrete probability distributions: Binomial distribution/Continuous probability distributions: Normal distribution
  • Sampling and sampling distributions/Estimating means and proportions/Hypothesis testing
  • Discovering relationships/Regression, Inference, and model building/ANOVA

COMM 2754H: Topics in Communication about Technology Innovation

CRN 91474
Professional Writing in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
Dr. Ivory

  • Race, class, gender, age, and written expression
  • Journalistic and technical writing to explain innovations to diverse audiences
  • Writing for broadcasts for specific audiences and for various occasions
  • Rhetoric and persuasion to influence key stakeholders
  • Ethical dimensions of written texts

 

CRN 91475
Visual Communication in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
Dr. Ivory

  • Race, class, gender, age, and visual expression
  • Data visualization and presentation to bridge disciplinary, organizational, and cultural differences
  • Visual design for diverse audiences and specific occasions
  • Basic web production for diverse sudiences and specific occasions
  • Ethical dimensions of image editing

OR

CRN 91476
Communicating Data in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
Dr. Kretser

  • Analysis of how data visualization constructs race, class, gender, and age
  • Principles of effective data communication
  • Data visualization tools
  • Principles of using statistics in data communication
  • Ethical data reporting across disciplinary, organizational, and cultural differences

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­91489
Professional Presentations in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
Dr. Ivory

  • Race, class, gender, age, and oral expression
  • Organization of spoken content for diverse audiences and specific occasions
  • Visual aids to bridge disciplinary, organizational, and cultural differences
  • Persuasive speaking to key stakeholders
  • Ethical dimensions of spoken communication

OR

CRN 91491
Communicating Data in Technology Innovation for Societal Impact
Dr. Kretser

  • Analysis of how data visualization constructs race, class, gender, and age
  • Principles of effective data communication
  • Data visualization tools
  • Principles of using statistics in data communication
  • Ethical data reporting across disciplinary, organizational, and cultural differences

UH 2834: Topics in Humanities for Technology Innovation for Societal Impact

 

CRN ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­91197
Social Construction Theory
Dr. Heilker

  • Platonic/Romantic epistemology
  • Aristotelian/Scientificc epistemology
  • Isocratean/Social Constructionist epistemology
  • Metaphor and Narrative
  • Images of Technology

CRN 91198
The Human Condition and Structural Inequality
Dr.  Johnson

  • Systemic interconnections of race, class, and politics
  • Historical causes of global systems of inequality
  • Social construction of gender and sexualilty
  • Strategies for ethical governance of technology
  • Challenges technology poses for human identity

OR

CRN 91199
Contexts for Technology Innovation
Dr. Sagheb

  • Technology innovation: historical contexts
  • Technology innovation: geographical contexts
  • Technology innovation: sociopolitical contexts
  • Technology innovation: economic contexts
  • Technology innovation: organizational contexts

CRN 91200
Community and Identity
Dr. Heilker

  • Theories of community
  • Contact zones, power, and contestation
  • Theories of identity
  • Transnational/transcultural/transdisciplinary identities
  • Digital communities and identities

OR

CRN 91201
Contexts for Technology Innovation
Dr. Sagheb

  • Technology innovation: historical contexts
  • Technology innovation: geographical contexts
  • Technology innovation: sociopolitical contexts
  • Technology innovation: economic contexts
  • Technology innovation: organizational contexts