Fall 2023 Courses
Special Topics in Digital Fabrication
This course explores digital fabrication, introducing students to various technologies such as 3D printers, laser cutting, and industrial knitting machines. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices behind these digital fabrication tools, emphasizing two key learning outcomes. First, students will learn to leverage digital fabrication technologies to prototype and create innovative physical devices and objects. Through hands-on projects, they will gain practical experience using these tools to bring their ideas to life. Second, the course delves into the technical aspects of digital fabrication technologies, examining how design tools are created and how they shape the possibilities and limitations of the design process. As part of this objective, students will undertake a project to build their design tool, exploring how its features influence different types of design. By the end of the course, students will have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to navigate the world of digital fabrication, understanding its practical applications and the technical nuances that drive its evolution.
ME5374: Disability for Engineers (Spring 2024
This course covers various topics related to disability and accessible and assistive technologies (AT) that people with disabilities use daily. The class will survey a variety of disabilities (e.g., sensory impairments, mobility impairments, cognitive impairments, neurodivergence, chronic health) and how common activities can be adapted to be accessible. Further, the course presents multiple frameworks for understanding disability and performing human-centered engineering activities that produce effective and useful AT. Further, students will practice creating and giving accessible presentations and reports.
CS 4973: Accessibility and Disability
This course covers various topics related to disability and accessible and assistive technologies (AT) that people with disabilities use daily. The class will survey a variety of disabilities (e.g., sensory impairments, mobility impairments, cognitive impairments, neurodivergence, chronic health) and how common activities can be adapted to be accessible. Further, the course presents multiple frameworks for understanding disability and performing human-centered engineering activities that produce effective and useful AT. Students in this course will learn how to create and assess the accessibility of computing technologies, how to design computing technologies with assistive applications, and how to work with and engage disabled communities.