The world is rich in data and our ability to process, manipulate, analyze, and visualize that data is growing in power. This course discusses how to understand and solve real-world problems using modern programming techniques.

Students will get to know the evolution of the Internet of Things, Internet of Things Now, cloud computing as well as the need for edge computing and the quantum Internet of Things. The course will be a series of small activities based upon some of the learned concepts.

This class will explore the basic science of climate change, as well as the social, political, and ethical consequences of it on a local, national, and global scale. As designers, engineers, and simply humans, how do we properly prepare to handle a problem so large that it transcends anything we have ever encountered in recent human history.

Interpretations of major themes as developed in works of leading historians.

Doordash, Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit, and more. At one point or another, most of us have used these apps to ask for a ride, have food delivered, or have a task completed. The rise of these app- and web-based digital platforms has given rise to what sociologists and economists call the platform economy. In this class, we will explore the platform economy using a sociological approach to explore questions such as: what is the platform economy and how has it impacted the broader global economy? Why has there been a rise in the usage of app-based services?

Discussions of care within economics have been growing since the 70s, though they have received renewed emphasis with COVID-19, rising inequality, and the dire state of the U.S. healthcare system. We will explore the assumptions behind different economic theories of health care, childcare, elder and other types of care, along with what those theories are missing, and what good care might look like. This course will interweave discussions of independent living, academic success, and the utilization of University resources, with economic theories of care.

Discussions of care within economics have been growing since the 70s, though they have received renewed emphasis with COVID-19, rising inequality, and the dire state of the U.S. healthcare system. We will explore the assumptions behind different economic theories of health care, childcare, elder and other types of care, along with what those theories are missing, and what good care might look like. This course will interweave discussions of independent living, academic success, and the utilization of University resources, with economic theories of care.

Discussions of care within economics have been growing since the 70s, though they have received renewed emphasis with COVID-19, rising inequality, and the dire state of the U.S. healthcare system. We will explore the assumptions behind different economic theories of health care, childcare, elder and other types of care, along with what those theories are missing, and what good care might look like. This course will interweave discussions of independent living, academic success, and the utilization of University resources, with economic theories of care.