Friday, July 24, 2009

Proposal Part 3 - Curriculum


SWWRocBot (SWW Robotics Program)
Proposed Curriculum

SWW robotics program will be a 2 semester credit bearing course. It will be modular in design. The trajectory of the course will include, but not be limited to, modules that focus on:
  • Applied science
  • Applied math
  • Applied design
  • Applied engineering
  • Applied computer science and programming
  • Applied communications and technology
  • Design, production & distribution of audio and video media
  • Graphic arts
  • Web site & service design and implementation
  • Civic responsibility (community service, mentoring others)
  • Personal and project planning
  • Time management
  • Personal and program fundraising and accounting
  • Spoken and written English
  • The art of persuasive communications (public relations)
  • What is honest advertising and how is it designed
Each module will be supervised/mentored by one or more from the following:
  • SWW faculty members
  • Professionals recruited from the local business community
  • Professionals from supporting organizations, i.e. Bausch & Lomb, Cross Brothers Engineering, CooperVision and others to be recruited
  • Faculty from local educational institutions
  • Community volunteers
  • Mentors

I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself.
R. Buckminster Fuller

1 comment:

Coalition for Justice in Education said...

After consultations with others, several revisions are made to this page.

First, the curriculum topics have been divided into two categories. They are:
Scientific and Technological Arts and Sciences
Social & Communications Arts and Sciences

Several additional curriculum topics are hereby added to the list. Thus, the revised curriculum is the following:

Scientific and Technological Arts and Sciences

Applied science

Applied math

Applied physics

Applied chemistry

Applied biology (Biological Engineering)

Applied design

Applied engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Applied computer science and programming

Applied Systems Theory


Social and Communication Arts & Sciences

Spoken and written English

Social Studies and the Social Sciences

Graphic, Fine Arts & Music

Fundraising and accounting

Design, production & distribution of audio and visual media

Communications technologies, new media and Web design & production

Civic responsibility (community service, mentoring others)

Time management, personal and project planning

Professional and personal ethics