Overview
Description
An experiential learning course for transfer students to ease their transition to the University. This course welcomes students and highlights campus resources available to the university community while offering students a unique opportunity for building community with peers. Assignments focus on community engagement, ethics, and technology. Students work in teams to design functional mobile app prototypes, exploring the app design process from brainstorming to user testing—no coding required.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- transfer student
- first semester standing
ENG 102
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, transfer student, first semester standing
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO9
Restrictions
transfer student; first semester standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify available academic and career resources, and assess how effectively these resources support their own needs and those of the broader student community.
- identify how technology and tech companies connect individuals, institutions and communities and the cultural implications of this connectivity.
- consider strategies and responsibilities technology companies have in narrowing the digital divide.
- critically asses how apps provide experiences and accommodations for diverse populations.
- apply course themes to the creation of an app.