6 - Proposal Part 3 - Curriculum

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

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