2014 Curriculum

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Week 1: June 30 - July 3

Computer Based

• Intro to Scratch
  Scratch Workshop
  Scratch About Me Presentations
• App Inventor: Design Your Own SmartPhone App!

Non Computer Based

• Introduction: What is Computer Science and Computer Engineering?
• Careers in Computer Science / Women in Computer Science
• Introduction to Circuits
• Hands-On Activity: Glow Sticks

Guest Speakers
Prof. Leo Reyzin - Cryptography

Field trip
Rock Climbing at Boston University FitRec

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Week 2: July 7 - 11

Computer Based

• App Inventor: Design Your Own SmartPhone App!
• Introduction to Python
• Simple Programming: Tasks with Python

Non Computer Based

• Introduction to Algorithms
• Searching Algorithms
• Sorting Algorithms
• Set Theory

Guest Speakers
Margaret McKenna - Run Keeper
Douglas Densmore and Orit Shaer - Synthetic biology and programming

Field trip
Microsoft

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Week 3: July 14 - 18

Computer Based

• Web Design: HTML
• Web Design: CSS

Non Computer Based

• Cryptography
• Artificial Intelligence
• Graph Theory
• Converting Binary Numbers

Guest Speakers
Sharon Goldberg - Network Security
Katherine Zhao

Field trip
IBM
Google

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Week 4: July 21 - July 25

Computer Based

• Build a Basic Robot
• Introduction to Robotics
• Profogramming Lego Mindstorms

Non Computer Based

• Buildng Simple Cars
• Robot Challenges
• Robotics Competition

Guest Speakers
Prof. Jennifer Goodall
Prof. James Collins

Field trip
SCVNGR (now LevelUp)

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Week 5: July 28 - August 1

Computer Based

• Introduction to Arduino

Hands On Activity

• Soldering Circuits with the help of Prof. Eric Hazen

Non Computer Based

• Introduction to Circuits
• Final Project

Posterboard Arduino Presentation: July 31st, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Faculty, Family and Friends Invited
Photonics 206

Final Presentation: July 31st, 3:00 - 5:30pm
Family and Friends Invited
Photonics 206