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The Edgerton Center specializes in experiential learning and offers interactive subjects in electronics, high-speed photography, and video production. The center is also the home of D-Lab classes (see EC.700-EC.792). SeminarsEC.050 Re-create Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past
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(Subject meets with EC.090) Prereq: None Units: 1-3-2 [P/D/F]  Lecture: T3-5 (4-402) Lab: R3-5 (4-402)
Offers students alternative exploratory experience in teaching, learning, and researching. Through collaborative activities with open-ended experiments from diverse origins, participants re-create historical instruments and discoveries that challenged assumptions and sparked new investigations. Student curiosity and questions shape specific course content. Assignments include observations, experiments, readings, journal writing and sketching, and a final reflective paper. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Fall: E. Cavicchi Spring: Cavicchi, Elizabeth No textbook information available EC.074 The Start-up Experience at MIT
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Prereq: None Units: 2-0-4 [P/D/F] URL: http://edgerton.mit.edu/academics/courses/schedule-and-list Lecture: T EVE (7-9 PM) (4-402)
Explores some of the critical actions in starting up a technology-based business, including concept generation, searching prior art and patents, protecting intellectual property, founders agreements, forming and building teams, and work-life balance. Students review case studies and complete exercises that develop practicable knowledge in these areas. Each student keeps an "idea log book," which includes critical assessments of each case study, to be presented at the end of the term. First in a two-part series (seminars do not have to be taken sequentially; see EC.075 in spring term). Preference to undergraduates; open to graduate students with permission of advisor. J. Hadzima No textbook information available EC.075 Starting Up New Technology-Based Business Enterprises at MIT
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Prereq: None Units: 2-0-4 [P/D/F]
Seminar participants define and study the development stages of new enterprises at MIT, from the exciting moment a new idea for a tech product or service is realized, through to selling, customer support, and the next new idea. Follows the history of successful MIT spin-off companies with attention to the people (and their ideas) behind the start-up. Students attend MIT technology and science start-up case presentations given by individuals and teams working from zero-stage, and by partners in going concerns of historical relevance to the Institute and the economy. Second in a two-part series (seminars do not have to be taken sequentially; see EC.074 in fall term). Staff EC.090 Re-create Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past
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(Subject meets with EC.050) Prereq: None Units: 1-3-2 Lecture: T3-5 (4-402) Lab: R3-5 (4-402)
Offers students alternative exploratory experience in teaching, learning, and researching. Through collaborative activities with open-ended experiments from diverse origins, participants re-create historical instruments and discoveries that challenged assumptions and sparked new investigations. Student curiosity and questions shape specific course content. Assignments include observations, experiments, readings, journal writing and sketching, and a final reflective paper. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Fall: Cavicchi, Elizabeth IAP: Cavicchi, Elizabeth Spring: Cavicchi, Elizabeth No textbook information available Electronics and ProgrammingEC.120[J] Electronics Project Laboratory
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(Same subject as 6.2020[J]) Prereq: None Units: 1-2-3 Lecture: M EVE (7-10 PM) (4-409)
Intuition-based introduction to electronics, electronic components, and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and signal generators. Key components studied and used are op-amps, comparators, bi-polar transistors, and diodes (including LEDs). Students design, build, and debug small electronics projects (often featuring sound and light) to put their new knowledge into practice. Upon completing the class, students can take home a kit of components. Intended for students with little or no previous background in electronics. Enrollment may be limited. J. Bales No required or recommended textbooks Imaging and VisualizationMedia and ProductionEC.305 Digital and Darkroom Imaging
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with EC.A305) Prereq: None Units: 2-0-4 [P/D/F] Credit cannot also be received for EC.310
Students use both film and digital photography to develop a creative imaging project of their own choice. Develops skills in the use of image editing software to enhance, select, and combine images that the student has taken. Uses the darkroom to develop film for scanning and for chemical enlargement. Discusses topics such as the camera, composition, lighting, modes and formats, image compression, and halftone and dye sublimation printing. Students are expected to produce a duplicate set of black and white and/or color prints, along with a writeup and digital copy as the project output. Staff EC.310 Creative Imaging
()  Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units: 2-1-6 Credit cannot also be received for EC.305, EC.A305
Focuses on film and digital photography. Develops skill in the use of chemical darkrooms, scanners, digital printers and cameras to create striking still images capable of evoking strong emotional and intellectual responses from a viewer. Emphasizes the interplay between classical chemical and digital techniques and how they can be used to control the use of lighting, color, depth, and composition in an image. Students present their intermediate assignments to the class for critical discussion; at the end of the term, they submit a substantive project presenting their own creative images for critique and evaluation. T. Mislick Engineering and DesignCulture and International ExperienceD-LabEC.700 D-Lab: Field Study
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Prereq: One D-Lab subject and permission of instructor Units arranged
Provides the opportunity to gain direct fieldwork experience in a global context. Subject spans three-four weeks in which students continue work from a prior D-Lab subject. Students work directly with international community partners to find solutions to real world problems, focusing on one or more issues in education, design, or public service. Group presentations and written reflection required. S.L. Hsu EC.701[J] D-Lab: Development
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(Same subject as 11.025[J]) (Subject meets with 11.472[J], EC.781[J]) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: MW3.30-5 (N51-310) Lab: F3.30-5 (N51-310)
Issues in international development, appropriate technology and project implementation addressed through lectures, case studies, guest speakers and laboratory exercises. Students form project teams to partner with community organizations in developing countries, and formulate plans for an optional IAP site visit. (Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras and India.) Recitation sections focus on specific project implementation, and include cultural, social, political, environmental and economic overviews of the target countries as well as an introduction to the local languages. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. S. L. Hsu, B. Sanyal No textbook information available EC.703 Entrepreneurship for the Idealist
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(Subject meets with EC.783) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Examines the nature of contemporary and historical injustices: their particularities, shared dynamics, tropes, myths, durability, and shape-shifting nature. Studies how innovation, technology, markets, and social enterprises relate to justice. Explores accompaniment — journeying, often literally, with the wronged until right is done — and its success in a broad range of settings. Instruction provided in designing accompaniment-centered approaches by picking a societal challenge, surveying and critiquing past efforts, and proposing a design of their own. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. M. Bhardwaj, S. Hsu EC.711[J] Introduction to Energy in Global Development
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(Same subject as 2.651[J]) (Subject meets with EC.791) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7
Surveys energy technologies including solar, wind, and hydro power; cooking; indoor heating; irrigation; and agricultural productivity through an international development context to impart energy literacy and common-sense applications. Focuses on compact, robust, low-cost systems for meeting the needs of household and small business. Provides an overview of identifying user needs, assessing the suitability of specific technologies, and strategies for implementation in developing countries. Labs reinforce lecture material through activities including system assembly and testing. Team projects involve activities including connecting with pre-selected community partners, product design and analysis, and continuing the development of ongoing projects. Optional summer fieldwork may be available. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. Daniel Sweeney EC.712[J] Applications of Energy in Global Development
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(Same subject as 2.652[J]) (Subject meets with EC.782) Prereq: None Units: 4-0-8 Lecture: TR3-5 (N51-310)
Engages students in project-based learning, in collaboration with D-Lab community partners, to improve access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. Teams work on off-grid energy projects addressing challenges in lighting, cooking, agricultural productivity, or other areas in collaboration with D-Lab community partners in developing countries. Project work includes assessment of user needs, technology identification, product design, prototyping, and development of implementation strategies to continue progress of ongoing projects. Optional IAP field visits may be available to test and implement the solutions developed during the semester. Students enrolled in the graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 20; preference to students who have taken EC.711. Staff No textbook information available EC.713[J] D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory
()  Not offered regularly; consult department (Same subject as 4.411[J]) (Subject meets with 4.412) Prereq: Calculus I (GIR) and Physics I (GIR) Units: 2-3-7
Focuses on the design, analysis, and application of technologies that support the construction of less expensive and better performing schools in developing countries. Prepares students to design or retrofit school buildings in partnership with local communities and NGOs. Strategies covered include daylighting, passive heating and cooling, improved indoor air quality via natural ventilation, appropriate material selection, and structural design. Investigations are based on application of engineering fundamentals, experiments and simulations. Case studies illustrate the role of technologies in reducing barriers to improved education. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 20 total for versions meeting together. L. K. Norford EC.715 D-Lab: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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(Subject meets with 11.474) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Focuses on disseminating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) innovations in low-income countries and underserved communities worldwide. Structured around project-based learning, lectures, discussions, and student-led tutorials. Emphasizes core WASH principles, appropriate and sustainable technologies at household and community scales, urban challenges worldwide, culture-specific solutions, lessons from start-ups, collaborative partnerships, and social marketing. Mentored term project entails finding and implementing a viable solution focused on education/training; a technology, policy or plan; a marketing approach; and/or behavior change. Guest lecturers present case studies, emphasizing those developed and disseminated by MIT faculty, practitioners, students, and alumni. Field trips scheduled during class time, with optional field trips on weekends. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 20. S. E. Murcott, S. L. Hsu EC.718[J] D-Lab: Gender and Development
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(Same subject as WGS.277[J]) (Subject meets with EC.798) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: W9.30-12.30 (N51-310)
Explores gender roles, illuminates the power dynamics and root causes of inequality, and provides a framework for understanding gender dynamics. Develops skills to conduct a gender analysis and integrate gender-sensitive strategies into large- and small-scale development solutions. Prompts critical discussion about social, economic, and political conditions that shape gender in development. Begins with exploration of international development in the post-colonial era, using a gender lens, then provides students with the tools to integrate gender-sensitive strategies into international development work, with a particular focus on launching, building and scaling women's ventures. Opportunities may be available for international fieldwork over IAP. Meets with 24.234 when offered concurrently. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 12; must attend first class session. E. McDonald, S. Haslanger No textbook information available EC.719 D-Lab: Climate Change and Planetary Health
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(Subject meets with EC.789) Prereq: None Units: 3-4-5
Examines the current state and future projections of climate change and its effects on human, ecosystem, and planetary health, and develops solutions for these challenges. Class is project-based, student-focused, experiential, and transdisciplinary. Emphasizes nature- and community-based solutions, both local and global, with a focus on environmental and climate justice. Participation and teamwork are fundamental, as are experiential activities such as field trips to zero-carbon buildings and to sites undergoing rapid transformation. Working individually or in teams, students develop a term project on a climate change or planetary health solution of their choice, applying knowledge and skills to craft innovative, sustainable real-world solutions. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. S. Murcott, J. Simpson EC.720[J] D-Lab: Design
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(Same subject as 2.722[J]) Prereq: 2.670 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9
Addresses problems faced by underserved communities with a focus on design, experimentation, and prototyping processes. Particular attention placed on constraints faced when designing for developing countries. Multidisciplinary teams work on long-term projects in collaboration with community partners, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. Topics covered include design for affordability, manufacture, sustainability, and strategies for working effectively with community partners and customers. Students may continue projects begun in EC.701. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. E. Squibb EC.724 D-Lab: Smallholder Agriculture
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with EC.784) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-6
Provides an overview of the scientific, social, and economic context of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Covers the scientific basis and environmental impacts of agriculture, the dynamics of smallholder farming, social and business systems, and the experience of farmers themselves. Lectures, guest experts, experiential activities, and semester projects with community partners contribute to learning objectives. Opportunities for summer fieldwork may be available. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 15. R. Nanes, G. Jones, S. Hsu EC.725 Leadership in Design
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Prereq: None Units: 3-0-3
Places special focus on team capacity building and the communication skills critical to design leadership. Multidisciplinary teams work on semester-long projects in collaboration with international organizations, field practitioners, and experts, building team and leadership skills used to address problems faced by underserved communities while implementing design, experimentation, and hands-on prototyping processes. Topics covered include human-centered design, design for affordability and remote manufacturing, sustainability, and strategies for working effectively with international partners. Limited to 20 students in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. E. Squibb EC.726 D-Lab: Build-Its
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with EC.796) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Engages students in the creation of "build-its," hands-on pedagogical tools developed by D-Lab to teach workshop and design skills to a diverse audience around the world. Studies principles of experiential learning and successful examples of teaching in makerspaces and innovation centers. Students develop their own build-it, test and evaluate it with local students, and create instructions for its use. Optional travel opportunities exist over the summer to test the build-it at a D-Lab summit or training abroad. Opportunities for funded travel available. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Opportunities for funded travel available. Limited to 16. S. L. Hsu EC.729[J] D-Lab: Design for Scale
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(Same subject as 2.729[J]) (Subject meets with 2.789[J], EC.797[J]) Prereq: None. Coreq: 2.008; or permission of instructor Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: TR11.30-1 (N51-310) Lab: R1-2.30 (N51-310)
Explores the external factors affecting product development for people in low-resource settings in a project-based context. Students apply existing engineering skills in interdisciplinary teams to identify contextual limitations and develop previously established prototypes towards manufacturing-ready product designs for real-world project sponsors. Topics are presented within the context of the developing world and include technology feasibility and scalability assessment; value chain analysis; product specification; and manufacturing methodologies at various scales. Lessons are experiential and case study-based, taught by instructors with field experience and industry experts from product development consulting firms and the consumer electronics industry. Students taking graduate version complete additional written assignments. M. Yang, G. Connors, E. Young No textbook information available EC.731[J] Global Ventures
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(Same subject as 15.375[J], MAS.665[J]) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: R10-12 (E14-633)
Seminar on founding, financing, and building entrepreneurial ventures in developing nations. Challenges students to craft enduring and economically viable solutions to the problems faced by these countries. Cases illustrate examples of both successful and failed businesses, and the difficulties in deploying and diffusing products and services through entrepreneurial action. Explores a range of established and emerging business models, as well as new business opportunities enabled by innovations emerging from MIT labs and beyond. Students develop a business plan executive summary suitable for submission in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition's Accelerate Contest or MIT IDEAS. R. Raskar No textbook information available EC.733[J] D-Lab: Supply Chains
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Same subject as 2.771[J], 15.772[J]) (Subject meets with 2.871) Prereq: None Units: 3-3-6
Introduces concepts of supply chain design and planning with a focus on supply chains for products destined to improve quality of life in developing countries. Topics include demand estimation, process analysis and improvement, facility location and capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain coordination. Also covers issues specific to emerging markets, such as sustainable supply chains, choice of distribution channels, and how to account for the value-adding role of a supply chain. Students conduct D-Lab-based projects on supply chain design or improvement. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Staff EC.740 D-Lab: Inclusive Economies
()Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units: 2-0-7
Explores how innovations and market mechanisms can benefit humanity by rallying impact investments, engaging participants cooperatively, boosting equity and resilience, and broadening prosperity. Examines the ideas behind, and actions towards, multiple inclusive economic mechanisms and approaches. Students review and analyze the competing worldviews and historical pathways that led to the current dominant economic modalities, and both theoretical and empirical criticisms. Includes case studies developing alternative opportunities, modifications, and/or improvements to crafting circular economies and reinforcing local economies. Team projects focus on the facilitation of inclusive economy models in partnership with communities in Latin America or Africa. Optional project-focused travel may be available over IAP. Limited to 12. E. McDonald, K. Mytty, J. Bonsen EC.744 Technologies for Mental Health and Wellness
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(Subject meets with EC.794) Prereq: None Units: 2-0-10
Introduction to new technologies used in the practice of psychiatry and psychology, with emphasis on mental health and wellness. Discusses the effect of technology on mental health and the human experience. Topics include social identity and connection, mood and anxiety disorders, sleep and dreams, chronobiology, addiction and substance abuse, behavior medicine, and wellness activities such as meditation. Guest lectures from domain-expert doctors and reading assignments identify current needs and challenges found in clinical practice. Reviews emerging technologies being applied to mental health, including chatbots, social robots, wearable sensors, AI, virtual reality, biofeedback, neuromodulation, and mobile phone phenotyping. Topics of privacy and ethical use discussed. Students complete readings and weekly written assignments and three group design projects. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Fletcher, K. Hodges EC.746[J] Design for Complex Environmental Issues
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(Same subject as 1.016[J], 2.00C[J]) Prereq: None Units: 3-1-5
Working in small teams with real clients, students develop solutions related to the year's Terrascope topic. They have significant autonomy as they follow a full engineering design cycle from client profile through increasingly sophisticated prototypes to final product. Provides opportunities to acquire skills with power tools, workshop practice, design, product testing, and teamwork. Focuses on sustainability and appropriate technology that matches the client's specific situation and constraints. Products are exhibited in the public Bazaar of Ideas and evaluated by an expert panel. Class taught in collaboration with D-Lab and Beaver Works. Limited to first-year students. Open to students outside of Terrascope. A. W. Epstein, S. L. Hsu, J. Grimm EC.750 Humanitarian Innovation: Design for Relief, Rebuilding, and Recovery
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(Subject meets with EC.785) Prereq: None Units: 4-0-8
Explores the role innovation can and does play in how humanitarian aid is provided, and how it can impact people, products, and processes. Provides a fundamental background in the history and practice of humanitarian aid. Considers the various ways that design can be used to enhance aid, such as product and system design for affected populations, co-creation with affected populations, and capacity building to promote design by refugees and the displaced. Case studies and projects examine protracted displacement as well as recovery and resettlement, including efforts in Colombia, Lebanon, Nepal, Sudan, and Uganda. Potential for students to travel over the summer to partner communities. A. Smith, M. Thompson EC.751 Hardware Design for International Development
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(Subject meets with EC.793) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: W2-5 (N51-350)
Students explore possibilities of repurposed electronic devices in various sectors of development, including agriculture, education, health, and energy, for positive impact on people living in low-income communities. Guest lecturers provide insight into current trends in information and communication technology for development. Students work in teams to apply principles of participatory and inclusive design to projects developed in collaboration with community innovators in refugee camps in Northern Uganda and rural areas of Tanzania. Optional travel to Uganda and Tanzania during IAP with D-Lab field partners. Graduate students complete additional assignments. H. Lee, E. McDonald No textbook information available EC.770 D-Lab: Independent Project
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Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA.
Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. Students work with international community partners to continue developing projects, focusing on one or more issues in education, design, or public service. Final presentations and written reflection required. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 12 units. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff Summer: Staff No textbook information available EC.780 D-Lab: Independent Project
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Prereq: None Units arranged TBA.
Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. Students work with international community partners to continue developing projects, focusing on one or more issues in education, design, or public service. Final presentations and written reflection required. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 12 units. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff Summer: Staff No textbook information available EC.781[J] D-Lab: Development
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(Same subject as 11.472[J]) (Subject meets with 11.025[J], EC.701[J]) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: MW3.30-5 (N51-310) Lab: F3.30-5 (N51-310)
Issues in international development, appropriate technology and project implementation addressed through lectures, case studies, guest speakers and laboratory exercises. Students form project teams to partner with community organizations in developing countries, and formulate plans for an optional IAP site visit. (Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras and India.) Recitation sections focus on specific project implementation, and include cultural, social, political, environmental and economic overviews of the target countries as well as an introduction to the local languages. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. S. Hsu No textbook information available EC.782 Applications of Energy in Global Development
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(Subject meets with 2.652[J], EC.712[J]) Prereq: None Units: 4-0-8 Lecture: TR3-5 (N51-310)
Engages students in project-based learning in collaboration with D-Lab community partners to improve access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. Teams work on off-grid energy projects addressing challenges in lighting, cooking, agricultural productivity, or other areas in collaboration with D-Lab community partners in developing countries. Project work includes assessment of user needs, technology identification, product design, prototyping, and development of implementation strategies to continue progress of ongoing projects. Optional IAP field visits may be available to test and implement the solutions developed during the semester. Students enrolled in the graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 20; preference to students who have taken EC.791. Staff No textbook information available EC.783 Entrepreneurship for the Idealist
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(Subject meets with EC.703) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Examines the nature of contemporary and historical injustices: their particularities, shared dynamics, tropes, myths, durability, and shape-shifting nature. Studies how innovation, technology, markets, and social enterprises relate to justice. Explores accompaniment — journeying, often literally, with the wronged until right is done — and its success in a broad range of settings. Instruction provided in designing accompaniment-centered approaches by picking a societal challenge, surveying and critiquing past efforts, and proposing a design of their own. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. M. Bhardwaj, S. Hsu EC.784 D-Lab: Smallholder Agriculture
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with EC.724) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-6
Provides an overview of the scientific, social, and economic context of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Covers the scientific basis and environmental impacts of agriculture, the dynamics of smallholder farming, social and business systems, and the experience of farmers themselves. Lectures, guest experts, experiential activities, and semester projects with community partners contribute to learning objectives. Opportunities for summer fieldwork may be available. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 20. R. Nanes, G. Jones, S. Hsu EC.785 Humanitarian Innovation: Design for Relief, Rebuilding, and Recovery
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(Subject meets with EC.750) Prereq: None Units: 4-0-8
Explores the role innovation can and does play in how humanitarian aid is provided, and how it can impact people, products, and processes. Provides a fundamental background in the history and practice of humanitarian aid. Considers the various ways that design can be used to enhance aid, such as product and system design for affected populations, co-creation with affected populations, and capacity building to promote design by refugees and the displaced. Case studies and projects examine protracted displacement as well as recovery and resettlement, including efforts in Colombia, Lebanon, Nepal, Sudan, and Uganda. Potential for students to travel over the summer to partner communities. A. Smith, M. Thompson EC.788 D-Lab: Field Research
()Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9
Combines hands-on methods for conducting field research with exploration of questions that continue to challenge practitioners, donors, policymakers and researchers in international development. Designed for students preparing to conduct field-based research for theses, product design project, or development ventures. Practices key research skills particularly applicable to conducting research involving people and communities in the context of development. Limited to 16. Staff EC.789 D-Lab: Climate Change and Planetary Health
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(Subject meets with EC.719) Prereq: None Units: 3-4-5
Examines the current state and future projections of climate change and its effects on human, ecosystem, and planetary health, and develops solutions for these challenges. Class is project-based, student-focused, experiential, and transdisciplinary. Emphasizes nature- and community-based solutions, both local and global, with a focus on environmental and climate justice. Participation and teamwork are fundamental, as are experiential activities such as field trips to zero-carbon buildings and to sites undergoing rapid transformation. Working individually or in teams, students develop a term project on a climate change or planetary health solution of Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. S. Murcott EC.790 D-Lab: Field Study
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Prereq: One D-Lab subject and permission of instructor Units arranged
Provides the opportunity to gain direct fieldwork experience in a global context. Subject spans three-four weeks in which students continue work from a prior D-Lab subject. Students work directly with international community partners to find solutions to real world problems, focusing on one or more issues in education, design, or public service. Group presentations and written reflection required. Staff EC.791 Introduction to Energy in Global Development
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(Subject meets with 2.651[J], EC.711[J]) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7
Surveys energy technologies including solar, wind, and hydro power; cooking; indoor heating; irrigation; and agricultural productivity through an international development context to impart energy literacy and common-sense applications. Focuses on compact, robust, low-cost systems for meeting the needs of household and small business. Provides an overview of identifying user needs, assessing the suitability of specific technologies, and strategies for implementation in developing countries. Labs reinforce lecture material through activities including system assembly and testing. Team projects involve activities including connecting with pre-selected community partners, product design and analysis, and continuing the development of ongoing projects. Optional summer fieldwork may be available. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. Daniel Sweeney EC.793 Hardware Design for International Development
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(Subject meets with EC.751) Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: W2-5 (N51-350)
Students explore possibilities of repurposed electronic devices in various sectors of development, including agriculture, education, health, and energy, for positive impact on people living in low-income communities. Guest lecturers provide insight into current trends in information and communication technology for development. Students work in teams to apply principles of participatory and inclusive design to projects developed in collaboration with community innovators in refugee camps in Northern Uganda and rural areas of Tanzania. Optional travel to Uganda and Tanzania during IAP with D-Lab field partners. Graduate students complete additional assignments. H. Lee, E. McDonald No textbook information available EC.794 Technologies for Mental Health and Wellness
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(Subject meets with EC.744) Prereq: None Units: 2-0-10
Introduction to new technologies used in the practice of psychiatry and psychology, with emphasis on mental health wellness. The effect of technology on mental health and the human experience is discussed. Topics include social identity and connection, mood and anxiety disorders, sleep and dreams, chronobiology, addiction and substance abuse, behavior medicine, and wellness activities such as meditation. Guest lectures from domain-expert doctors and reading assignments identify current needs and challenges found in clinical practice. Emerging technologies being applied to mental health are reviewed including chatbots, social robots, wearable sensors, AI, virtual reality, biofeedback, neuromodulation, and mobile phone phenotyping. Topics of privacy and ethical use discussed. Students complete readings and weekly written assignments and three group design projects. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Fletcher, K. Hodges EC.796 D-Lab: Build-Its
()Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with EC.726) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Engages students in the creation of "build-its," hands-on pedagogical tools developed by D-Lab to teach workshop and design skills to a diverse audience around the world. Studies principles of experiential learning and successful examples of teaching in makerspaces and innovation centers. Students develop their own build-it, test and evaluate it with local students, and create instructions for its use. Optional travel opportunities exist over the summer to test the build-it at a D-Lab summit or training abroad. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 16. S. L. Hsu EC.797[J] D-Lab: Design for Scale
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(Same subject as 2.789[J]) (Subject meets with 2.729[J], EC.729[J]) Prereq: None. Coreq: 2.008; or permission of instructor Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: TR11.30-1 (N51-310) Lab: R1-2.30 (N51-310)
Explores the external factors affecting product development for people in low-resource settings in a project-based context. Students apply existing engineering skills in interdisciplinary teams to identify contextual limitations and develop previously established prototypes towards manufacturing-ready product designs for real-world project sponsors. Topics are presented within the context of the developing world and include technology feasibility and scalability assessment; value chain analysis; product specification; and manufacturing methodologies at various scales. Lessons are experiential and case study-based, taught by instructors with field experience and industry experts from product development consulting firms and the consumer electronics industry. Students taking graduate version complete additional written assignments. M. Yang, H. Quintus-Bosz, S. Grama No textbook information available EC.798 D-Lab: Gender and Development
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(Subject meets with EC.718[J], WGS.277[J]) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: W9.30-12.30 (N51-310)
Explores gender roles, illuminates the power dynamics and root causes of inequality, and provides a framework for understanding gender dynamics. Develops skills to conduct a gender analysis and integrate gender-sensitive strategies into large- and small-scale development solutions. Prompts critical discussion about social, economic, and political conditions that shape gender in development. Begins with exploration of international development in the post-colonial era, using a gender lens, then provides students with the tools to integrate gender-sensitive strategies into international development work, with a particular focus on launching, building and scaling women's ventures. Opportunities may be available for international fieldwork over IAP. Meets with 24.634 when offered concurrently. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 12; must attend first class session. E. McDonald, S. Haslanger No textbook information available Teaching, UROP, Independent StudyEC.900 Independent Study
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Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff Summer: Staff No required or recommended textbooks EC.901 Edgerton Center Independent Study
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Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff Summer: Staff No required or recommended textbooks EC.910 Edgerton Center Undergraduate Teaching
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA.
An opportunity for undergraduates to participate in teaching and tutoring Center subjects and seminars. Students develop one-on-one teaching skills under the supervision of an Edgerton Center instructor. J. Bales No required or recommended textbooks EC.980 Edgerton Center Independent Study - Graduate
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Prereq: None Units arranged TBA.
Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff Summer: Staff No required or recommended textbooks EC.988 The Social Life of Materials
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(Subject meets with 3.088) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9
Students carry out projects on a material of their choice and study its technical, humanistic, and environmental origins and trajectories of development through historical methods; evaluate its current status within a social and humanistic context; and then imagine and evaluate potential futures. Projects supported by topics and scholarship in sociotechnical systems, social innovation, environmental history and justice, equity-based human-centered design, and futures literacy. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. C. Ortiz, E. Spero EC.990 Edgerton Center Graduate Teaching
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA.
An opportunity for graduate students to participate in teaching and tutoring Edgerton Center subjects and seminars. Permission of Edgerton Center staff required. J. Bales No required or recommended textbooks EC.UR Undergraduate Research
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA.
Undergraduate research opportunities in the Edgerton Center. J. Bales No required or recommended textbooks EC.URG Undergraduate Research
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Prereq: None Units arranged TBA.
Undergraduate research opportunities in the Edgerton Center. J. Bales No required or recommended textbooks Special SubjectsEC.S00 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA.
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Brancazio, D., Staff No required or recommended textbooks EC.S01 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F]
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. IAP: Staff Spring: Staff EC.S02 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F]
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Jack Whipple EC.S03 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F]
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. L. Zamir EC.S04 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Fall: Staff IAP: C. Yong, M. Belanger EC.S05 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F]
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. IAP: Staff Spring: Staff EC.S06 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Fall: Staff IAP: Staff Spring: Staff EC.S07 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Staff EC.S08 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Staff EC.S09 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Staff EC.S10 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Staff EC.S11 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Jack Whipple EC.S12 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
(, , ) Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: None Units arranged
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. Christine Ortiz, Ellan Spero EC.S13 Special Subject at the Edgerton Center
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Prereq: None Units arranged URL: http://edgerton.mit.edu/academics/courses/schedule-and-list
Seminar combining lectures and lab run by students and academic staff at the Edgerton Center. Students explore specialized electronics, robotics, or mechanical design and fabrication topics not offered in the regular curriculum; classes range from beginner level to more advanced. Some offerings may be taught in an intensive fashion (meeting for up to several times a week for four weeks). Up to three sequential seminars may be offered per semester, covering a different topic each time. Students can take one or all of the seminars. C. Ortiz, E. Spero |
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