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EC.793 Hardware Design for International Development
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Graduate (Fall)
(Subject meets with EC.751)
Prereq: None
Units: 3-2-7
Add to schedule Lecture: W2-5 (N51-350)
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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
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