School of Computer Science – Learning Objectives Samples
16/60-223 Introduction to Physical Computing (Ali Momeni, Garth Zeglin) (excerpt)
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
- work in a mixed physical-digital environment and laboratory
- work in a mixed arts-engineering environment and laboratory
- make effective use of standard hardware and software tools for physical computing
- approach complex physical computing problems with a systematic overview that integrates iterative research and design steps
- generate systems specifications from a perceived need
- partition functionality between hardware and software
- produce interface specifications for a system composed of numerous subsystems
- evaluate the system in the context of an end user application or experience