EDUC 571 - Impacts of Computing

Credit Hours: 3

This is a three (3) unit graduate course for teachers in STEM education with no previous background in computer science. This course will develop educators’ knowledge base around aspects computing and technology in the world (e.g., digital devices, systems, networks; data & analysis) and their impacts (social, ethical, legal issues)) and contributions to society. Projects introduce freely available resources and lesson plans and/or other online interfaces to explore and model issues. Prior programming experience is not required.