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Felderman, Melissa H

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  • Creative Technology

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  • ATLS 2002 - Design Technologies: Process
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Introduces foundational principles, practices and methods relating to the process of creative design. Emphasis on the pre-production process as a creative problem-solving tool in order to produce innovative and interesting creative work. Through lectures, discussion and creative projects, students will gain a familiarity with diverse applications and practices related to creative technology and design
  • ATLS 3300 - Object
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Introduces the fundamentals of physical computing. This class is an exploration of computing that starts from the perspective that humans are fundamentally physical beings. Students will design projects that interact with humans and the physical world and will learn to integrate sensors, motors, and simple electronics into creative projects. Projects will include interactive installations, art projects, games, and audio controllers.
  • ATLS 3519 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary creative technology and design research and practice. May be repeated up to 21 total credit hours for different topics.
  • ATLS 4519 - Advanced Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary creative technology and design research and practice. May be repeated up to 32 total credit hours.
  • ATLS 5519 - Adv Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary creative technologies and design research and practice. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics.
  • CSCI 4830 - Special Topics in Computer Science
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Covers topics of interest in computer science at the senior undergraduate level. Content varies from semester to semester. Only 9 credit hours from CSCI 4830 and/or CSCI 4831 can count toward Computer Science BS or BA.
  • CSCI 7000 - Current Topics in Computer Science
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Covers research topics of current interest in computer science that do not fall into a standard subarea. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours.
  • ENVD 1010 - Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022
    Introduces students to concepts and techniques related to the design of products at a human scale. In an immersive project-based studio environment students develop the foundation of design communication and thinking through a series of hands-on projects with physical outcomes. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design is taken the first 7-weeks of the semester, followed by ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, taken in the second 7-weeks of the semester, along with ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 1020 - Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2024
    Introduces students to strategies and techniques of architectural design and communication in a hands-on studio environment. Students explore architectural form-making and design opportunities through an iterative design process culminating with a small-scale architectural project that responds to environmental, contextual and programmatic needs. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, an 7-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design, taken during the first 7-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design is a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 1110 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Explores the core principles shared across environmental design disciplines, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Product Design, and Sustainable Planning and Urban Design. Through a multidisciplinary studio approach, students engage in spatial problem-solving, sustainable design strategies, peer-to-peer collaboration, and design thinking. Hands-on projects challenge students to apply foundational tools and methods to real-world challenges, considering social, environmental, and cultural impacts in both built and natural environments.�Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1110, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1, taken the first 7-weeks of the semester, followed by ENVD 1120, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Design 2, taken in the second 7-weeks of the semester, along with ENVD 1022, Technology 3: Intermediate Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 3352 - Intermediate Digital Applications
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Intermediate level computing skills for design analytics and representation.
  • ENVD 4052 - Portfolio Design
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024 / Summer 2025
    Explores topics related to graphic design and visual communication aimed at constructing your professional identity. Topics include layout, composition, fonts, color theory, printing, publication and web-based presence. Comprehend the fundamentals of graphic design and their application in visual communication through the use of Adobe Creative Suite.
  • ENVD 4352 - Special Topics: Computer Methods
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021
    Topics include animation and environmental simulation, computational methods of technical evaluation and optimization, and computational mapping and analysis. May be repeated for credit by petition.
  • ENVD 4919 - Teaching Assistant
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    By special arrangement with instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: 3.00 GPA.
  • ENVD 4979 - Honors Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
    Working with an advisor, students prepare, complete, and defend a research-based honors thesis project, in an area of Environmental Design. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
  • EPOD 3100 - Studio 2: Intermediate Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
    Introduces students to emerging technologies and techniques in digital fabrication and design through a project-based studio environment. Students will be asked to develop design solutions that benefit humanity through material investigations, cradle-to-cradle methodology, and more advanced methods in design optimization. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Recommended corequisite: EPOD 3101.
  • EPOD 3105 - Human Centered Design and Entrepreneurship Strategies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Exposes students to innovation and entrepreneurial practices around the topic of Environmental Products of Design through human/user centered design strategies.
  • EPOD 4100 - Studio 3: Capstone in Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Draws on design research processes such as design thinking, human-centered design, and speculative/critical design to create a comprehensive proposal. In this capstone experience, students identify a specific need, opportunity, or problem and then develop a design solution that addresses the challenge. This proposal is brought to life through the creation of a full-scale physical prototype.

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