Spring 2012 ITP 499 Special Topics Courses:
3D Design and Prototyping: Explore the range of 3D printing and Prototyping technologies, and their application in modern industrial, design, and creative fields. Overview of 3D design and modeling techniques for modern Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing applications.
Introduction to the Art and Architecture of Software Creation: This course is intended to teach the basics of the Art and Architecture design of software, with a focus on the mobile platforms. The student with no experience or knowledge of programming will benefit from this class. Artistically scalable software architecture will be demonstrated using modern syntax free software tools. The student who attends this class by the end of class will have published five mobile apps to the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. This class will also expose students to the basic tools and applications used in publication of mobile applications and simple databases. At the end of class the student will be able to demonstrate the artistic capabilities to implement successful software architecture with products in a mobile application marketplace.
Professional C++: This course provides students with the intermediate and advanced knowledge they will need to succeed as a professional C++ developer. By semester’s end, students will:
Become familiar with advanced C++ language idioms.
Gain exposure to common libraries used professionally today.
Understand how to write efficient and high-quality C++ code.
Building the High Tech Startup: The purpose of this class is to teach students the basic technologies and processes involved in the building web and mobile startups. Students will be introduced to the different aspects of building a web startup including Online Business models, Product management, Agile development processes, Technology platforms and Operations, customer development and online marketing.
Mobile Apps for Medicine: This class will focus on developing mobile apps that interface and gather data from medical devices. Working with the USC Center for Body Computing under the Keck School of Medicine, we have access to various medical devices that are used either on or in the human body. Some example of devices are AgaMatrix’s glucometer (determines glucose in the blood and is used by diabetics), Zephyr Technologies’ “bug” (gathers heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and acceleration ), AliveCoriPhone case (gathers real-time ECG and heart rates), and Boston Scientific’s LATITUTE database (contains data from pacemakers).
Programming in Python: This course is intended to teach the basics of programming in Python. Python’s high level data structures and clear syntax make it an ideal first language, while the large number of existing libraries make it suitable to tackle almost any programming tasks.
Technologies for Interactive Marketing: This course is designed to introduce students to technologies, concepts and strategies in the emerging online advertising ecosystem. Through lectures, discussions, and projects, students learn strategies and tactics to drive traffic to a website. They learn how to analyze and measure the efficacy of their plans. Lastly, they will work with a real client and with a real budget to craft and execute an online marketing plan.
FLAS fellowships are provided by EASC's U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for undergraduate and graduate study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean and East Asian area studies. The purpose of the program is to enrich the nation’s pool of area and international specialists. Applicants should be planning to use their training to teach, to serve in government or international agencies, or to engage in other work that advances American understanding of other countries.
Applications are available online for the first time. Please visit the website for more details: http://dornsife.usc.edu/eascenter/flas/
Application Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012 by 5:00pm
Summer 2012 FLAS Fellowship
● $2,500 stipend
● $5,000 maximum tuition payment for approved intensive summer language program
Summer 2012 FLAS fellowships are awarded to graduate and undergraduate students for intensive language study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean at an institution in the U.S. or abroad. The language study must be at least 6 weeks in length and include 120 or more contact hours for advanced level study, 140 or more for beginning/intermediate level study.
Academic Year 2012-13 FLAS Fellowship
Graduate Students:
● $15,000 stipend
● $18,000 tuition payment
Undergraduate Students:
● $5,000 stipend
● $10,000 tuition payment
Academic Year FLAS fellows enroll in one East Asian language course during both fall and spring semesters and must take at least two area studies courses on East Asia during the award period. All language and area studies classes must be taken for a letter grade.
Eligibility
● U.S. citizens or permanent residents
● Full-time USC students
● Graduate students: Engaged in advanced language study (3rd year and above). Those already fluent in one East Asian language may apply for beginning/intermediate study of a second East Asian language.
● Undergraduate students: Engaged in intermediate or advanced language study (2nd year and above)
● FLAS-eligible languages include Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
For questions regarding the FLAS fellowships, please contact the EASC at easc@usc.edu, (213) 740-2991, or stop by our office in CLH 101.
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USC East Asian Studies Center
823 W. 34th Street, CLH 101
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0127
Tel: 213.740.2991
Fax: 213.740.8409
easc@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/easc
