In support of “Turning the Tide of Technology (T3)”, today we feature a new initiative out of MTSU- projectMT.
Do you have a project that you would like to work with in collaboration with a good group of students? If so, please click here to get started or contact the Tech Council office for more information.
The project team is looking for small projects that can be useful for corporations or non-profit organizations, that can be completed in one or two semesters.
Candidate courses to be used for projectMT include (but are not limited to):
- Discrete Structures
- Advanced Data Structures
- Web Technologies
- Databases
- Artificial Intelligence
- Networks
- Visual Programming
- Software Engineering
- Software Testing
- Data Mining
About the ProjectMT
This endeavor aims to enhance CS teaching and learning experience with real world projects woven into the entire CS curriculum. The process is further enriched with a stable and consistent local industrial connection that brings in innovative computing ideas, technologies, and real world experiences. Bachelor’s-level students will participate in the development of significant, real-world applications, and engage in active learning of project and class topic related materials. The proposed innovation in CS curriculum will prepare each graduate to be ready to work competitively and successfully in the industry from day one.
Alice is a 3-D graphical programming language from Carnegie-Mellon that provides an “objects-first” approach to teaching programming. The Alice environment allows a student to create graphical animations and video games without the challenges that often accompany other approaches to learning programming for the first time.
Students participating in the Robotics camp will have intensive training and hands-on learning opportunities constructing and programming Lego NXT robots. The students will learn to build and program robots for tasks, such as navigating a maze, arranging cola cans in a specific configuration, or sumo wrestling. The robot programming will be done using RoboLab, a graphical programming environment, built based on the successful LabView software for visual programming. It is flexible, easy to learn, yet sophisticated enough for complex programming tasks.
The Multimedia Programming camp teaches students basic script programming using python, as it is applied to create and manipulate graphics, photos, sound files, and video. Python, with its unique built-in features, is powerful and easy to learn. Students will be able to write programs that simulate the interesting features found in professional photo, music, and video editors.
The networking camp teaches students basic networking concepts. The process of networking enables computers and other devices to communicate with each other, which is important in the age of internet. Students will setup machines and create Ethernet cables that will be used to network and communicate with other computers and devices. Students will also learn how to setup wireless equipment.
