INFO 490

Spring 2015 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

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1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in separate terms. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Other prerequisites as specified for each topic offering. See Class Schedule.

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INFO 490 class schedule data for spring 2015
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
62684	Lecture-Discussion	JT	1:00PM -3:00PM	M	Nat Center for Suprcomp Appl	Toenjes, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: DIY Galileo Development Board Section Info: Title: DIY with Galileo Development Boards This seminar for engineers, artists, coders, tinkerers, humanists, musicians and dancers and robotics students will focus on learning just what can be done with the Intel� Galileo Gen 2 development and prototyping circuit boards, specifically designed for makers, students, educators, and DIY electronics enthusiasts. The seminar will start with an exploration of the Galileo's operation and capabilities, as well as discussion of interactive environments. Students will learn to use the Arduino development environment, as well as Linux programming, and hardware modifications, such as attaching sensors for motion tracking, etc. Student teams will be loaned a Galileo Gen 2 board to build projects with. Projects will hopefully be directed towards students' other areas of interest, including but not limited to controlling the Internet of Things, creating art in sensor-activated environments, etc. The seminar will end with a final showing of projects built by students centering on the Galileo. Because this is a seminar, learning will be expected to be largely student-motivated and student-driven. Students must be willing to learn some programming, basic electronics, and aesthetic theory behind interactivity in arts and humanities. Some familiarity with computer programming is a plus, but not required. This section is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students (Graduate students seeking graduate credit for this course should register in section JTG). Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing.
62685	Lecture-Discussion	JTG	1:00PM -3:00PM	M	Nat Center for Suprcomp Appl	Toenjes, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: DIY Galileo Development Board Section Info: Title: DIY with Galileo Development Boards This seminar for engineers, artists, coders, tinkerers, humanists, musicians and dancers and robotics students will focus on learning just what can be done with the Intel� Galileo Gen 2 development and prototyping circuit boards, specifically designed for makers, students, educators, and DIY electronics enthusiasts. The seminar will start with an exploration of the Galileo's operation and capabilities, as well as discussion of interactive environments. Students will learn to use the Arduino development environment, as well as Linux programming, and hardware modifications, such as attaching sensors for motion tracking, etc. Student teams will be loaned a Galileo Gen 2 board to build projects with. Projects will hopefully be directed towards students' other areas of interest, including but not limited to controlling the Internet of Things, creating art in sensor-activated environments, etc. The seminar will end with a final showing of projects built by students centering on the Galileo. Because this is a seminar, learning will be expected to be largely student-motivated and student-driven. Students must be willing to learn some programming, basic electronics, and aesthetic theory behind interactivity in arts and humanities. Some familiarity with computer programming is a plus, but not required. This section is open to graduate students only. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
62709	Online	RB	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Brunner, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Introduction to Data Science Section Info: INFO 490: Introduction to Data Science will introduce students to the tools and technologies that are necessary to work with large data. Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to understand the basic concepts of data science from data acquisition through data understanding. Students will learn how to work at a Unix prompt and how to use the Python programming language to process, visualize, persist, model, and mine large data sets. Students MUST have access to a computer on which they can install software. THIS CLASS IS AN ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSE. There is no specified class meeting time. For more information about this class please see http://lcdm.astro.illinois.edu/teaching/info490sp15.html Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing.
62346	Lecture-Discussion	RE	11:00AM -2:50PM	M	David Kinley Hall	Pintar, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: GenTech, SocNet, Re-Image Race Section Info: Topics: Genetic Technologies, Social Networks and the Re-imagining of Race. This seminar/practicum examines the production of genetic knowledge and the ways in which this knowledge comes into play in the collective re-imagining of ethnic and racial categories, identities and futures, ranging from the pseudoscientific racist to the utopian "post-racial." Students will engage in collaborative research as we track in real time the dissemination of genetic and other scientific and technological discoveries through diverse networks, (social, academic, religious, and genealogical, both hobbyist and commercial). Meets with REES 596 and REES 496.