THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CREATING DIGITAL STUFF in Fall 2020 (CS1099FB6)

Know to explain what is an algorithm and algorithmic thinking;

Learn how to write computer programs (in a visual java-based programming tool SCRATCH) from simple to relatively complex interactive ones;

Have a general understanding of the role of simulation and modelling in modern arts and sciences;  

Be able to formulate and construct simple models in different media: narratives, movie scripts, scale models, SCRATCH language computer language, as well as LEGO Mindstorms robotic kit;  

Have acquired critical skills to take advantage of modern digital environments;  

Have an appreciation of the creative process in the arts and sciences;

Increased ability to creatively approach different problems;

Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI 1)

Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI 4).

Information Literacy: Students will comprehend how information is produced and valued in order to discover, evaluate, use, and create information and knowledge effectively and ethically. In FirstBridge, students will demonstrate the conversational nature of scholarship, and recognize their potential role and responsibilities as contributors to that conversation. For each discipline taught in FirstBridge, students will identify reference works, journals, databases and/or major works in history, in order to start effective research in the field. 

Life at University: Students will acquire the study skills, time management, and interpersonal skills needed to meet the demands of university-level academic work at a Liberal Arts College individually or as a team. Students will value the multiple meanings of place through experiential learning at AUP and beyond in the Parisian or global context.