Grant Work

See About page to see overview of grant project and methodology.

Note: all documents below are shared for transparency of a collaborative process between CS student interns and faculty through multi-semester development. Finalized versions will be shared through a Canvas shell and resource document once the phases below are completed.

Planning

Below are the planning materials generated in Spring 2024:

• IDEA OER Assessment Rubrics: Nand2Tetris
  • Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (from Nand2Tetris course)
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
• Culturally Relevant Brainstorming, highlighting:
  • Renowned Women in CS
  • Latine Leaders in CS
  • CSists of the African Diaspora

Implementing

Below are the materials built in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025:

• ZTC Course “Book”: List of selected topics and resources
• Video captioning for all course videos
• Completed Spotlights of Renowned Computer Scientists
• Identified Arduino Video tutorials with Computer Architecture emphasis
• Identified Arduino-specific ZTC Resources (in addition to “Book” above)
• Multi-thread and AI Exploration
• Arduino Projects:
  • Project 01 - Getting to Know Your Arduino
  • Project 02 - Spaceship Interface
  • Project 03 - Heat-o-Meter
  • Project 04 - Color Mixing Lamp

Teaching

Launched Fall 2025 for online and on-ground, department purchased Arduino kits and components for on-ground sections. Continued recording videos, captioning, and accessibility work. Also submitted COR modification to change course title and curriculum to Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems to emphasize new skillset to align with industry advisory board recommendations.

Finalized

• Canvas Sandbox: TBD
• Lab Repositories: TBD

Page last updated: 05-18-2026