Course Description:

• Time: Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 PM EST
• Dates: Nov 4,11,18,25 | Dec 2,9,16,23 | Jan 6,13,20,27
• Instructor: Chris Anderson
• Cost: $1395  |  Early $1245 (by 15 Oct)
• Seats: 25 Students 

Design Thinking represents essential knowledge, skills, and abilities for creating and innovating solutions to human-centered and real-world problems, and provides a gateway to entering higher education and future careers in STEM/STEAM-related fields. 

Meeting synchronously online, each course meets once per week for 1.5 hours in a cohort model with extended exploration for up to 1-2 additional hours weekly, over 12 weeks.

In this program, students will be introduced to Design Thinking through an immersive curriculum composed of “hands-on, minds-on” instruction and activities that will help them unlock their creative potential. Program activities occur online, working in real time with Rutgers University professors in an intimate setting. Major topics include Divergent Thinking, Engineering Habits of Mind, The Nature & Impact of Technology on Society and the Environment, Engineering Design Process, 3D Product Design, Safety, and Engineering Notebook Documentation.  Students will work independently and collaboratively, led by experienced Rutgers instructors and professors.  

The program begins with a course in Introduction to Design Thinking. Students completing this coursework will have the opportunity to continue their learning through subsequent course offerings and summer camps.

 Requirements:

Computer with internet access for running free Zoom software

Parent email account

Webcam, Headphones (built-in on computer, or external)

General Supplies: Scissors, Pencils, Colored Pencil Set, Tape, Glue