Collaborative Approaches to Neurodiversity-Inspired Science and Engineering

3 credits · Graduate School

In this project-based course, student pairs will undertake future of work at the human-technology frontier design challenges directly connected to Autism & Innovation Research themes, which include but not limited to: 1)understanding the unique capabilities of neurodiverse individuals and learning how to match these capabilities to 21st-century workforce needs, 2) prototyping assistive technologies to enable employment and workplace success and 3)Exploring organizational practices that leverage the talents of autistic individuals and enhance innovation. In parallel, the students will be introduced to topics in robotics, psychometrics, apps development, data visualization, and others. Students identify a specific science or engineering challenge question, and final project presentations will be conducted. [3]