Futures: Introduction to Robotics with JavaScript

Learn to program robots while learning the popular JavaScript language in order to prepare for the careers of the future.

 

We will start with an overview of robotics and automation, and then explore the challenges of robotics programming in the real world. Students will get a crash course in the popular coding language JavaScript and use it to write programs to make a robot interact with the world. We will use DDE, a robot programming environment with a simulated arm, for demos and for testing student programs. Students may also choose practical experience with hands-on activities including building an Arduino compatible bot. This class offers a foundation for further studies in programming and robotics.

What You Will Learn

Students in Futures: Introduction to Robotics with JavaScript will:

• Get an introduction to robots and automation
• Prepare for future advances in robotics which may affect the economy and employment
• Get an introduction to JavaScript including variables and conditionals, loops and functions, and arrays and objects
• Learn how to debug programs in JavaScript
• Program a simulated robotic arm, and optionally build and program an Arduino compatible robot

Return to the Futures website here. 

Note: Participants must complete this course series in order, earning a passing grade in each course before enrolling in the next one.

Course Number: CSE-90103
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)

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9/23/2024 - 12/1/2024

$350

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• SECTION ID:

  183924

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Ruival, Laura

  Laura Ruival is a software engineer with 15 years of software development experience. She took her first HTML class at UCSD as an undergraduate in 1996 and was hooked. Since graduating she has continued to learn everything she can about coding while pursuing a career as a web developer and software engineer. She has taken numerous classes at UCSD Extension including VB.Net and iOS Programming with Swift. She recently completed the iOS Programming with Swift certification at UCSD Extended Studies and earned the App Dev with Swift Certified User certification from Certiport in October of 2021. After taking a break from the corporate world to have children, she decided that she was ready to give back to the schools and organizations that helped her achieve her goals and career aspiratio...Read More

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Newton, James

  James Newton is a professional embedded-systems engineer specializing in robotics and data logging. Although James is self-taught and holds no degrees, his communications and collaborative skills have always led to meaningful employment and association. James’ deep love of making and teaching led him to join a small volunteer group that brought Maker Faires to San Diego starting in 2013. This Makers Guild has continued to provide James with an outlet for volunteer work, activities and events geared toward teaching people of all ages the technical skills required to make interesting things. James started with UC San Diego Extension in 2018 by teaching an introductory course for the Program Your Future program. He hopes to continue similar activities as time allows.

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• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 9/16/2024.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  9/23/2024 - 12/1/2024
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.