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Introduction: Appropriate Technologies in the Developing World |
Amy Smith |
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| 2 |
Appropriate Technology and Intermediate Technology |
Amy Smith |
Writing 1 due |
| 3 |
Participatory Development
Role Playing Exercise |
Amy Smith |
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| 4 |
Stakeholder Analysis
Perspectives on Development |
Amy Smith, Kurt Kornbluth, and Prof. Mitch Resnick, MIT |
Homework 1 due |
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Presentations on Countries and Projects |
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| 6 |
Water Issues in the Developing World
Lab: Water Lab |
Amy Smith |
Homework 2 due |
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Water Treatment Systems |
Daniele Lantagne, CDC |
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| 8 |
Project Team Meetings |
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| 9 |
DISACARE Case Study |
Kurt Kornbluth |
Homework 3 due
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| 10 |
Manufacturing in Developing Countries |
Amy Smith and Kurt Kornbluth |
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| 11 |
Initial Project Presentations |
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Homework 4 due |
| 12 |
Manufacturing Lab: Wheelchair Fabrication |
Kurt Kornbluth |
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| 13 |
R & D for Sustainable Development in Rural Areas |
Anil Rajvanshi, NARI |
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| 14 |
Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid |
Allan Hammond, WRI |
Writing 2 due |
| 15 |
Poverty Reduction Schemes |
Amy Smith |
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| 16 |
Project Team Meetings |
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| 17 |
Agricultural Technology Showcase I |
Amy Smith |
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| 18 |
Agricultural Technology Showcase II |
Paul Polak, IDE |
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| 19 |
Lab: Cooking Lab |
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Writing 3 due |
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Energy Issues in Developing Countries |
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Quiz due |
| 21 |
Lab: Solar Energy and Lighting |
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Homework 5 due |
| 22 |
Project Status Presentations |
Team Leads |
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| 23 |
Photo-voltaic System Design |
Dr. Jim Bales, MIT |
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| 24 |
Life Cycle Analysis
Lab: Charcoal Manufacture |
Kurt Kornbluth |
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Project Team Meetings |
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| 26 |
Health Issues in the Developing World |
Claire Pierre MD, Cambridge Health Alliance |
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| 27 |
Humanitarian Bridge Building |
Toni Ruttimann |
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| 28 |
Sanitation and Latrine Technology |
Laura Orlando, ReSource |
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| 29 |
Lab: Latrine Building |
Amy Deora, MIT |
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| 30 |
Gender Issues in Development |
Prof. Christine Walley, MIT |
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| 31 |
ICT4D (Information and Communications Technologies for Development) |
Leo Burd, MIT |
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| 32 |
Project Team Meetings |
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Homework 6 due |
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Field Project Logistics
Trip Planning
Travel Information, Health, Safety |
Amy Smith and Kurt Kornbluth |
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| 34 |
Survey and Assessment Techniques |
Sumi Ariely, MIT |
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| 35 |
The Better World Workshop |
Carl Bielenberg |
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| 36 |
Project Team Meetings |
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Writing 4 due |
| 37 |
Medical Anthropology - Prosthetics |
Steve Kurzman |
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| 38 |
Final Presentations
Evaluations |
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Homework 7 due |