New courses in Special Programshttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/index.htm2008-04-29MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAn interdisciplinary subject that draws on literature, history, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and feminist theory to examine our cultural assumptions about gender, trace the effects of new scholarship on traditional disciplines, and increase awareness of the history and experience of women as half the world's population.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-401Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmWalsh, Andrea2008-02-24T11:43:22-05:00SP.401en-USSpecial ProgramsWomen's Studiesfeminismviolenceworkreproductive politicssexualityrepresentation of womenbody imageembodimentbiological essentialismsocial constructiongender rolesraceethnicitysocializationfemale pathologypatriarchyillnessmadnessdeclaration of independencewomen's rightswomen's movementtranssexualgenderwomen's studiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmToy Product Design is a MIT Public Service Center learning design course offered in the Spring semester. This course is an introduction to the product design process with a focus on designing for play and entertainment. At the end of the course, students present their toy products at the Playsentations to toy designers, engineers, elementary school children and the MIT community. In this course, students work in small teams of 5-6 members to design and prototype new toys. Students work closely with a local sponsor and experienced mentors on a themed toy design project. Students will be introduced to the product development process, including: determining customer needs; brainstorming; estimation; sketching; sketch modeling; concept development; design aesthetics; detailed design; prototyping; and written, visual, and oral communication.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-778Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmKudrowitz, BarryWallace, David2007-12-05T05:22:26-05:00SP.778en-USSpecial ProgramsEducation/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programsdental hygeinetoy designtoyprototypeentertainmentchildrenproduct designMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmHumanitarian Demining is the process of detecting, removing and disposing of landmines. Millions of landmines are buried in more than 80 countries resulting in 20,000 civilian victims every year. MIT Design for Demining is a design course that spans the entire product design and development process from identification of needs and idea generation to prototyping and blast testing to manufacture and deployment. Technical, business and customer aspects are addressed. Students learn about demining while they design, develop and deliver devices to aid the demining community. Past students have invented or improved hand tools, protective gear, safety equipment, educational graphics and teaching materials. Some tools designed in previous years are in use worldwide in the thousands. Course work is informed by a class field trip to a US Army base for demining training and guest expert speakers.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-776Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmHeafitz, Andrew2007-11-20T12:04:44-05:00SP.776en-USSpecial ProgramsMining and Mineral Engineeringdemining trainingUS Army basefield tripteaching materialseducational graphicssafety equipmentprotective gearhand toolsdemining communitydeploymentmanufactureblast testingprototypingidea generationidentification of needsdevelopment processproduct designMIT Design for Demining20,000 civilian victims per yearlandmines in 80 countrieslandmine disposallandmine removallandmine detectionlandmineshumanitarian deminingSP.786MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmhttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-784Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmWinter V, AmosSmith Amy2007-11-13T07:55:29-05:00SP.784en-USSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSeminar designed to provide close case study examinations of specific media or media configurations and the larger social, cultural, economic, political, or technological contexts within which they operate. Subject organized around recurring themes in media history, specific genres or movements, specific media, or specific historical moments. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication. Topic: Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Storytelling. Meets with CMS.871, but assignments differ.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-715Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmBrouillette, Sarah2008-01-29T12:40:36-05:0021L.715SP.493CMS.871en-USComparative Media StudiesMass Communication/Media Studiesbestsellersocial engineeringfadsrare booksresistancesociology and history of readingHarry Potterreader response theorymega-chain bookstoremass-market romance fictionhypertextcomicsOprahfandomfanfictiontheory and practice of readingtastegenderlowbrow culturehighbrow culturepopular readingSpecial ProgramsLiteratureMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. 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