iCREAT Course II

Description:
This course, made available by Massachusetts Bay Community College, is a project-based course that is "a continuation of topics covered in iCREAT I to design, develop, and implement a complete programmable robotic system using a systematic approach." The course is part of Massachusetts Bay Community College's project titled iCREAT: A Pathway to Middle-skill Positions Through the Introduction to Coding, Robotics, Electronics, And Technology. iCREATE I is avilable to view separately. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Envision and document the project from inception to prototype 
• Design the specific system for the selected project (requirements, components, and interactions)  
• Apply design to implement the system 
• Integrate a Raspberry Pi computer with the iCREAT Is base Arduino components 
• Implement the communication between devices based on networking and security requirements 
• Validate the project functionality based on the requirements 
• Improved verbal and written skills

This course is divided into 15 modules that cover the following topics: MasterCam, CNC to build the second level to house components; introduction to the RPi; introduction to the Linux environment; introduction to security; Arduino and RPi communication, introduction to Python programming; Python programming; and more. 

Contents:
Materials include an equipment list, software list, a telepresence diagram and icons, and 15 modules.

Module 1 provides an overview and introduction to the course including the course syllabus, schedule for the module, an introduction to the final project, a presentation that introduces key topics, and an additional document that features links to instructional videos.

All other modules include, at minimum, a module schedule and relevant presentation. Additional materials may include lab activities, projects, supplemental presentations, related files, and a document that features links to instructional videos.

For orientation purposes 0-iCREAT II - Module 1 - Schedule.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this learning module.

Below is a list of the folders contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each folder and number of files is included in parenthesis.

iCREAT Course 2 (128 files, 320.2 MB)

• Module 1 (6 files, 9.6 MB)
• Module 2 (8 files, 118.4 MB)
  • 3-iCREAT II - Module 2 - Solidworks files and final assembly.zip (206 files, 150.8 MB)
  • iCREAT II - Module 2 - CNC Programs.zip (4 files, 16 KB)
  • iCREAT II - Module 2 - Solidworks parts.zip (3 files, 365 KB)
• Module 3 (6 files, 20.6 MB)
• Module 4 (7 files, 9 MB)
• Module 5 (6 files, 13.9 MB)
• Module 6 (47 files, 112.2 MB)
  • iCREAT II -  Module 6 - Level2-Back-2 Pictures (15 files, 774 KB)
  • iCREAT II - Module 6 - Level2-Front-1 Pictures (15 files, 979 KB)
  • iCREAT II - Module 6 - Physical Devices Pictures (9 files, 10.7 MB)
• Module 7 (7 files, 11.1 MB)
• Module 8 (7 files, 2.9 MB)
• Module 9 (4 files, 582 KB)
• Module 10 (7 files, 3.4 MB)
• Module 11 (6 files, 4.9 MB)
• Module 12 (5 files, 1.5 MB)
• Module 13 (4 files, 5.5 MB)
• Module 14-15 (4 files, 709 KB)