NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users
MAS.965 · Edgerton Center, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Media Arts and Sciences · Undergraduate · Fall 2008
Mr. Jhonatan Rotberg, Dr. Luis Sarmenta, Dr. Gari Clifford, Dr. Richard Fletcher
<p>Can you make a cellphone change the world?</p> <p>NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with NGOs and communities at the local level, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields.</p> <p>Students are expected to…
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Mr. Jhonatan Rotberg, Dr. Luis Sarmenta, Dr. Gari Clifford, Dr. Richard Fletcher. MAS.965 NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users. Fall 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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