INFO 5920 - Specialization Project for Connective Media, Health Tech, and Urban Tech

Fall. 1-5 credits, variable. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: TECHIE 5901. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech Jacobs MS program students. Offered in New York City at Cornell Tech.

D. Estrin.

All students of the Jacobs Institute are required to complete a two-semester Specialization research project. We offer two Tracks for completing this requirement. * Track 1 Specialization projects are conducted in small teams on topics suggested and supervised by researchers at Cornell Tech or Weill Cornell. Track 1 students register for 4 credits of INFO 5920 in their first year Spring semester, as well as 4 credits of INFO 5920 in their second year Fall semester. * Track 2 Specialization project topics can be defined by the student; so long as they are ‘anchored’ with a 3-credit approved-elective course, and reviewed for program relevance by the INFO 5920 instructor. Track 2 students register for 3 credits of their anchor elective course and 1 credit of INFO 5920 during their first year Spring semester. Track 2 students register for 4 credits INFO 5920 in their second year Fall semester. In general, Specialization projects result in tangible, concentration-relevant deliverables in the form of prototypes, analyses, research studies, and/or publications, which become a sharable part of the student portfolio.

Outcome 1: Work and solve open-ended problems.

Outcome 2: Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and work with a team.

Outcome 3: Apply technical knowledge and skills acquired from other program courses.