Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome to STEM 2020!
  • 2

    Chapter #1: Day 1: Session 1 (Human Centered Design)

    • Introduction to Human Centered Design with Suleman Shahid

    • Assessment - Day 1: Session 1 (HCD)
  • 3

    Chapter #2: Practical Task (Mask Design)

    • Assessment - Day 1: Session 2 (Practical Task)

    • Quiz - Day 1: Session 2 (Practical Task)

    • Assignment: Team's Customer Journey and Brainstorming Workspace.
  • 4

    Chapter #3 (How to Make a Computer Game)

    • Visual Programming 101: How to Make a Computer Game with Hammad Naveed

    • Assessment - Day 1: Session 3
  • 5

    Chapter #4 (Guest Talk: Athar Osama)

    • Guest Talk 1: Why Do We Need a National STEM School? with Athar Osama

    • Assessment - Day 1: Session 4
  • 6

    Chapter #5: Day 2: Session 1 (What is Science and Scientific Method)

    • Reflections on Science and Society: What is Science and the Scientific Method with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assessment - Day 2: Session 1 (Scientific Method)
  • 7

    Chapter #6: Quantum Computing 101 with Jibran Rashid

    • Quantum Computing 101 with Jibran Rashid

    • Assessment - Day 2: Session 2 (Quantum Computing 101)

    • Quiz - Day 2 (Practical Task)

    • Assignment: Day 2: Computing Practical Task Submission
  • 8

    Chapter #7: Synbio 101: Biology is the New Computer Science with Faisal Khan

    • Synbio 101: Biology is the New Computer Science with Faisal Khan

    • Assessment - Day 2: Session 3 (Synbio 101)
  • 9

    Chapter #8: Embracing the Future with Mosharraf Zaidi

    • Embracing the Future with Mosharraf Zaidi

    • Assessment - Day 2: Session 4 (Mosharraf Zaidi)
  • 10

    Chapter #9: Day 3: Session 1 (On Creativity and Innovation)

    • Reflections on Science and Society: On Creativity and Innovation with Athar Osama

    • Assessment - Day 3: Session 1 (Creativity)
  • 11

    Chapter #10: Puzzles in Molecular Biology with Hammad Naveed

    • Puzzles in Molecular Biology with Hammad Naveed

    • Assessment - Day 3: Session 2 (Molecular Biology)

    • Quiz - Day 3: Session 2 (Puzzles)
  • 12

    Day 3 Practical Task (Molecular Biology & Computational Medicine)

    • Quiz - Day 3 (Practical Task)

    • Assignment: Day 3: Protein Structure Practical Task Submission
  • 13

    Chapter #11: Introduction to Radio Astronomy

    • Introduction to Radio Astronomy with Aquib Moin

    • Assessment - Day 3: Session 3 (Radio Astronomy)
  • 14

    Chapter #12: Multidisciplinarity and Collaboration in Science

    • Multidisciplinarity and Collaboration in Science with Adil Najam

    • Assessment - Day 3: Session 4 (Collaboration)
  • 15

    Chapter #13: Day 4: Session 1 (Islam and Science)

    • Islam and Science with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assessment - Day 4: Session 1 (Islam and Science)
  • 16

    Chapter #14: The Theory of Flight

    • Aero 101: The Theory of Flight with Imran Akhtar

    • Assessment - Day 4: Session 2 (Flight)

    • Quiz - Day 4: Session 2 (Flight)
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    Day 4: Practical Task (Aeronautics)

    • Day 4: Practical Task: Exploring Flight with a Glider (Aeronautics)

    • Quiz - Day 4 (Practical Task)

    • Assignment: Day 4: Glider Design and Construction
  • 18

    Chapter #15: The Search for Exoplanets

    • The Search for Exoplanets with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assessment - Day 4: Session 3 (Exoplanets)
  • 19

    Chapter #16: Precision in Scientific Writing

    • Precision in Scientific Writing: A Conversation with Ehsan Masood

    • Assessment - Day 1: Session 4 (Scientific Writing)
  • 20

    Chapter #17: Day 5 (Weekend) Practical Tasks

    • Assignment: COVID19 Mask Design (Final Submission)

    • Quiz - Day 5: Breakthrough Challenge (Preparation)
  • 21

    Chapter #18: Day 6: Project Day 1: Astrophysics

    • Project Day 1: Lecture and Project Briefing with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assignment: Project Day 1: Astrophysics
  • 22

    Chapter 19: Day 6: Project Day 1: Aeronautics

    • Project Day 1: Lecture and Project Briefing with Imran Akhtar

    • General Quiz: Day 1

    • Assignment: Project Day 1: Aeronautics
  • 23

    Chapter #20: Day 6: Project Day 1: Quantum Computing

    • Project Day 1: Lecture and Project Brief with Jibran Rashid

    • Project Day 1: Work in Progress with TAs

    • Project Day 1: Debrief with Jibran Rashid

    • Assignment: Project Day 1: Quantum Computing
  • 24

    Chapter #21: Day 6: Project Day 1: Synthetic Biology

    • Project Day 1: Lecture and Project Briefing with Faisal Khan

    • Project Day 1: Project Debrief

    • Assignment: Project Day 1: SynBio
  • 25

    Chapter #22: Day 6: Project Day 1: Computational Biomedicine

    • Project Day 1: Lecture and Project Brief with Hammad Naveed

    • General Quiz: Day 1: CompBio

    • Assignment: Project Day 1; CompBio
  • 26

    Chapter #23: Day 7: Project Day 2: Astrophysics

    • Assignment 2: Searching for Asteroids
  • 27

    Chapter # 24: Day 7: Project Day 2: Synthetic Biology

    • Project Day 2: Lecture and Project Briefing with Faisal Khan

    • Assignment: Project Day 2: Synthetic Biology
  • 28

    Chapter # 25: Day 7: Project Day 2: Computational Biomedicine

    • Project Day 2: Lecture and Project Brief with Hammad Naveed

    • Assignment: Project Day 2: Computational Biomedicine
  • 29

    Chapter # 26: Day 7: Project Day 2: Quantum Computing

    • Project Day 2: Lecture and Project Brief with Jibran Rashid

    • Assignment: Project Day 2: Quantum Computing
  • 30

    Chapter #27: Day 7: Project Day 2: Aeronautics

    • Project Day 2: Lecture and Project Briefing with Imran Akhtar

    • Assignment: Project Day 2: Aeronautics
  • 31

    Chapter #28: Day 8: Project Day 3: Aeronautics

    • Project Day 3: Lecture and Project Briefing with Imran Akhtar

    • Assignment: Project Day 3: Aeronautics
  • 32

    Chapter #29: Day 8: Project Day 3: Astrophysics

    • Project Day 3: Lecture and Project Briefing with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assignment: Project Day 3: Astrophysics
  • 33

    Chapter #30: Day 8: Project Day 3: Synthetic Biology

    • Project Day 3: Lecture and Project Briefing with Faisal Khan

    • Assignment: Project Day 3: Synthetic Biology
  • 34

    Chapter #31: Day 8: Project Day 3: Quantum Computing

    • Project Day 3: Lecture and Project Briefing with Gibran Rashid

    • Assignment: Project Day 3: Quantum Computing
  • 35

    Chapter #32: Day 8: Project Day 3: Computational Biomedicine

    • Project Day 3: Lecture and Project Briefing with Hammad Naveed

    • Assignment: Project Day 3: Computational Biomedicine
  • 36

    Chapter # 33: Day 9: Project Day 4: Aeronautics

    • Assignment: Project Day 4: Aeronautics
  • 37

    Chapter # 34: Day 9: Project Day 4: Astrophysics

    • Project Day 4: Lecture and Project Briefing with Nidhal Guessoum

    • Assignment: Project Day 4: Astrophysics
  • 38

    Chapter # 35: Day 9: Project Day 4: Synthetic Biology

    • Project Day 4: Lecture and Project Briefing with Faisal Khan

    • Project Day 4: Tour of Faisal Khan's Lab

    • Assignment: Project Day 4: Synthetic Biology
  • 39

    Chapter #36: Day 9: Project Day 4: Quantum Computing

    • Project Day 4: Lecture and Project Briefing with Gibran Rashid

    • Assignment: Project Day 4: Quantum Computing
  • 40

    Chapter #37: Day 9: Project Day 4: Computational Biomedicine

    • Project Day 4: Lecture and Project Brief with Hammad Naveed

    • Project Day 4: TA Session I

    • Project Day 4: TA Session II

    • Assignment: Project Day 4: Computational Biomedicine
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    Chapter #38: FINAL QUIZZES & ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSIONS

    • ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK: STEM 2020 - All Themes (Due by 5pm Sunday Jan 17, 2020)

    • ASSESSMENT: Project Phase - All Themes (Due by 5pm Sunday Jan 17, 2020)

    • FINAL ASSIGNMENT #1: THEME ASSIGNMENT FINAL REPORT

    • FINAL ASSIGNMENT #2: SCRIPT FOR BREAKTHROUGH CHALLENGE SUBMISSION

    • BREAKTHROUGH CHALLENGE VIDEO SUMISSION (Due by 5pm on Sunday Jan 17)

    • (OPTIONAL) SPACE FOR FINAL ASSIGNMENT: ADDITIONAL SPACE

    • (OPTIONAL) SPACE FOR FINAL ASSIGNMENT: ADDITIONAL SPACE 2