Collaborative Design and Creative Expression with Arduino Microcontrollers
A nine-day hands-on workshop from MIT's Independent Activities Period covering microcontroller programming with Arduino, solderless electronics prototyping, and work with electronic sensors. Students also learn collaborative software development using GitHub and practice small team management while building rapid prototypes. No prior programming or electronics background is required: beginners get the fundamentals while more experienced participants take on harder builds. The course materials, posted through MIT OpenCourseWare, include the syllabus, lecture and lab materials, and project assignments used during the in-person workshop. It suits anyone wanting a fast, practical introduction to physical computing and prototyping workflows rather than a deep theoretical treatment. There is no certificate; this is an OpenCourseWare archive of course materials rather than a live instructor-led offering, free to access and reuse under MIT's open license.