ITCS 2860 Robotics for Game Programmers I 3 Credits Prerequisite: ITCS 1820 or CPET 2100; or permission of instructor
This course introduces the programming student to creating applications in three dimensions. The student will use appropriate technology to develop game-playing robots. Students will use previously mastered procedural and object-oriented techniques and concepts to develop complex programs for small programming environments. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to create and document their projects, and compete in gaming competitions. (5 contact hours: 1 lecture, 4 lab)

ITCS 2861 Robotics for Game Programmers II 3 Credits Prerequisite: ITCS 2860 or permission of instructor
This course continues the process of creating applications in three dimensions. The student will use appropriate technology to develop game-playing robots. Students will use previously mastered procedural and object-oriented techniques and concepts to develop complex programs for small programming environments. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to create and document their projects, and compete in gaming competitions. (5 contact hours: 1 lecture, 4 lab)

ITCS 2899 Robots and Autonomous Machines Capstone 4 Credits Prerequisite: ELEC 2600(can be taken concurrently), ITCS 2861; or permission of instructor
This course serves as the capstone to the Robots and Autonomous Machines Certificate by providing students with practical experience that integrates previously studied skills and concepts. Students will work independently using previously mastered techniques from all prerequisite courses along with other current industry programming practices to research, design, develop, and implement an autonomous or semi-autonomous system. Topics include budgeting, project scheduling/monitoring/execution, and documentation of the finished project from both a systems and an end-user perspective. The course culminates in a formal presentation in which students will demonstrate both the project and all associated documentation. Students will also utilize effective design techniques studied in previous courses and use resources from previous courses as reference material. This course is cross-listed as ELEC 2899 Robots and Autonomous Machines Capstone and ITCS 2899 Robots and Autonomous Machines Capstone. Students who have taken the course under the alternative course ID should not take this course. . (8 contact hours: 2 lecture, 6 lab)

ELEC 2400 Microcontroller Applications 4 Credits Prerequisite: ELEC 1300 (can be taken concurrently)
This course introduces students to microcontroller hardware and software design and application concepts. Students will investigate fundamental microcontroller topologies, data acquisition techniques, digital and analog I/O interfacing, sensors, and structured programming techniques. (6 contact hours: 3 lecture, 3 lab)

ELEC 2600 Robotics Project Lab 3 Credits Prerequisite: CPET 2100, ELEC 2400
This course concentrates on the practice, techniques, and theory behind building a mobile robotic system. Students will design, program, and build electronic and electro-mechanical microcontroller interfaces using either "C" or Assembly Languages for the programming. (5 contact hours: 2 lecture, 3 lab)