Resources

This page has video libraries curated by topic and a current list of volunteer opportunities on campus. Videos are used in lieu of a textbook and they will be used to support in class discussions and activities.

At the bottom of the page you will find information about volunteer opportunities at UNC Charlotte.

Society and Motivation

Environment affects behavior - identity

The implications of inequity

What is meaningful work?

Idea Technology and creating theories about human nature

Meaning improves motivation and monotony kills it

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Community

Development Bootcamps: teaching basic code literacy

Communities of Practice: Makerspace / Hackerspace.

Voluntourism: a different perspective

Co-design leads to sustainability

Localism leads to sustainable change in communities

Be a servant to communities' passions.

Startups

Great intro to startups and lean

YCombinator: how to start a startup series intro.

Philip Kotler: The history of marketing

Management

1 - Machiavellism: The ends justify the means - fear.

2 - Taylorism: fragment work, compensate quantified performance.

3 - Fayolism: Role specialization. Meritocratic. Hierarchical.

4 - Max Weber: Capitalism, meritocracy, and Protestant work ethic.

5 - Max Weber: Continued, is capitalism bad?

6 - For modern work, bonuses don't work.

Leadership: Transactional vs Transformational

Good overview of Leadership Theory

Experiential description of leadership

Anchoring bias affects the way we view the poor.

Outreach Resources

Citizen Schools: provide multiple week k-12 CS Ed outreach: http://www.citizenschools.org/northcarolina/results/

SPARCS Academy: http://starscomputingcorps.org/sparcs/about

Julia Robinson Mathematics and Computing Festival: http://oeo.uncc.edu/jrmf

CPCC Geekfest (fall only): https://www.cpcc.edu/thegeekfest

NC Science and Technology Expo - Teach students to use Lego Mindstorm robots- April (speak to Gyovanni - $10/hr)

Girl Scout STEM Expo - April 30 (speak to Gyovanni)

Blue Diamond Awards (3 students needed) - March 1 (speak to Gyovanni)

Hunter Huss HS Women in STEM Conference (March 22)

STEAM careers day - February 12, 2016 from 9:30am-11:30am

General Resources

Ridiculous hipster video about adopting slack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6zVzWU95Sw

Cartoon about how small advantages lead to privilege: http://www.mbctimes.com/english/this-comic-will-forever-change-the-way-you-look-at-privilege

[Elitism]… “can lead to a cycle of grandiosity and depression”: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/08/qa-the-miseducation-of-our-college-elite/377524/