Workshops 'STEM&You'
50
Workshops
900
Attendants
12-18
Ages
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), with the support of the Government of Catalonia, participates in programmes fostering STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) vocations among secondary and upper secondary school students. It is in this spirit that the UPC's Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB) is presenting a new edition of the STEM&You project.
The STEM&You project offers workshops designed to bring students closer to science and technology from an ICT and telecommunications perspective. This activity takes place in a single session consisting of an initial presentation of STEAM vocations and the University and then the workshops. It is taught by one of the School's students, who also shares experiences of the University.
STEM&You workshops:
- The workshops are taught on site at the ETSETB's teaching laboratories, on the UPC's North Campus, when there are no university classes, approximately from the last week in January to mid-February.
- The maximum number of students per workshop is 20.
- There are basic and advanced workshops. Basic workshops are intended for secondary and upper secondary school students, and advanced workshops for upper secondary school students only.
- The workshops last two hours at most. A guided visit to UPC North Campus facilities lasting 30 minutes may be included.
Basic STEM&You Workshops
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Electronics and Digital Computing: The concept of a Boolean variable is explained and its representation with switches or merely in terms of voltage levels is discussed. An introduction is made to how Boolean variables can be used as binary digits in the base-2 number system. A standard integrated 4-bit digital adder circuit is mounted on a protoboard and the sums are verified.
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Introductory Arduino with IoT: The workshop provides an introduction to the basic functions of Arduino and a look at the IoT (Internet of Things) possibilities offered by circuit boards. Electronic circuits are also be worked on with breadboards. No prior knowledge of Arduino or programming is required.
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Basic cryptography: Activities are carried out to illustrate cryptographic methods that have been used from the origins of cryptography (Caesar's method) up to the 20th century (Enigma machine).
Advanced STEM&You Workshops
- Electronics and analogue computing: The workshop explains that analogue electronic circuits have the capacity to emulate mathematical systems or linear physical models, such as sums, subtractions, integrals and derivatives. It shows how an analogue circuit can be used to represent a linear equation of the type y=ax + b.
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IoT with Arduino: The workshop explores the Wi-Fi capabilities of an ESP8266 board. Participants connect the board to the internet and control it from a web page. They develop a game in which, by solving the small interconnected tests they have designed, a victory message is displayed on the projector. The workshop requires prior contact with Arduino or a programming language and basic notions of electronic circuits.
- Cryptography today: Activities are carried out to illustrate the cryptographic methods used today, e.g. stream cryptography and key cryptography. Advanced mathematical concepts are used.
REGISTRATIONS CLOSED!
Wait for the announcement of the next coming sessions during the course 2025/26
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