Fall 2023 Foundation Series Schedule

 

The Foundation Series is a preparatory set of workshops that meets before the official start of the RPIE term. In these workshops, participants strengthen the core skills necessary to succeed in the RPIE program, and build the communication and soft skills frequently highlighted by our industry partners. These courses also provide participants the chance to network with one another and practice formal and informal communication.  

Fall 2023 Foundation Schedule 

RPIE Orientation

  • Orientation and Welcome Reception, Sept 5, 2023 6:00-9:00pm at The Cooper Union
  • Orientation (online) Sept 8, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm

Digital Literacy Fundamentals 
Workshops in this series help RPIE participants build and refine the computer skills required in the technical course.

Course Day Time Dates

Computer Basics

 self-paced Anytime! Anytime!
Microsoft Word and Google Docs self-paced Anytime! Anytime! 
Microsoft Teams self-paced anytime! Anytime!
Excel Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm Sept. 12, 19, 26th
Adobe Suite: Photoshop and Illustrator (in person) Saturdays 3:00-5:00pm Sept 9, 16, 23, 31

 

Technical Foundations
Workshops in this series help RPIE participants build the skills required for the introduction and advanced technical courses.

Course Days Time Dates

AutoCAD Fundamentals (in person)

Thursdays

6-8pm

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28

Revit (in person)

Sundays

12-3pm

Sept. 10, 17, 24

Beginning Python

Saturdays and Tuesdays (Problems Lab)

Saturdays 11:30-1:00pm and Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm

Sept. 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 31

Beginning Java

Saturdays and Tuesdays (Problems Lab)

Saturdays 10:00-11:30 and Tuesdays 8:30-9:30pm

Sept. 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 31

Beginning C#

Sundays

Tuesdays (Problems Lab)

 

Sundays 12:00-1:30pm and Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm

 

Introduction to Linux*(required to take Linux)

Self-paced and Thursdays

9:00-10:00pm

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28

 

Beginning Cybersecurity

Self-paced and Thursdays (Problems Lab)

8:00-9:00pm

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28

Project Management

Wednesdays

6:00-8:00pm

Sept 6, 13, 20, 27

 

Communication Essentials 
These workshops are designed to support participants’ communication skills, including speaking, listening, and reading.

Course Day Time Dates

Developing Technical Vocabulary

Mondays 

6:00-8:00

Sept 11, 18, 25

You Belong Here: Imposter Syndrome and Confidence Buildings

Saturday

1:00-3:00pm

Sept 9

Work Culture: Professionalism, Communication, and Collaboration

Saturday

1:00-3:00pm

Sept 23

Inclusive Leadership

Saturday

1:00-3:00pm

Sept 16

Developing a Leadership Style

Saturday

1:00-3:00pm

Sept 31

Networking Strategies

Tuesdays

6:00-7:30pm

Sept 12, 19, 26

 

Building the Job Portfolio
In these workshops, participants build the key communication skills needed to succeed on the job market and in the job.

Course Day Time Dates

Professional Communication

Sundays

10:00am-12:00pm

Sept 10, 17, 24

Shaping a Career Narrative

Mondays and Wednesdays

8:00-10:00pm

Sept 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27

Editing Your Resume

Sundays

3:00-5:00pm

Sept 24
Interview Prep: Speaking with Confidence Sundays 3:00-5:00pm Sept 17

LinkedIn

Self-paced

Anytime!

Anytime!

 

 

 

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.