MAS.S60 AI and Mental Health: Can We Prevent Depression?
Class Schedule (Subject to Change):
- Wed Feb 6 Intro to understanding the problem locally and globally, Picard
(lectures: Picard & Monica Orta), COUHES, HWK1 assigned
- Wed Feb 13 Long-term AI interaction & personalization, growth mindset & curiosity, Park
Project ideas discussion, CITI certification done, HWK2 assigned
- Wed Feb 20 Present/discuss readings and homework assignment, HWK3 assigned
- Wed Feb 27 Students present "final" project plans
Project Proposal due, HWK4 assigned
- Wed Mar 6 AI-based social interaction and non-verbal communication, Breazeal ,
Measuring physiological synchrony/interaction between two people, Dr. Oliver Saunders-Wilder
Stories of COUHES and A project example: Giving users reflective feedback on Twitter posts (sentiment) - Belen Carolina Saldias Fuentes
HWK5 assigned
- Wed Mar 13 Guest presentation: Dr. Ehi Nosakhare on understanding sets of behaviors that contribute to mental health in college students using data from smartphones
Finalize COUHES submissions (final submission date = Mar 21 for Apr 11 meeting)
HWK6 assigned
- Wed Mar 20 Physiology & objective measures from wearables, Picard
HWK7 assigned
- Wed Mar 27 [NO CLASS - Happy Spring Break - work on projects & extra time for HWK7]
- Wed Apr 3 Meaning, Purpose, Social Support, Religious community - what do the data say? Picard
HWK8 assigned
- Wed Apr 10 Models of Persuasion and Behavior Changes, Samuel Spaulding.
HWK9 assigned: Presentation due Wed Apr 17 and Paper Critique due May 1
- Wed Apr 17 Project Progress Presentations
- Wed Apr 24 [NO CLASS - Media Lab Members Meeting]
- Wed May 1 Students present/critique a key paper related to their project (15 mins/student).
Final Project write-up without results due by noon May 7
- Wed May 8 In class: Project write-up feedback (no Listeners unless directly helping with a project)
- Wed May 15 Final Project Presentations with Attendance Required by all Students.
Listeners encouraged to attend final project presentations