Teaching

INF 202 - Introduction to Data and Databases

Undergraduate course, University at Albany, Informatics, 2023 - 2024

This course introduces students to data and databases. It covers both long-standing relational (SQL) databases and newly emerging non-relational (NoSQL) data stores. The nature of data, Big Data, intellectual property, system lifecycle, and development collaboration are also explored. This is a hands-on course utilizing various technologies.

INF 171 - eSports and the Digital Gaming Ecosystem

Undergraduate course, University at Albany, Informatics, 2023 - 2024

This course examines the eSports and digital gaming industries through a variety of perspectives including game development, competitive gaming, content creation, design, broadcasting, networking, digital citizenship and entrepreneurship. Students will participate in hands on activities within a laboratory environment, and participate in individual and team-based scholarship focused on the digital gaming and simulation. In addition, professionalism, ethical implications, and intersectional issues within the digital gaming ecosystem will also be discussed.