Classes and Workshops
NU-LED's staff has years of experience in a wide variety of fields, and we are happy to share our expertise with the Northwestern community. For that reason, NU-LED currently offers several classes and workshops to any student, postdoc, faculty, or staff interested in taking them. See below for more details. Please also consider filling out a short course survey which will help us schedule future classes and update course material based on student requirements. It will also allow you to be added to the class list prior to the open enrollment period.
1. “LabVIEW: An Introductory Course for Research Students”
This two-week course teaches the popular LabVIEW programming environment from the basics up to creating mid-size applications. Approximately 30 hours of lecture material and practical exercises are offered. Upon completion, students will be able to independently create programs for their own research and should feel comfortable taking the CLAD certification exam offered by National Instruments. We regret that due to budgeting concerns, we can no longer offer the course for free. The cost to attend the course is currently set at $132.5 per student.
No prior knowledge of LabVIEW is required to take the course. In addition, a computer with LabVIEW software installed will be provided at no cost in order to perform the class exercises. Class size is currently limited to 15 students per session, but please note that the course will be offered every summer. The course is scheduled for July - August. Classes will be held for Monday through Thursday from 9AM-12:30 PM each day. To enroll, or if you have any questions, please email an NU-LED staff. If you cannot attend this year's course, but are interested in attending in the future, please consider filling out the short course survey, which will greatly help with future class scheduling.
2. "Want to Learn How to Solder?"
This FREE informal one-day workshop will teach the basics of soldering including: soldering wires, through-hole, de-soldering/rework, and a little bit of surface mounting. Class size is limited to 3 students per week, and will be held on alternate Wednesdays from 10AM-12:30PM. Upon completion of the workshop, students will have built a small PCB noisemaker to annoy friends and labmates. To enroll in the workshop or if you have questions, please email an NU-LED staff.