Engineering Challenge 1

Abstract

This subject draws upon the Engineers Without Borders annual challenge to provide teams of student engineers the opportunity to solve real world problems with human dimensions. Student engineers work in teams to respond to the Engineers Without Borders challenge, and will then have to communicate their achievements to both engineers … For more content click the Read More button below.

This subject draws upon the Engineers Without Borders annual challenge to provide teams of student engineers the opportunity to solve real world problems with human dimensions. Student engineers work in teams to respond to the Engineers Without Borders challenge, and will then have to communicate their achievements to both engineers and non-engineers. The development of technical, teamwork and communication skills are supported as student engineers begin to develop the Charles Sturt Engineering mindset.

Syllabus

Engineering design and problem solving;Social, environmental, and cultural dimensions of professional engineering;Principles of sustainable design and development;Engineering Professional ethics; andWorking in teams.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Articulate and incorporate considerations of the ethical, social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer in solving an engineering problem;

Apply the principles of sustainable design in a development context;

Implement and evaluate planning processes and employ project management skills to solve an engineering problem;

Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the team approach to problem solving in order to enhance teamwork;

Communicate achievements to engineering and non-engineering audiences;

Apply a systems thinking approach to an engineering problem, and utilise the human-centred design process; and

Identify information needs and locate, select, use and reference information from a variety of sources to effectively inform design process.

Assumed knowledge

ENG160 Engineering Challenge 0

Enrolment restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology /Master of Engineering (Civil), Bachelor of Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours).