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Course Code & Number:

ENGR 490

Course Title:

Contemporary Issues in Engineering

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Academic Year

2023

Semester

Fall

Catalog Description:

Seminars on engineering topics such as, ethics, life-long education, engineering standards, project management, risk management, change management, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainable development, effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety, legal consequences of engineering solutions. A multidisciplinary group work on a selected theme.

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite

Instructor:

Yiğit Taşcıoğlu

Syllabus File:

engr490syllabusf23_0.pdf

Sap Event ID:

50238689

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to;

1. Recognize ethical conduct and responsibility in engineering applications,
2. Identify engineering standards,
3. Show an awareness for the need for lifelong learning and ways of pursuing it,
4. Show an understanding of business applications of project management, risk management and change management,
5. Recognize entrepreneurship and innovation applications,
6. Identify sustainable development goals and opportunities,
7. Recognize effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety,
8. Recognize potential legal consequences of engineering applications,
9. Demonstrate an effective contribution to a project in multidisciplinary engineering team.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

☒ Collaborating ☒ Discussions / Debates ☒ Guest Speakers ☒ Inquiry ☒ Oral Presentations / Reports ☒ Reading ☒ Seminars ☒ Telling / Explaining