Course Code & Number:
ENGR 490
Course Title:
Contemporary Issues in Engineering
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:
(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
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:
Pre-requisites:
NONE
Co-requisites:
CMPE 399 OR EE 399-O OR IE 399 OR ME 399-O OR ME 399 OR EE 399
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to;
- Recognize ethical conduct and responsibility in engineering applications,
- Identify engineering standards,
- Show an awareness for the need for lifelong learning and ways of pursuing it,
- Show an understanding of business applications of project management, risk management and change management,
- Recognize entrepreneurship and innovation applications,
- Identify sustainable development goals and opportunities,
- Recognize effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety,
- Recognize potential legal consequences of engineering applications,
- 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