ENGR 111 01 - Product Creation for All
Course: |
ENGR 111 - 01 |
Title: |
Product Creation for All |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
This hands-on class will explore how products are created, including an exploration of ideation and brainstorming, reverse engineering, and the product development process. An emphasis will be placed on the role of human factors engineering, including usability successes and failures of specific products. Students will learn about these topics through two approaches: disassembly and study of existing products and creation of simple product prototypes for specific, local nonprofit organizations serving populations such as those with developmental or physical limitations. By the end of the semester, students will be able to comprehend and independently apply both the product development process and specific human factors engineering approaches used in the design of many everyday objects; they will also have developed their own creativity and better understand how to further develop and apply that skill. |
Prerequisite(s): |
Fulfillment of the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) component of the Quantitative Reasoning & Data Literacy requirement. |
Notes: |
Mandatory Credit/Non Credit. |
Distribution(s): |
Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving |
Instructors: |
Amy Banzaert |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center L Wing 003 Wellesley Engineering Laboratory (We-Lab) - TF 12:45 PM - 3:25 PM |
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ENGR 305 01 - Intersections of Technology, Social Justice, and Conflict
Course: |
ENGR 305 - 01 |
Title: |
Intersections of Technology, Social Justice, and Conflict |
Credit Hours: |
1 |
Description: |
This course explores the intersections between social justice, conflict, and engineering using an interdisciplinary, hands-on, case study approach. We will explore four technologies (drones, cell phones, cookstoves and water pumps), exploring in each case both the embodied engineering concepts and the ethical and political implications of using the technology. The case studies will inform our discussions of the following big ideas: technology is directly linked to social justice and can have both highly beneficial and​ highly problematic results for the development and transformation of conflicts; understanding technology at a deeper level is critical to understanding the justice impact on communities and people; media communication about technology and technological innovations' benefits can be hyperbolic and requires a critical lens. Peace and Justice Studies majors must register for PEAC 305. Students in other majors may register for either PEAC 305 or ENGR 305 depending on their preparation. |
Prerequisite(s): |
Not open to First-Year students. Fulfillment of the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) component of the Quantitative Reasoning & Data Literacy requirement and one ENGR, PHYS, CS, or PEAC course, or permission of the instructor. |
Notes: |
Wendy Judge Paulson '69 Ecology of Place Living Laboratory course. This course does not satisfy the Natural and Physical Sciences Laboratory requirement. |
Distribution(s): |
Social and Behavioral Analysis |
Cross Listed Courses: |
PEAC 305 01 - Intersections of Technology, Social Justice, and Conflict
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Instructors: |
Catia Cecilia Confortini
Amy Banzaert |
Meeting Time(s): |
Science Center L Wing 220 Classroom - W 9:30 AM - 12:10 PM |
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