Engineering Critical Design Practice
(2-2-0)
Engineering Critical Design Practice equips students with the knowledge and tools to integrate technical design with ethical, social, and sustainability considerations in complex engineering systems. The course emphasizes systems thinking and real-world engineering decision-making, linking professional practice to insights from entrepreneurship, social systems analysis, and ethical reasoning.
Through team-based design activities and structured discussion, students engage in collaborative problem-solving and critically evaluate the impact of technology-related decisions.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Formulate engineering projects that integrate technical, ethical, and societal challenges and opportunities
- Evaluate the impacts of engineering decisions on users, communities, and the environment
- Apply professional and ethical frameworks, including the EGBC Code of Ethics
4 credits
Course Topics
Systems thinking in engineering design; ethical frameworks and professional responsibility; cognitive bias in decision-making; sustainability; design thinking; and social / cultural dimensions of engineering practice.