Sep 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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ET 4521 - Engineering and Technology Projects in Developing Countries: Design
Students will contribute their discipline specific knowledge and skills as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet the engineering needs of a community in a developing country. Specific areas of need could include water treatment and distribution, energy systems, light construction, sanitation, and small-scale industries. As part of the team, they will be required to contribute to the development of specifications and a project plan including budget, materials, schedule and labor. They will be expected to master new relevant technical and non-technical material through attendance at lectures, consultation with faculty and professional mentors and self study. They will be also be expected to design and develop a sub-system that is part of a solution that is economically, environmentally, socially and ethically appropriate.
Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr and Russ College of Engineering and Technology major
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- An ability to consider environmental, economic, social, and ethical issues associated with engineering design.
- An ability to learn new material outside of the normal lecture format.
- An ability to work as part of an engineering team that includes people of different levels and majors.
- An ability to work with a customer to develop engineering specifications.
- An ability to work with people of different cultures.
- An improved ability to communicate especially with those media associated with a global workplace.
- An increase ability to deal with unforeseen circumstances (both technical and non-technical) typically encountered in projects.
- An increased ability to apply the principles of mathematics, science, and engineering science to solve engineering problems.
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