Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
ET 4914 - Engineering and Technology Project in Developing Countries: Implementation
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. This course will focus on the project implementation. Students will be expected to travel to a developing country as part of an education abroad experience and coordinate the realization of a project sub-system. Students will also be expected to work as part of an intercultural team and to expand their knowledge of the host country’s culture.
Requisites: ET 4521
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Learning and Doing
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 8.0 internship
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students should be able to adapt designs to changes in the project conditions or specifications.
- Students should be able to do basic calculations required for the project with the tools available to them in the field.
- Students should be able to live and work in a different culture.
- Students should be able to seek, find, and utilize help from others when appropriate.
- Students should be able to work as part of a team to solve problems.
- Students should be able to work with local community to find solutions that are agreeable to all.
- Students should increase their confidence in their ability to solve problems.
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