MECE 3391 Sustainable Engineering Design: People, Profit and Planet
In this project-based course students will design, build and test a mechanically-based product that effectively solves a community need. Students will learn about life cycle analysis, design sustainability, design for extreme affordability, socio-economic and cultural diversity considerations, among other topics while ensuring technical functionality. Engineers face unique challenges in a globalized and rapidly changing world, engineers must be trained to make decisions in such a way that our environment is preserved, social justice is promoted and the needs of all people are provided through the global economy. Through the design activity, engineers use their creativity to produce technical solutions; this is an assertion in leadership to overcome global challenges, such as depletion of resources, environmental pollution, rapid population growth and damage to ecosystems.
Prerequisite
A grade of 'C' or better in
PHYS 2425 and
PHYS 2426 or consent of instructor. Must be officially admitted to the Mechanical Engineering major.