This course will focus on exploring the implications of being a professional engineer in the 21st century through actively engaging with the technical, socio-economic and political stakeholders to the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges. Students will elect to focus on one of the 14 grand challenges both individually and as part of a small multidisciplinary team in an enquiry based approach requiring an in-depth framing of the problem and the identification of innovative opportunities and the necessary conditions for developing a sustainable solution that is scalable and can be applied at a global level. The students will act as consultants and advisors to the newly formed UQ... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assoc Prof Carol Reidsema ([email protected])
