Social Design in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Courses
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
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Design Engineering Education Research General Engineering, Engineering Science |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Audio |
| Author(s): |
Cesar Cardenas |
| Description: | Abstract ?In this paper we propose a social design focus in multidisciplinary engineering design courses as a paradigm that can develop the human and social capital needed in modern undergraduate engineering education facing the current global challenges. In particular we propose the Social Intelligence Design (SID) approach. Social Design Based Learning (SDBL) is a promising approach that we believe helps to integrate many pedagogical techniques such as Project Oriented Learning, Service Learning, Research-based Learning, Entrepreneurship-based Learning and Collaborative-Learning. We explain how this approach has been implemented in two academic experiences where the collaborative engineering design is practiced between electronic engineering and industrial design students. We compare last year's experience to this year's. This approach also seems very promising for product innovation, entrepreneurship and social awareness. Citation: ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session M1J, October 18-21, 2009, San Antonio, TX. |
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| Keywords: | Collaborative Engineering Design Concurrent Engineering Multidisciplinary Social Design |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(a) Apply mathematics, science, and engineering (k) Use modern engineering tools in engineering practice |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Conclusion: "this paper have presented a brief introduction to global challenges and main trends in engineering design practices. It also have introduced and presented Social-based Engineering Design Learning as a paradigm for embracing and integrating many modern pedagogical techniques. SID based education cannot be confused with A-S. In A-S the most important aspect is the students?reflections. In SID the idea is to increase social intelligence and to invent a social product or system. Since many products are designed without taking into account the social aspect, the experience of this approach seems very promising for product innovation, entrepreneurship, collective intelligence and social awareness. Therefore, the SID paradigm embraces a lot of current demands in highly innovative universities." |
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Easy |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | October 2009 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://fie-conference.org/fie2009/papers/1553.pdf |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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