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ESD.02 Essentials of Engineering |
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Course Outline I. Introduction - What is Engineering? A. Great Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century B. Essential qualities all engineers should possess. 1. Kerrebrock Engineering Undergraduate Education Committee Report -MIT 1986 2. Boeing Corporation ca. 1988 3. Norm Augustine "Socioengineering" 1994 4. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology C. Approaches to Problem-Solving 1. Complexity and Ambiguity 2. Analytic vs. Creative 3. Scientific Method vs. "Open"/Systems Thinking D. Aesthetics of Engineering 1. Perfect vs. Good Enough 2. Beautiful vs. Ugly 3. Elegant vs. Non-Elegant II. People/Organizations/Society A. Teamwork B. Leadership C. Effective Communication among stakeholders D. Ethics/Professional Responsibility E. Managing Your Boss III. The Scope of Engineering: Engineering Science = Engineering Management? IV. The Processes of Engineering A. Invention B. Research C. Design D. Development E. Production F. Marketing G. Environment H. Entrepreneurship V. Being Quantitative A. The art of estimating B. Computers/Slide Rules/Other Tools C. Understanding Limits to Accuracy D. Understanding Errors VI. Systems Engineering and Engineering Systems VII. Decision-Making Processes - The multiplicity of solutions VIII.Communicating the Results A. Understanding your audience/speaking in their language B. Semantics C. Written Communication 1. Reports 2. Letters 3. The pitfalls of email D. Oral Presentations IX. Depth vs. Breadth - Growing Professionally A. Daily work vs. Improvement work B. Technical work vs. Visionary thinking
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