Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, transportation, andconstruction. This course is intended for non-engineering students who want to better understandhow technology impacts their lives.ISE 504 (3) Engineering Economic Analysis -- Economic analysis of engineering projects andmethods of operation; the analysis of public investments, and introduction to analysis ofengineering decisions. Prereq: 3rd yr standing or concur with 500 or written permission ofinstructor.ENG 581 (4, repeatable to 8) Engineering Capstone Collaboration -- This is a new course beingdeveloped. It is anticipated that students enrolled in this course will contract to collaborate withan existing capstone design team (within any program of the College expressing willingness tocollaborate). The students will be expected to

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Page 14.1132.9The capstone activity for students in the course is to research and prepare a complete case study.The product is not, however, a written paper. The results of each 4-student team’s work arepresented across two full lecture days (100 minutes, total). Students are expected to bring theclass up to speed on the basics of the technology, to discuss its history and current state of theart, and to project and predict future improvements and applications using all of the toolsdeveloped during the semester.Students carrying out their semester presentations prepare and hand out notes and referencematerials just as an instructor would do. In a 20-24 students section (typical of this class), thesepresentations take up approximately three