CEE 1618 - DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Global population growth, resource scarcity, a changing climate, and an increasingly stressed water supply are significant environmental challenges we face today. The prominence of these challenges has led to increased awareness and demand for more sustainable approaches to engineering design and policy strategies. These topics will be discussed in design for the environment and will serve as motivation for the development of innovative design solutions to ‘real-world’ sustainability challenges. The course will begin with an introduction to sustainability, design frameworks, the design process and the role of innovation, followed by systems thinking, metrics to quantify and evaluate the sustainability of alternatives, and assessing toxicity and risk. The second half of the course will introduce students to designing appropriate technologies within the context of the developing world as well as a series of relevant case studies (e.g., energy, water, agriculture, nanotechnology). Design will be incorporated throughout the course as a way for students to apply what they learn in class to the development of an innovative solution to a sustainability challenge. The course integrates active learning components that provide students the opportunity to exercise the engineering design process, work effectively in a group, and practice written and oral presentation skills.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PROG: Swanson School of Engineering

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