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An Engineering Problem
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An Engineering Problem
A first step is to articulate a clear statement of the problem
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An Engineering Problem
A first step is to articulate a clear statement of the problem
Example
How would we design a class to best meet engineering students’ needs?
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An Engineering Problem
An assertion:
The student is the customer for the class
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An Engineering Problem
An assertion:
The student is the customer for the class
Employers, parents, faculty, and others are stakeholders
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A second step is to gather relevant information.
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An Engineering Problem
A second step is to gather relevant information.
What are the customer needs?
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An Engineering Problem
A second step is to gather relevant information.
What are the customer needs?
What are the students’ career trajectories?
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MotivationCareer Trends of MIT Mechanical Engineering Alumni
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2002 2000 1997 1994 1992 1989 1987 1984 1982 1979 1977 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1967
Graduating Year
Percent pursuing a career
Engineering
Management
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A third step is to analyze the information that has been collected
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MotivationCareer Trends of MIT Mechanical Engineering Alumni
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2002 2000 1997 1994 1992 1989 1987 1984 1982 1979 1977 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1967
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Percent pursuing a career
Engineering
Management
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Consulting
Doctor
A ttorney
Academia
Student
Other
Career Trends of MIT Mechanical Engineering Alumni
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2002 2000 1997 1994 1992 1989 1987 1984 1982 1979 1977 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1967
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Percent pursuing a career
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Management
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Consulting
Doctor
A ttorney
Academia
Student
Other
Motivation
Motivation
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Not currentlyemployed outsidethe home
Member of the Military
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Professor
Attorney
Doctor
Consultant
Manager
Engineer
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Knowledge BasesUnderlying Sciences
Underlying Math
Mechanics of Solids
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
System Dynamics
Dynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Engineering Design Process
Manufacturing
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Frequency of Use
1. Hardly ever - a few times a year
2. Occasionally - at least once a month
3. Regularly - at least weekly
4. Frequently - on most days
5. Pervasively - for most everything I do
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An Engineering Problem
Frequency of Use
0. Never
1. Hardly ever - a few times a year
2. Occasionally - at least once a month
3. Regularly - at least weekly
4. Frequently - on most days
5. Pervasively - for most everything I do
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SkillsEngineering Reasoning and Problem Solving
Experimentation and Knowledge Discovery
System Thinking
Personal Skills and Attributes
Professional Skills and Attributes
Independent Thinking
Teamwork
Communications
External and Societal Context
Enterprise and Business Context
Market Context
Developing an Idea
Designing
Testing17
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UNDERLYING SCIENCESUNDERLYING MATHEMATICSMECHANICS OF SOLIDSMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALSSYSTEMS DYNAMICSDYNAMICSFLUID MECHANICSTHERMODYNAMICSHEAT TRANSFERENGINEERNIG DESIGN PROCESSMANUFACTURNIGENGINEERING REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVINGEXPERIMENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERYSYSTEM THINKINGPERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTESPROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTITUDESINDEPENDENT THINKINGTEAMWORKCOMUNICATIONSEXTERNAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXTENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS CONTEXTMARKET CONTEXTDEVELOPING AN IDEADESIGNINGTESTING
Frequency of Use: 0 Never, 1 Hardly ever - a few times a year, 2 Occasionally - at least once a month, 3 Regularly - at least weekly, 4 Frequently - on most days, 5 Pervasively - for most everything I do
Mean frequency of use.........
An Engineering Problem
How can we design a class to best meet students’ needs?
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An Engineering Problem
How can we design a class to best meet students’ needs?
Look more deeply into the data
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UNDERLYING SCIENCESUNDERLYING MATHEMATICSMECHANICS OF SOLIDSMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALSSYSTEMS DYNAMICSDYNAMICSFLUID MECHANICSTHERMODYNAMICSHEAT TRANSFERENGINEERNIG DESIGN PROCESSMANUFACTURNIGENGINEERING REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVINGEXPERIMENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERYSYSTEM THINKINGPERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTESPROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTITUDESINDEPENDENT THINKINGTEAMWORKCOMUNICATIONSEXTERNAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXTENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS CONTEXTMARKET CONTEXTDEVELOPING AN IDEADESIGNINGTESTING
Frequency of Use: 0 Never, 1 Hardly ever - a few times a year, 2 Occasionally - at least once a month, 3 Regularly - at least weekly, 4 Frequently - on most days, 5 Pervasively - for most everything I do
Mean frequency of use.........
Personal Skills and Attributes
Initiative and Willingness to Take Risks
Perseverance and Flexibility
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Awareness of one’s Personal Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
Time and Resource Management
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Personal Skills and Attributes
Initiative and Willingness to Take Risks
Perseverance and Flexibility
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Awareness of one’s Personal Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
Time and Resource Management
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Independent Thinking
Skills in Working Independently
Skills in Setting Project Goals
Ability to Extract and Evaluate Relevant Knowledge from Various Sources
Confidence in Own Skills and Abilities
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Communication
Written Communication
Electronic/Multimedia Communication
Graphical Communication
Oral Presentation
Inter-Personal Communications
Communication of Information to Those Outside the Field
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Teamwork
Goal Setting
Scheduling
Leadership
Effective Teamwork
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Professional Skills and Attitudes
Professional Ethics
Integrity
Responsibility and Accountability
Professional Behavior
Proactively Planning for One’s Career
Continuous Learning
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Engineering Reasoning and Problem Solving
Problem Identification and Formulation
Modeling
Estimation and Quantitative Analysis
Analysis With Uncertainty
Understanding Causal Relationships
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An Engineering Problem
We will help you to learn these important skills
in the context of solving an engineering problem
that is important to Harvard and to the world
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An Engineering Problem
We will help you to learn these important skills
in the context of solving an engineering problem
that is important to Harvard and to the world
We’ll begin by gathering relevant information
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