Balancing Complex Social and Technical Aspects of Design: Exposing Engineering Students to Homelessness Issues

Balancing Complex Social and Technical Aspects of Design: Exposing Engineering Students to Homelessness Issues

This paper describes the development and implementation of a classroom experience involving problem-based and project-based learning with community engagement in an engineering design context. While most User-Centered Design courses ask students to critically analyze and synthesize user needs, parti...

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Main Authors: Diana A. Chen, Mark A. Chapman, Joel Alejandro Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
sociotechnical engineering
engineering design
social justice
homelessness
course development
project-based learning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/15/5917

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