Description
"An overview of engineering as practice, profession, and philosophy. The dominance of heuristics in engineering problem solving. The role of failure in design evolution. The central role of written and graphical communication in artifact design. The role of algorithms, control structures, and flow charts in process design. Team design experiences through a series of competitions in autonomous robotics. Engineering ethics and the NSPE code. Intellectual property. Course is usually offered as an ethics focused course. Prerequisite: MATH 148 or MATH 241, or enrollment therein."