Teaching
ENGR 1101: Introduction to Human-Centered Engineering, Dr. Avneet Hira
This course is designed to teach students about the engineering methods necessary to tackling design problems through a human-centered lens. These methods include introductory work with: mathematical models, statistics, physical prototyping, computer-aided design, decision-making approaches, and observation and interview techniques. This past spring, students (pictured above) learned how these methods (problem formulation, data analysis, design trade-offs, concept selection, and design deployment) can be applied while working on a design project at the Boston College Campus School.
ENGR 2702: Second-Year Human-Centered Engineering Reflection 1, Dr. Avneet Hira
In the course, we participate in weekly reflections designed to integrate our experiences across Human-Centered Engineering (HCE) courses, core courses, and our experiences outside of the classroom. We discuss and practice ways to be reflective engineering learners and practitioners, and reflect on how we may experience alignment between our personal values and engineering professional practice. We also explore the ideas of engineering identity formation, the connections between engineering and philosophy and theology, and the needs of HCE as a new field of study. Pictured above is a discussion from Fall 2022 with our guests from Tufts University (Dr. Desen Ozkan, Dr. Sam Fried and Ms. Bridget Moynihan) who presented on “Black Boxes and Green Jobs: Modeling Offshore Wind Farms
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