ENGR 490

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

ENGR 490

Course Title

Contemporary Issues in Engineering

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Senior

Semester:

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Seminars on engineering topics such as, ethics, life-long education, engineering standards, project management, risk management, change management, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainable development, effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety, legal consequences of engineering solutions. A multidisciplinary group work on a selected theme.

Course Objectives

This course aims to raise students’ understanding on certain critical issues in the field of engineering including professional ethics, the need for lifelong education, entrepreneurship and innovation, the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety; and provide basic knowledge on various topics including engineering standards, sustainable development, project management, risk management and change management. The course also provides an opportunity to students to work on a selected theme in a group project and demonstrate an effective contribution in line with their disciplinary background.

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to;

1. Recognize ethical conduct and responsibility in engineering applications,
2. Identify engineering standards,
3. Show an awareness for the need for lifelong learning and ways of pursuing it,
4. Show an understanding of business applications of project management, risk management and change management,
5. Recognize entrepreneurship and innovation applications,
6. Identify sustainable development goals and opportunities,
7. Recognize effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety,
8. Recognize potential legal consequences of engineering applications,
9. Demonstrate an effective contribution to a project in multidisciplinary engineering team.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

☒ A-F

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

☒ Collaborating
☒ Discussions / Debates
☒ Guest Speakers
☒ Inquiry
☒ Oral Presentations / Reports
☒ Reading
☒ Seminars
☒ Telling / Explaining

Course Coordinator:

Mehmet Rüştü Taner

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Lectures	28
Course Readings	3
Exams/Quizzes	3
Report on a Topic	20
Team Meetings	30
Student Workload	125

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