ENG30
ENG30
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Problem solving for the 21st century changemaker
Course Summary
Problem-solving ranks as the most highly demanded skill in today's workforce. This course teaches effective strategies and techniques for building strong problem solving skills for real world challenges. Gain hands-on experience with projects and practical skills for solving open-ended problems and creating innovative solutions.
This course is targeted broadly to students from all majors. There are no prerequisites and no technical knowledge is assumed. The problem solving techniques studied in the course are from fields as diverse as economics, social science and engineering to military strategy. While we consider case studies from these various domains, we will specifically investigate how our portfolio of problem solving strategies can be applied to the multi-faceted issue of climate change.
For more details, check out the syllabus linked in the top menu bar.
Where does the course fit
ENG 30 has been designed as a course accessible to students from all majors. Our goal is to make problem solving skills, which are crucial not only to engineering but to the workforce in general, available to everyone. It satisfies the following general electives:
Revelle College social sciences requirement
Muir College social sciences requirement
Marshall College lower division breadth GE requirement (for non-engineering/cs students only)
Warren College science and technology requirement
Roosevelt College quantitative & formal skills requirement
Seventh College natural sciences and engineering requirement
Eighth College quantitative methods / engineering breadth requirement
EMPLOYERS VALUE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
EMPLOYERS VALUE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
Regardless of field or major ...
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"Problem Solving" - #1 attribute employers seek on a candidate's resume - NACE 2024 Job Outlook
#3
"Problem solving" - #3 baseline job skill for engineers and technicians - Burning Glass Labor Insights
HANDS ON LABS
Employ the problem-solving strategies from the course to a series of 8 hands-on lab projects built and tested in the EnVision makerspace. No technical or engineering skills are required (think at the level of playing with legos). These are fun projects, accessible to everyone.
TEAMWORK
Leverage your team's unique skills and knowledge to develop innovative solutions - and compete to outperform other teams.
REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
Analyze real-world case studies from business, economics, engineering, social sciences and more ... and walk away with problem-solving strategies you can apply in other courses, your career, and everyday life.
FINAL PROJECT
Choose an effect of climate change that impedes global sustainable development and apply problem-solving strategies to research, design, and prototype a practical, scalable solution.
SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS. BUILD REAL SKILLS.
SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS. BUILD REAL SKILLS.
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