Engineering and Technology in Society
Overview
Students will explore the history and current state of engineering practice by analyzing engineering project case studies such as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Roman Aqueducts, the Great Wall of China, the Panama canal, and the Three Gorges dam.
The afore listed case study analysis will strongly emphasize the ethical, social and political aspects of engineering projects.
As well, students will be expected to analyze present day projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline, and the BC Hydro Site C dam.
- Lectures
- In class group discussion
- In class case study analysis
- Group Projects
- Poster presentations
- Possible online Assignments and Discussion
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
Research Paper: 30% - 40%
Project with subsequent poster presentation: 20% - 30%
In Class Participation and/or group exercise: 10% - 15%
In Class Quizzes: 15% - 30%
Assessment means could include online quizzes and assignments.
After taking this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze major engineering projects in terms of key resources such as cost, labour, and implementation time.
- Analyze major engineering projects in terms of societal benefits, and detriments.
- Identify, current and historical, key engineering projects, devices, and inventions.
- Identify, current and historical, key figures involved with engineering projects, devices, and inventions.
- Demonstrate how to apply general scientific principles such as the laws of thermodynamics, and conservation of energy to situational and mathematical problems.
- Apply scientific principles to debunk ‘junk’ science and engineering myths such as perpetual motion.
Students should consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. The exact textbook and course materials will be decided by the course instructor. They will be similar to:
- "The Betterment of the Human Condition" by John D. Jones, current edition
- "The Ancient Engineers" by L. Sprague De Camp, 1995 edition
- "Engineer's Toolkit: A First Course in Engineering" by Carl Mitcham, and Shannon Duval, current edition
- "Engineers withing a Local and Global Society" by Caroline Baillie
- "To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design" by Henry Petroski, current edition
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for ENGR 1100 |
---|---|
Alexander College (ALEX) | No credit |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU APSC 1XX (3) |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR APSC 1XX (3) |
Columbia College (COLU) | COLU APSC 1st (3) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU APSC 1124 (1) |
Northern Lights College (NLC) | No credit |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC GEOG 1XX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU ENSC 100 (3) or SFU MSE 102 (3) or SFU SEE 110 (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit |
University Canada West (UCW) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV APSC 1st (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV ENGR 1XX (3) or UFV GE 1XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC ENGR 297 (1.5) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU ENGR 1st (3) |