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Engineering Projects in Community Service

Classes

New students are encouraged to enroll in FSE 194  EPICS Gold I for the fall 2013 semester. Continuing project teams can enroll in FSE 394 EPICS Gold II.

FSE 194: EPICS GOLD I — Feasibility and Planning 
One credit. No prerequisites. Open to all Engineering students.

  • FSE 194, Section #76001 – Monday,  4:40-5:30 p.m.
  • FSE 194, Section #87984  – Tuesday, 12-12:50 p.m.
  • FSE 194, Section #87985 – Tuesday, 4:40-5:30 p.m.

EPICS GOLD Course Outcomes

  • Discipline Knowledge: ability to apply material from your discipline to the design of community-based projects
  • Design Process: understanding design as a start-to-finish process
  • Lifelong Learning: ability to identify and acquire new knowledge as a part of the problem solving/design process
  • Customer Awareness: understanding the customer’s project needs, larger objectives and available resources
  • Teamwork: ability to function on multidisciplinary teams and appreciate the contributions of individuals from multiple disciplines
  • Communication: ability to communicate effectively with people with widely-varying backgrounds
  • Ethics: awareness of professional ethics and responsibility
  • Social Context: appreciation for the role that your discipline can play in social contexts