Subject:
General Engineering
Credit units:
2
Offered:
Term 1 only
Weekly hours: 1.5 Lecture hours and 1.5 Practicum/Lab hours
College:
Engineering
Department: Engineering (Dean's Office)
Description
This course includes two concurrent modules. Module 1 introduces students to the profession of engineering and life as an engineering student. The course will allow students to learn, apply and reflect upon strategies for success in engineering in areas including: well-being, group dynamics, conflict resolution, time management, goal setting, planning, studying, problem solving and academic honesty. Module 2 introduces students to important aspects of the culture and worldviews of Indigenous Peoples and contextualizes the engineering profession within those worldviews. The course will introduce students to the engineer's legal and moral duty to consult with affected communities and examples of historical and contemporary influences of Indigenous worldviews on technology and engineering design. There is also discussion about the importance of inclusion of, and respect for, all people.
Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the College of Engineering.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 102.1; GEOL 102.1; PHYS 152.1; and CHEM 142.1.
Upcoming class offerings
For full details about upcoming courses, refer to the class search tool or, if you are a current student, the registration channel in PAWS.
Syllabi
The syllabus is a public document that provides detail about a class, such as the schedule of activities, learning outcomes, and weighting of assignments and examinations.
Once an instructor has made their syllabus publicly available on USask’s Learning Management System, it will appear below. Please note that the examples provided below do not represent a complete set of current or previous syllabus material. Rather, they are presented solely for the purpose of indicating what may be required for a given class. Unless otherwise specifically stated on the content, the copyright for all materials in each course belongs to the instructor whose name is associated with that course. The syllabus is the intellectual property of instructors or the university.
For more information, visit the Academic Courses Policy , the Syllabus page for instructors , or for students your Academic Advising office.
Loading...