Global Engineering

Code:

EM0130

Acronym:

ECG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Personal and Interpersonal Skills

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Materials and Technological Processes Group
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mechanical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEM	18	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Development of prospective vision of Engineering in the future.

Development of students’ Global competencies and skills important for the 'Renaissance Engineers of XXI Century' that have been insufficiently developed along preceding years of the course.

This course will use explicit technological examples and present how different engineering cultures use a dissimilar solution path to meet the engineering objective (both the path and final solution have differences). Topics will address how engineering is practiced globally, cultural issues, differences in engineering around the world, how to conduct oneself in a foreign environment, and preparing for an international educational experience. The defining engineering concepts, similarities and differences will be contrasted and identified. Students will work in multi-cultural and multi-level teams to solve engineering tasks giving them direct experience working in a global team. This course will establish an interdisciplinary study of engineering technology, entrepreneurship skills, influence of the global society and culture on problem solving. This multi-university course will directly develop skills to operate and work as an engineer at the global interface.

The course will utilize a transparent teaching style. This involves giving students explicit guidelines and directives – clearly defining terms and expectations, making deliverables clear and explaining how they will be evaluated. Yet it also involves discussing with students why they are learning and executing certain procedures and how these translate to real-world engineering pursuits. The course will review engineering technologies and challenges and the different solutions obtained by different cultures. Students will work in international teams of different make-ups and sizes during the term to solve engineering problems

Learning outcomes and competences

• Students’ leadership and collaborative skills improved;


• Consciousness and knowledge on how to create teams to operate successfully;


• Communication skills improved;


• Entrepreneurship skills developed;


• Self and hetero evaluation skills strongly developed;


• Students’ awareness and knowledge on sustainability and environmental problems increased;


• Students’ sensitivity to social inclusion and ‘design for all’ (aged and young, able and disabled people) increased;


• They will be able to identify, evaluate and formulate complex problems, with scientific, technical and human components; they will become able to establish the bases of practical solution of real problems, at different levels and scales; they will know and comprehend the importance of engineering and other professions to reshape the world for the human beings.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The program will include the following:

· debate with students about the characteristics of a Global Engineer for the XXI Century Renaissance Engineering and about their strengths, weakness and needs to become future engineers.

· review of engineering techniques and its challenges

· production and presentation of work projects, as well as peer review of other international teams; debate on the importance of self and hetero evaluation for successful teamwork.

· conferences by specialized people and great experience in practical applications of engineering in a world global context.

Mandatory literature

• Engineer of 2020, National Academies Press, 2005
• Entrepreneurship for Engineers CRC Press, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

• American Engineers in Japan: Same Profession, Different Worlds, Gary Legg
• Michalle E. Mor Barak;Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace, Sage Publications, Inc, 2005. ISBN: 10: 0761927735 (13: 978-0761927730 )
• Collier, Paul;The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What can be done About it, OUP Oxford, 2008. ISBN: 0195374630
• Global Engineering and Construction Wiley; 1 edition, 2006
• Britain and European Engineering Education, P.B. Morice

Teaching methods and learning activities

Common lectures between FEUP and Universidade de Maryland (UMBC), USA, using video conference system

Team works, analyze and debate on problems at any scale, and conferences by specialized people.

Presentation and debate of works with the participation of all the students in order to develop their skills and participation of students in revision process.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	90,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	67,00
Estudo autónomo	49,50
Frequência das aulas	45,50
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the rules of the faculty.

Calculation formula of final grade

Rubrics for project based learning are developed and will be extensively used in this course to document and evaluate performance.
All work will be utilized in evaluation in light of the listed specific aims of the course, namely team work and other enabling skills, observation, critical thinking, awareness, sensitivity, technology, scientific merit, etc.
Grading will follow the scoring of :
       Percentage≥ 90 = A
90 > Percentage ≥ 80 = B
80 > Percentage ≥ 70 = C
70 > Percentage ≥ 60 = D
       Percentage ≤ 60 = F

Examinations or Special Assignments

To be defined in each case, if necessary.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to Faculty rules.

Classification improvement

Through the improvement of the team works and a second presentation.