| Título: | Integrating Service Learning in Engineering Clinics |
| Autores: |
Mehta, Yusuf Sukumaran, Beena |
| Fecha: | 1969-12-31 |
| Publicador: | International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship |
| Fuente: |
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| Tema: | clinics; engineering; service; learning |
| Descripción: | Rowan University College of Engineering’s innovative curriculum with the engineering Clinic sequence provides a unique opportunity to integrate service learning activities that increase student awareness of social equity, global issues, and stakeholder concerns as they pertain to engineering practice. In many curricula, case studies are presented in specialized courses, or as segments of a design course, but identification of stakeholder needs and views are not effectively included in the design process itself; hence, societal or environmental effects are reported at the end of the project rather than integrated as part of design considerations. Service learning projects, such as Hurricane Katrina Relief project, and EWB-USA projects present an ideal framework for incorporating social, cultural, and environmental considerations into the design process in a meaningful way. These activities help all students realize the contribution that non-technical disciplines and points of view can have in implementing more socially equitable and environmentally benign engineering designs. They also prepare students to participate intelligently in public debates on technical policy issues. In addition, engineering students also have the opportunity to work on research projects with emphasis on social entrepreneurships. The junior/senior clinics provide students with valuable experiences that give them advantages when applying for internships, scholarships, graduate school, and jobs after graduation. Often, Rowan undergraduate students can point to conference or journal publications, engineering reports, design and fabrication experience or field work as evidence of their exceptional preparation for the real world. This is supported by anecdotal evidence and internship surveys from employers. The engineering clinic sequence is an excellent platform for integrating service learning into the engineering curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to present the mechanism that was developed to provide service learning opportunities that include a larger student body that have varied levels of interest. In addition, this paper, curriculum features, such as engineering clinics at Rowan University’s College of Engineering is presented. In addition, a detailed description of the service learning projects conducted in these clinics and their impact on Rowan and the host community is explained. |
| Idioma: | No aplica |
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