Project Info
Development and analysis of sociotechnical integration in a core EE undergraduate course
Stephanie Claussen | sclausse@mines.edu
This project aims to improve the integration of technical and non-technical considerations into engineering problem definition and problem-solving. The undergraduate will have the opportunity to directly impact an undergraduate course within EE and further explore the interplay between the social and technical in engineering.
More Information
Our recent grant proposal and conference publication (under review) can be provided to the student upon request.
Grand Engineering Challenge: Not applicable
Student Preparation
Qualifications
The student should be well-organized and able to work independently. They should be able to gather relevant information from publications, summarize it, and apply it to our project. They do not have to be an EE student to be successful in this project.
Time Commitment
25-40 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
The student will gain basic qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills. They will also gain the ability to design educational activities for use in a university setting.
Mentoring Plan
I will meet weekly with the student, and will often be joined by other members of our project team. The student will be required to send weekly summaries of our meetings and to list his/her action items for the week. I will also work with the student on submitting things like their poster for the Undergraduate Research Symposium and other potential publications.