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Engineering Education (ENGE)

ENGE 1004 - Explore Engineering (1 credit)

Students will participate in a seminar-style experience guided by representatives from different engineering disciplines to learn more about the programs offered by the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech to aid the change of major process.

Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd)

ENGE 1014 - Engineering Success Seminar (1 credit)

Introduction to opportunities and resources available to College of Engineering students during their undergraduate career at VT. Practice in information gathering skills critical for engineering students. Practice in oral, written, and visual communication. Preparation of an academic plan.

Corequisite(s): ENGE 1215

Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd)

ENGE 1034 - The Connection Project (1 credit)

The Connection Project brings together groups of students to get to know one another while discussing the key components of making meaningful connections. Led by trained, upper-class student facilitators, a group of about 10 students will engage in activities and dialogue that highlight what brings people together, what keeps people apart, and how these things manifest in VT’s social culture. Students will develop foundational knowledge of current research on the social, biological, emotional, and cognitive impacts of human connection. Students will also learn about and discuss application of various communication styles and conflict resolution strategies, and further consider how these variations in communication can impact social interactions and connection.

Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd)

ENGE 1215 - Foundations of Engineering (2 credits)

A ﬁrst-year sequence to introduce general engineering students to the profession. 1215 (2 credit) Engineering problem-solving, contemporary programming tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. effective communication, time management, working in teams, ethics), the diversity of ﬁelds and majors within engineering, and reflective and corrective practices. 1216 (2 credits): Engineering design, criteria and constraints, data collection and analysis, testing and iteration of design solutions, contemporary CAD tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. communication, teamwork, ethics), and reflective and corrective practices. Students must complete both ENGE 1215 and ENGE 1216 to earn Pathways credit. 1215: Design Lab/Studio, 1216: Design Lab/Studio. Duplicates ENGE 1414.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lab, 2 Crd)

ENGE 1216 - Foundations of Engineering (2 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ENGE 1215

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lab, 2 Crd)

ENGE 1354 - Introduction to Spatial Visualization (1 credit)

Introduction to spatial visualization. Training to improve three-dimensional visualization skills, pictorial sketching, orthographic projection, mental rotation, mental cutting and folding, combining solids.

Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd)

ENGE 1414 - Foundations of Engineering Practice (4 credits)

Introduction to the engineering profession for General Engineering students and Transfer Engineering students with significant transfer/AP credit; engineering problem solving and design, contemporary programming and CAD software tools, and professional practices and expectations (e.g., communication, teamwork, ethics), Reflective and Corrective practices. Design Lab/Studio. Duplicates ENGE 1215-1216.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (6 Lab, 4 Crd)

ENGE 1644 - Global STEM Practice: Leadership and Culture (3 credits)

Develop global competencies in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) contexts and understand how problems and viable solutions vary across contexts and how intercultural communication and global leadership are important in an interconnected global workforce. Integrates semester-long on-campus module with international module following semester exams (Rising Sophomore Abroad Program). International module engages students in local culture during visits with STEM businesses and universities. Participation in both modules required. Enrollment by application.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 1 Lab, 3 Crd)

ENGE 1984 - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2094 - Create!: Ideation & Innovation (3 credits)

Apply problem solving framing strategies as part of problem solving design processes. Consider cultural, economic, social, and other perspectives in customer discovery and design processes in order to ensure problem/solution fit. Ideate possible solutions or approaches to address open- ended problems using a variety of methods. Engage in iterative critiques of strategies, solutions and prototypes using methods drawn from industrial design, engineering and the arts. Collaborate in interdisciplinary and diverse project teams. Communicate deliverables in multiple formats and for different audiences. Identify and address impacts of designed services and products through global perspectives, such as patterns of inclusion and exclusion and effects on localized ecosystems.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 2524 - Exploring Service Learning Through STEAM/STEM Educational Outreach (3 credits)

Explore volunteerism, traditional service learning, critical service learning, and social change. Develop intercultural competence by examining social identities, power, and privilege with a focus on preK-12 education systems in the United States. Develop Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) and STEM educational outreach experiences that meet needs identified by community members in teams. Demonstrate career readiness through experiential learning. Pre: Sophomore standing.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 2524H - Service Learning Edu. Outreach (3 credits)

Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 2634 - Introduction to Restricted Research (1 credit)

Introduction to multi-disciplinary, team-based undergraduate engineering research. Emphasis on Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community missions and projects. Exposure to current restricted research performed around campus. Guest speakers from national labs. Engineering research methods (tools, research integrity/safety/ethics, and communication of results). Deep dive into International Traffic in Arms Regulations-restricted multi-disciplinary DoD engineering problems, potential careers, and security protocols surrounding restricted research and careers.

Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd)

ENGE 2964 - Field Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2984 - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2984G - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Pathway Concept Area(s): 7 Identity & Equity in U.S.

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2984M - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6A Critique & Practice in Arts

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 2994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 3604 - Introductory Industry Design Experience (3 credits)

Workplace and industry culture and practice, including folkways, mores, and ethics, centered on engineering design. Interaction with industry professionals. Workplace competencies including effective teamwork, project management, presenting technical information. Training with software, tools and skills used in design practice in industry.

Prerequisite(s): ENGE 1215 and ENGE 1216

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 3900 - Bridge Experience (0 credits)

Application of academic knowledge and skills to in a work-based experience aligned with post-graduation goals using research-based learning processes. Satisfactory completion of work-based experience often in the form of internship, undergraduate research, co-op, or study abroad; self-evaluation; reflection; and showcase of learning. Pre: Departmental approval of 3900 plan.

Instructional Contact Hours: (0 Crd)

ENGE 3984 - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4094 - Startup: Commercialization of Innovation (3 credits)

Work in interdisciplinary teams in an experiential environment replicating modern innovation environments. Engage in real world innovation commercialization opportunities. Individual experiences and projects involving actual inventions, innovations, technologies, intellectual property (e.g. patents) and market opportunities. Integrate design thinking, scientists, entrepreneurs, advisors and other potential collaborators. Create a representation of a plan for a minimum viable product for an innovative product or service based on customer and market feedback.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Course Crosslist: IDS 4094, MGT 4094

ENGE 4735 - Interdisciplinary Design Capstone (3 credits)

Team-oriented, open-ended, interdisciplinary design projects focused on industrially relevant problems. A specific, complex engineering design problem taken from problem definition to product implementation and validation. 4735: Focus on problem identification, development of customer needs, project management, solution validation and selection, solution design, engineering teamwork, documentation and communication. 4736: Focus on design implementation, design validation, ethical and societal impacts of engineering design, communication and teamwork. Students majoring in Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering must meet prerequisite and corequisite requirements for their respective in-major capstone courses.

Corequisite(s): (MSE 4055 for MSE majors) or (ISE 4404 for ISE majors).

Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 4736 - Interdisciplinary Design Capstone (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ENGE 4735

Corequisite(s): (MSE 4055 for MSE majors) or (ISE 4404 for ISE majors).

Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

ENGE 4964 - Field Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4974H - Independent Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4984 - Special Study (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course

ENGE 4994H - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits)

Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course