When developing new technologies, engineers must carefully consider the impact their decisions may have on individual stakeholders and on society as a whole. In this course, you will learn a variety of prototyping methods within the context of a socially-engaged design process. You will then apply these skills to address a real-world problem in the field of public transportation. We’ll cover the following topics:

• • Social impact measures and how to interact with stakeholders to make better engineering decisions

  • When and how to make different kinds of prototypes

  • Hands-on making techniques

Term Project: 

Redesign an element of the public transportation system, taking into account stakeholder feedback and social impacts of your design choices

Labs: 

Prototyping skills, e.g., working with materials like foam core, sewing, finishing, 3D printing, Adobe InDesign; hands-on experience with gears, motors, Arduinos