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 Overview

 

  What is Engineering Mind-set Thinking?  A way of thinking that combines the problem solving/design process with the culture of life-skills that fosters dealing with others in a team manner. It provides the culture, language, tools and values of engineering without the high level of math & science (Content Knowledge).

 Few people complete a formal education in engineering (B.S. degree through a Ph.D. degree) but Guru Madhavan (Think like an engineer) is convinced that almost anyone can develop an engineer's mind-set, one that could create a significant competitive advantage for them. "Engineers help create   “solution spaces” -- suites of possibilities that offer new choices, conveniences, and comforts -- that redefine our standard of living." They have developed a mind-set that guides and informs those efforts.

 

Learning

 

Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think – Albert Einstein:

 

 

Tasks  for creating the Engineering mind-set environment:

 

  • ·       What is a culture and how does it relate to the community? norms, customs, values, attitudes, beliefs

  • ·       Get to know each other. What are the benefits from our differences Why is having diverse members of our community on the team a positive aspect?

  • ·       Pick our roles within the team

  • ·      Develop the team charter/plan

  • ·       What questions do I have?

  • ·       What skills (tools, processes) do I bring

  • ·    How is this like a sports team,     discuss?    

                                         

DESIGN  creation of artifacts in society,  …Karl T. Ulrich

 Review & discuss this List:

 

Break problem into smaller manageable pieces

Find the real problem

Understand the needs of the customer

Bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity

Map the items of the problem, physical diagrams

Managing documents to describe the project; Information sharing ... Mind mapping

Life-skills needed to deal with the community

Managing yourself

Leadership skills

Problem Solving process

System View, connecting all the groups

Public presentation of the results

Provide measurements and feedback during the process

Focus on reducing errors alone the process … Quality process

 Project planning
Team management

 

 

 
 

 

Text Box: Practical engineering- needs: ·        Teamwork ·        Problem Solving ·        Communication ·        Ethics ·        Lifelong Learning   http://hplengr.engr.wisc.edu/resources.htm

Text Box: Practical engineering- needs: ·        Teamwork ·        Problem Solving ·        Communication ·        Ethics ·        Lifelong Learning   http://hplengr.engr.wisc.edu/resources.htm

Text Box: Practical engineering- needs: ·        Teamwork ·        Problem Solving ·        Communication ·        Ethics ·        Lifelong Learning   http://hplengr.engr.wisc.edu/resources.htm

Practical engineering- needs:

·        Teamwork

·        Problem Solving

·        Communication

·        Ethics

·        Lifelong Learning

 

http://hplengr.engr.wisc.edu/resources.htm

 

Learning Skills… Discuss these skills.  How do they apply to your team building?

 

Questioning

Creative thinking

Critical thinking

Reflection              

Decision making

Non-verbal communications

Listening skills

Social & Emotional learning

Empathy

Self-Esteem

 

 Role-play discussion, Draw the skill, Improv situations