BE 118 - Design Thinking and Communication
- Credit Hours: 1R-3L-2C
- Term Available: F
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
Engineers must be able to communicate their design ideas to others. This course focuses on the improvement of communication skills, including written and oral presentation, sketching, and solid modeling. Student groups work on projects with the goal of recognizing and developing behaviors associated with consensus decision-making and cooperative teamwork. Students also learn the steps of the engineering design process and fundamental machining techniques.