course goals
· Develop a mutually beneficial relationship with rural client communities and those involved in our project
· Give students the experience of completing an engineering infrastructure project from assessment to design
· Learn the principles of contextual engineering, particularly those affecting rural Honduran communities
· Students work on interdisciplinary teams in collaboration with professional mentors to meet deadlines and objectives
· Give students the experience of completing an engineering infrastructure project from assessment to design
· Learn the principles of contextual engineering, particularly those affecting rural Honduran communities
· Students work on interdisciplinary teams in collaboration with professional mentors to meet deadlines and objectives
course specifics
· The course is cross-listed as ABE450/LAST440/550 (Fall) and ABE451/LAST441/451 (Spring)
· Students range from freshmen undergraduates to PhD candidates in fields ranging from engineering to political science,
economics to Latin American studies
· Most project funding has been provided through a grant from Rotary International
· The first semester is dedicated to preliminary design work and developing a foundational knowledge of contextual engineering. The second semester is when students will finalize their designs, travel for data collection, and work on maintenance and quality assurance and control materials.
· Students range from freshmen undergraduates to PhD candidates in fields ranging from engineering to political science,
economics to Latin American studies
· Most project funding has been provided through a grant from Rotary International
· The first semester is dedicated to preliminary design work and developing a foundational knowledge of contextual engineering. The second semester is when students will finalize their designs, travel for data collection, and work on maintenance and quality assurance and control materials.