Academic Benefits:
- Learn about engineering design
- Practice working in teams
- Write individual and group technical reports
- Study project management and design process
All IFP students enrolled in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering must successfully complete the following two courses:
Engineering Strategies & Practice I
This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for understanding problem solving and developing communications skills. This first course in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to the process of engineering design, to strategies for successful team work, and to design for human factors, society and the environment. Students write team and individual technical reports and give presentations within a discussion group. This course counts as a half-credit (0.5 credits) within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
Engineering Strategies & Practice II
This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process, problem solving and project management. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for practicing team skills and developing communications skills. Building on the first course, this second course introduces students to project management and the design process in greater depth. Students work in teams on a term-length design project. Students will write a series of technical reports and give a team-based design project presentation. This course counts as a half-credit (0.5 credits) within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
