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Teach people-first engineering in your course

C-SED creates teaching materials that help engineering students exercise judgment, weigh competing priorities, and understand how technical decisions affect people and society. We use them in Michigan Engineering classrooms, refine them, and then share them here. Teach with them on your own, or work with us to fit them to what you teach.

Free to use and adapt · One class period, 50 to 80 minutes · One to three hours to prepare

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Case Study
Engineering Trust: A Case Study of AirbnbLearn how design decisions at Airbnb facilitated discrimination by users, analyze the steps leadership took to reframe their design problem, and assess how their solutions addressed the underlying causes.
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Engineering Heartbeats: A Case Study of the Carmat Total Artificial HeartExplore the sociotechnical dimensions of heart failure, analyze the tradeoffs of key design and testing decisions for an artificial heart, and analyze impacts on patient access and quality of life.
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Engineering Diagnoses: A Case Study of the Global Lung Function InitiativeLearn about the debates over adjusting lung function measurements by race and discuss the diagnostic and health implications of using race-based and race-neutral algorithms in spirometry.
Skill-based
Preparing and Conducting Interviews in Engineering and DesignLearn the about purpose of interviews in engineering and design, discuss different approaches and goals, explore best practices, and practice developing interview protocols and conducting stakeholder interviews.
Skill-based
Introduction to the Socially Engaged Design Process ModelInvestigate the benefits and limitations of design process models, learn about the Socially Engaged Design Process Model, and explore applications of SED to real-world design challenges.
Skill-based
Preparing and Conducting Observations in Engineering and DesignLearn the about purpose of observations in engineering and design, discuss different approaches and goals, explore best practices, and practice developing observation skills.
Skill-based
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Considering Perspectives and Positions in Engineering and DesignLearn how engineers and designers can engage with their own perspectives and positions in their work through the lenses of power, identity, motivation, and equity.
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Engineering Data Center Cooling Systems: A Case Study of Project BlueCompare the tradeoffs of energy and water use for cooling a large data center project in Tucson, AZ, and analyze how stakeholders view the risks and benefits of data center development.
Skill-based
Stakeholder EngagementDefine, identify, and classify stakeholders and analyze relationships between groups of stakeholders, conflicting needs, and tradeoffs between groups using visual mapping techniques.
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Engineering Safety: A Case Study of Volvo’s Whiplash Protection SystemExplore how Volvo engineers developed requirements and testing procedures, consider the efficacy of their approach, and guide students in reflecting on how engineers account for human variability.




 
 

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