Engineering fundamentals and its interactions with society.
- 4.1.1 Engineering Science
- Identify and describe the basic principles of a related science and technology pertinent to a specific area of engineering practice.
- Define key factual information in one or more applicable areas of engineering science as related to a project or product.
- Employ principles, use knowledge and integrate concepts of one or more areas of engineering science into the design of or improvement of a project, project component or product and to solve engineering problems.
- Apply critical thinking skills to a project or product based on knowledge of one or more areas of engineering science.
- 4.1.2 Natural Science
- Use elements from one or more areas of natural science to aid in design.
- Explain key concepts of the scientific method and/or associated inquiry processes to test basic theories in one or more areas of natural science as they apply to engineering projects.
- Apply critical thinking skills through the application of the scientific method and/or associated inquiry processes in one or more areas of natural science.
- Use the laws of science to solve engineering problems.
- 4.1.3 Humanities and Social Sciences
- Evaluate general public input and develop that input into technical possibilities as appropriate.
- Evaluate perspectives from local, state, or national culture or history and related societal trends in the development of a current project.
- Arrange and help facilitate a meeting during which individuals with varied values will attempt to reconcile different desired outcomes of a project.
- Evaluate, for a new technical development, institutional arrangements that will provide effective management of a facility or system, or mitigate public risks.
- Identify the potential contribution of an emerging technology to the public good and evaluate mechanisms for its delivery such as private market or public ownership.
- Compare the technical and nontechnical positive and negative features of alternative courses of action and discuss and evaluate these alternatives with decision-makers and stakeholders.
Knowledge Areas- 4.1.4 Engineering Science
- Fluid mechanics
- Statics and Dynamics
- Electric circuits
- Solid mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Heat transfer
- Mass transfer
- Materials properties
- 4.1.5 Natural Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Geology
- 4.1.6 Humanities and Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Business studies
- Demography
- Ethics
- History
- Literature
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Economics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Psychology