Engineering Cultures - Sample Schedule

Sample Course Schedule
Please explore the links in this sample course schedule for selected readings, homework assignments, quizzes and more. Please note that this is only one variation of the course content. Other modules currently in development explore many other topics, such as the history and methodology of engineering in other countries and regions.

1. Can Engineers Deal With Different Perspectives? reading list	Week 1	M	Engineering Cultures PRE-TEST
	Week 1	Th	Quiz #1 (on DAY 2 material)
2. The ‘Strong Culture’ Movement reading list	Week 2	M	HW #1: My Pathway to Engineering
	Week 2	Th	Quiz #2 (on DAYS 3 and 4 material)
	Week 3	M	HW #2: Kunda & Me
	Week 3	Th	Quiz #3 (on DAYS 5 and 6 material)
	Week 4	M	EXAM #1: Modules 1 and 2
3. Japanese Perspectives: Be Sure You Suffer Enough reading list	Week 4	Th	Quiz #4 (On DAY 8 material)
	Week 5	M	HW #3: Dealing With Different Images
	Week 5	Th	Quiz #5 (on DAYS 9 and 10 material)
	Week 6	M	HW #4: Life With Those Americans
	Week 6	Th	EXAM #2: Module 3
4. Russian Perspectives: Ball-Bearings-for-Paper-Mills Engineers reading list	Week 7	M	HW #5: Seeking History on the Web
	Week 7	Th	Quiz #6 (on DAYS 13 and 14 material)
	Week 8	M	HW #6: Soviet Poetry
	Week 8	Th	Quiz #7 (on DAYS 15 and 16 material)
5. Recent Movements to Reform Engineering Education reading list	Week 9	M	HW #7: Initiatives in Engineering Education
	Week 9	Th	Quiz #8 (ON DAYS 17 and 18 material)
	Week 10	M	HW #8: Developing a Reform Movement
	Week 10	Th	EXAM #3: Module 4 and 5
6. European Perspectives reading list	Week 11	M	HW #9: European Engineering Images in Ads
	Week 11	Th	Quiz #9 (On DAYS 21 and 22 material)
	Week 12	M	HW #10: Traipsing Through Europe
7. How Did the Dominant Image of US Engineers Emerge?: 20^th and 19^th Century Perspectives reading list	Week 12	Th	Quiz #10 (On DAYS 23 and 24 material)
	Week 13	M	HW #11: Excavating Engineering History
	Week 13	Th	Quiz #11 (On DAYS 25 and 26 material)
	Week 14	M	HW #12: Critical Reflection
	Week 14	Th	Quiz #12 (On DAYS 27 and 28 material)
1. (Conclusion) Can Engineers Deal With Different Perspectives?	Week 15	M	Engineering Cultures POST-TEST
	Week 15	Th	EXAM #4: Modules 6 and 7

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Modified 6/27/01