Humanitarian Projects inHumanitarian Projects inMultidisciplinary Senior Multidisciplinary Senior

DesignDesignCatherine SkokanCatherine SkokanDavid MunozDavid MunozJoan GosinkJoan Gosink

Colorado School of Colorado School of MinesMines

The Colorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines

► Founded in 1874Founded in 1874

► Engineering and Engineering and Applied ScienceApplied Science

► 3500 Students3500 Students

Engineering DivisionEngineering Division

► Design oriented Design oriented

► InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary

► Accredited non-Accredited non-traditionaltraditional

► 1000 undergraduate 1000 undergraduate and 100 graduate and 100 graduate studentsstudents

► Design throughout the Design throughout the curriculumcurriculum

Multidisciplinary Senior Multidisciplinary Senior DesignDesign

► Required of all Senior StudentsRequired of all Senior Students

► 2-semester sequence of 7 credit hours2-semester sequence of 7 credit hours

►Open-ended projectsOpen-ended projects

►Non-technical as well as technical Non-technical as well as technical constraintsconstraints

► Industry, government, or non-profit sponsorsIndustry, government, or non-profit sponsors

Grant from Hewlett Grant from Hewlett FoundationFoundation

► 2002 – call for proposals to improve quality 2002 – call for proposals to improve quality of engineering education in terms of of engineering education in terms of recruitment and retention of under-recruitment and retention of under-represented groups, innovative teaching represented groups, innovative teaching and learning strategies, advancement of and learning strategies, advancement of student professionalism, development of student professionalism, development of academic and industrial partnerships, and academic and industrial partnerships, and extended impact.extended impact.

► CSM proposed Humanitarian EngineeringCSM proposed Humanitarian Engineering Program.Program.

Engineering Schools of the West Engineering Schools of the West InitiativeInitiative

► Boise State UniversityBoise State University► Colorado School of MinesColorado School of Mines► Idaho State UniversityIdaho State University►Montana State UniversityMontana State University►Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University►Oregon State UniversityOregon State University► University of Nevada/RenoUniversity of Nevada/Reno► University of UtahUniversity of Utah► University of WyomingUniversity of Wyoming

Goals of Humanitarian Engineering Goals of Humanitarian Engineering ProgramProgram

► Create a culture of acceptance and value of Create a culture of acceptance and value of community and international service activities at community and international service activities at CSM.CSM.

► Increase the number of CSM engineering graduates Increase the number of CSM engineering graduates that enter occupations that have a community or that enter occupations that have a community or international service emphasisinternational service emphasis

► Increase the recruitment of women and minority Increase the recruitment of women and minority students to the engineering program at CSM.students to the engineering program at CSM.

► Increase the number of internships in community or Increase the number of internships in community or international service.international service.

History of Humanitarian History of Humanitarian Senior Design ProjectsSenior Design Projects

SemesterSemester # of projects# of projects # of # of studentsstudents

Spring 2003Spring 2003 11 55

Fall 2003Fall 2003 55 2323

Spring 2004Spring 2004 33 1515

Fall 2004Fall 2004 55 2626

Spring 2005Spring 2005 22 99

TOTALTOTAL 1616 8181

SenegalSenegal► 2003-2004 Student Team: 2 2003-2004 Student Team: 2

civil, 1 mechanical, 1 civil, 1 mechanical, 1 electricalelectrical

► 2004-2005 Student Team: 1 2004-2005 Student Team: 1 environmental, 1 civil, 2 environmental, 1 civil, 2 mechanical, 1 electricalmechanical, 1 electrical

► Client: Rao Development Client: Rao Development AuthorityAuthority

► Design and construct an Design and construct an onion storage facility; design onion storage facility; design and construct a drip irrigation and construct a drip irrigation system, map groundwatersystem, map groundwater

NepalNepal

► 2004-2005 Student 2004-2005 Student Team: 1 Team: 1 environmental, 2 civilenvironmental, 2 civil

► Client: Namlo Client: Namlo FoundationFoundation

► Design a water Design a water filtration system (slow filtration system (slow sand filter) to remove E sand filter) to remove E colicoli

RomaniaRomania

► 2004 Student Team: 1 2004 Student Team: 1 electrical, 3 civilelectrical, 3 civil

► Client: Global HopeClient: Global Hope

► Design a group home Design a group home for 8 children and 2 for 8 children and 2 adults using local adults using local materialsmaterials

HondurasHonduras

► 2004-2005 Student team: 2 2004-2005 Student team: 2 civil, 1 civil/environmental, 2 civil, 1 civil/environmental, 2 environmental, 1 environmental, 1 mechanical, 1 electricalmechanical, 1 electrical

► Client: People of Colinas de Client: People of Colinas de Suiza and Mayor of Suiza and Mayor of VillanuevaVillanueva

► Design a municipal water Design a municipal water systemsystem

► Winner of 2005 Mondialogo Winner of 2005 Mondialogo Engineering AwardEngineering Awardhttp//www.mondialogo.org/http//www.mondialogo.org/

Local K-12 ConnectionsLocal K-12 Connections► 2003-2004 Student Team: 1 2003-2004 Student Team: 1

environmental, 1 electrical, 2 environmental, 1 electrical, 2 mechanicalmechanical

► 2004-2005 Student Team: 1 2004-2005 Student Team: 1 civil, 3 mechanical, 1 electricalcivil, 3 mechanical, 1 electrical

► Client: (2003-2004) Cedaredge Client: (2003-2004) Cedaredge Middle School, Delta School Middle School, Delta School DistrictDistrict

► (2004-2005) Centennial (2004-2005) Centennial Elementary School, Harrison Elementary School, Harrison School DistrictSchool District

► Design engineering curriculum Design engineering curriculum to excite students in learning to excite students in learning mathematics and sciencemathematics and science

Progress Towards Hewlett GoalsProgress Towards Hewlett Goals

►Minor program formally approved (15 Minor program formally approved (15 hours liberal arts, 3 hours MEL, 3 hours hours liberal arts, 3 hours MEL, 3 hours engineering elective, 7 hours engineering elective, 7 hours Multidisciplinary Senior Design)Multidisciplinary Senior Design)

► Percentage of women in humanitarian Percentage of women in humanitarian projects double the percentage of projects double the percentage of women in standard projectswomen in standard projects

►Assessment ongoingAssessment ongoing

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

► Multidisciplinary senior design projects included Multidisciplinary senior design projects included interdisciplinary elements both in engineering and interdisciplinary elements both in engineering and in liberal artsin liberal arts

► Students learned about working in different culturesStudents learned about working in different cultures

► Students learned feasibility of doing engineering in Students learned feasibility of doing engineering in communities with limited resourcescommunities with limited resources

► Students increased listening and communication Students increased listening and communication skillsskills

Future DirectionsFuture Directions

►Need to analyze impact on minority Need to analyze impact on minority studentsstudents

►Need to develop more engineering electivesNeed to develop more engineering electives

►Need to insure future financial supportNeed to insure future financial support

►Need to strengthen connections with other Need to strengthen connections with other universities in ESWIuniversities in ESWI