Engineering Technology and Innovation

Catalog description

ENT 137 Engineering Technology & Innovation ( 2 hours ) is a project-based introduction to design thinking and engineering practice. Students work in teams to solve open-ended problems—from rapid sketching and engineering graphics to 2D/3D CAD, assemblies, and drawing packages—and build functional prototypes using basic DC circuits, sensors, microcontrollers, and structured programming (variables, functions, loops). Emphasis is on project planning, iterative design, clear documentation, and an entrepreneurial mindset: identifying customer needs, defining value, validating concepts, and pitching feasible solutions.