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Engineering for Social Innovation

Engineering for Social Innovation

Course
VV5
Sponsor
Qualcomm and Safe Water Now (SWAN)
Goals
Use engineering design and development skills for solving social problems and meeting social needs. A collection of ongoing projects are selected from corporate and non-profit organizations. All projects aim to improve the lives of the under-privileged domestic population or people at the bottom of pyramid in the developing world. ESI team members can also propose projects that help organizations which are aligned with their passion. Projects include hardware and software development, app development, and engineering education to eradicate social problems like unclean water supplies; starvation and malnutrition in infants and small children; and lack of education for women and girls in the developing world. The output of each project is a novel and innovative product that is designed and created by the VIP team.
Issues
Research in engineering education will be addressed by designing hardware and software products that support the needs of various organizations. Projects also help examine the social impact of and ethical issues related to engineering and computing technologies.
Tools and Methods
Electronic/electrical/software system design
development, testing, and deployment
development of cell phone apps
customer-focused design
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Desired Majors
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Sponsor
Qualcomm and Safe Water Now (SWAN)