| Title | Development of a new case study incorporating themes of Indigenous engagement and consultation in a core first year engineering course |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Applied Science |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2024 |
| Project Summary | The project focuses on the redevelopment of a four-week (12-hour) case study in a first-year engineering course taken by 1000 first-year engineering students. The new case study will focus on the development of a copper mine in British Columbia and emphasize engagement and consultation with Indigenous communities. The project will include video interviews with members of the Tahltan Nation, other stakeholders in the region, and engineering subject matter experts, which will provide diverse perspectives on the challenges and benefits associated with the development of large infrastructure projects, from both local and global perspectives. Learning goals for the project include having students be able to apply systems thinking and sustainability to analyze complex engineering problems; apply principles of resiliency, appropriate technology, and life-cycle assessment in engineering decision making; meaningfully engage stakeholders and rights holders in an engineering project; and effectively communicate engineering recommendations using different media and to different audiences. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2024/2025 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Jonathan Nakane |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 29,999 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Jonathan Nakane, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Materials Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science |