ENGINEERING DESIGN
Studio 1
Studio 1 uses a project-based learning framework that guides students to become designers in order to satisfy the needs of clients in the community. The class encourages teamwork in the design process. Sketching, computer drawings, and traditional orthographic drawings are used to communicate designs and make decisions. Studio 1 focuses on integrating rhetorical analysis, research methods, and the conventions of academic writing into the design process.The class prompts students to define and analyze problems, create and employ solutions, and describe the specifications of these solutions. (Rose-Hulman course description)
Studio 2
Studio 2 extends the design process from Studio 1 to include the development of software, the use of instrumentation, and the consideration of scientific research and development within social contexts and values. Studio 2 introduces fundamental principles and techniques of programming that include classes, objects, and methods. Also, Studio 2 surveys types of sensors and basic principles of circuit design, including Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits. Lastly, the studio class supplies context in ideas about technical progress, the role of design in social institutions, and social issues facing technical professionals. (Rose-Hulman course description)
Studio 3
Studio 3 continues the design process of Studio 1 and 2 with software development, instrumentation and measurement techniques, and social contexts surrounding scientific and technological development. The course continues more advanced programming concepts such as implicit loops and conditionals and implements tasks of software development such as development of interfaces. Studio 3 also introduces use of electronic components such as op amps, capacitors, and inductors. The course also utilizes signal processing with amplifiers and filters. Social contexts for analysis of technology and its history include gender and work, with particular attention to the social implications of biotechnology. (Rose-Hulman course