HERE:
Home for Environmentally
Responsible Engineering
By working through a basic design process in the three course sequence,
students in the HERE program will
• make connections among various sustainability issues
• create value by formulating solutions to global, regional, and campus-based problems
• foster curiosity through co-curricular professional development opportunities and project work
We have integrated the design
process into the curriculum for
each separate course, with
specific focus on certain stages,
highlighted to the right in color
(with their respective course
number).
Three Course HERE sequence:
Fall Quarter:
Winter Quarter:
Spring Quarter:
Recognizing
a need
Defining the
problem
Planning
Generating
alternative
concepts
GS 130
RH 131
EM 103
GS 130
RH 131
EM 103
GS 130
RH 131
EM 103
GS 130
RH 131
EM 103
GS 130 Introduction to Sustainability
RH 131 Rhetoric and Composition
EM 103 Introduction to Design
Selecting
preferred
alternative
GS 130
RH 131
EM 103
Biodiversity
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design process logistics - GS 130 (wk 1); RH 131 (wk 1)
teaming, research and project definition - GS 130 (wk 8); RH 131 (wk 7);
EM 103 (wks 1-4)
exploration of solutions – GS 130 (wk 9); RH 131 wk 8)
design proposal – GS 130 (wk 10); RH 131 (wk 9)
design revisions – RH 131 (wk 10)
design detail –EM 103 (wk 5)
design validation – EM 103 (wk 6)
design review – EM 103 (wks 7-8)
design report – EM 103 (wks 9-10)
Weekly Class
Meeting Framework:
Day 1: Cover content
Instructor-led lecture
Class activity
Carbon
Water
Energy
Global: India Food Program
Regional: Local Food Markets
Global: Ecotourism in the Amazon
Regional: Invasive Emerald Ash Borer
Global: Global Warming and Australia Coastal Areas
Regional: Local Fossil Fuel Industry
Global: Three Gorges Dam in China
Regional: Wabash Valley Watershed
Global: Honduras Renewable Energy
Regional: TH Net-zero Livable Neighborhood
Day 2: Define problem
Student-led discussion and
brainstorming
Instructor-led lecture
EM 103
Food
Sustainability Content
Design-Based Content
Implementing
the design
Day 3: Explore solutions
Class discussions from
readings
*Content introduced in the
context of global or regional
case-studies
Day 4: Assess and apply
Unit test
Application