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ENGR026 HM - Prototyping Your Future Self

Credit(s): 1

Instructor(s): Lape

Description: This course guides students through using Human-Centered Design (HCD) techniques to design their lives and careers. This course is loosely based on one of Stanford University’s most popular courses, “Designing Your Life,” but is customized for HMC Engineering seniors. Course topics include the integration of one’s worldview and philosophy of work, the HMC mission and one’s experience beyond HMC, how to design a career to fit one’s interests, and how to prototype professional and personal activities to help students determine which potential pathways best align with their personal philosophy and interests. The course incorporates small group discussion, in-class activities, guest speakers, personal reflection, and individual coaching. By the end of the course students will have developed and prototyped several potential life plans for the 3-5 years following graduation and will be equipped with tools to navigate their careers and lives through future changes.

Grading Type: Pass/No-Pass

Prerequisite(s): Seniors only.