Engineering Design & Problem Solving (EID101): A Gateway to Cooper Union’s Engineering Program Virtual Presentation

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 7 - 8pm

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EID101 Virtual Program

Join us for a special virtual program where faculty and students will come together to provide an overview of Engineering Design & Problem Solving (EID101), Cooper Union's foundational course for all School of Engineering students. Learn about the course structure, key projects, and valuable mentoring opportunities that set the stage for a dynamic engineering education.


Engineering Design & Problem Solving (EID101): A Gateway to Cooper Union’s Engineering Program
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
7:00 PM EDT
Via Zoom

To attend, please register here.

The webinar link will be sent to registrants the morning of the event.

Panelists:
Lisa Shay, Associate Dean for Educational Innovation, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Michelle Rosen, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Sadia Rahman ME'27, Mentor
Vanessa We Cen GSE'27, Mentor
Evelyn King ME'28
Zidane Karim EE'28

About EID101: During the summer of 2020, a team of faculty reimagined the Cooper Union School of Engineering’s first-year design course to provide a better introduction to both the discipline of engineering and to Cooper Union itself. Students learn design process, teamwork, ethics, and oral and communication skills by working on a team-based project of their own conception and design. Through iteration and failures, and giving and receiving critical feedback, they improve upon their design and learn how to be better engineers, teammates, and citizens. A mentorship program was also instituted within EID101 to build community among the engineering students and ease the high school to college transition.
 

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