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Introduction
ENGR1110 at Douglas College Course Syllabus
Henry Petroski and "To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design"
What is Engineering? Definition, introduction and a brief history
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century by the National Academy of Engineering
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)
Engineering Ethics from EGBC
Engineering Ethics - Introduction and a brief history
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Women and Under-Represented Individuals in Engineering
Great Zimbabwe in Africa - 1100-1500 CE
The Historic Town of Gedi , Kenya, Africa - 1500 CE
Meroe in Sudan - 750 BCE to 350 CE
Pyramids and the Sphinx - Giza in Egypt - 2500 BCE
Taj Mahal in India - 1634 CE
Stonehenge in England - 2500 BCE
Great Wall of China - 700 BCE to 1600 CE
Infrastructure Disaster - Tay Bridge Disaster 1879
Infrastructure Disaster - Tacoma Narrows Bridge 1940
Infrastructure Disaster - Hyatt Regency Hotel 1981
Aeronautical Disaster - Space Shuttle Challenger 1986
Aeronautical Disaster - Space Shuttle Columbia 2003
Nautical Disaster - Steamboat Sultana 1865
Nautical Disaster - Liberty Ships in World War II 1940
Infrastructure Disaster - Quebec Bridge 1907
Engineering Failures - Florida University Overpass Collapse 2018
1958 - BC Infrastructure Disaster - Ironworkers Memorial Bridge - Vancouver 1958
1988 Station Square Collapse aka Save-on Foods Collapse aka Cave-in-Foods
2012 and 2016 - Engineering Design Problems - Port Mann Bridge Surrey 2012 and 2016 - ice bombs
2014 - Mt. Polley Tailings Pond Collpase
Disciplinary Actions against BC Engineers and Geoscientists - details
Appropriate Technology - Fog collection at El Tofo in Chile
Appropriate Technology - Cook Stoves in Mali - from EWB (Engineers Without Borders)
Bridge to Mwazna - EWB
Shea Nut Economics
EWB - Monitoring, Evaluating and Adapting to Failure
Case Study - Space Shuttle Challenger
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and ESG
United Nations "Our Common Future" or "The Brundtland Report" on Sustainable Development
Sustainability from EGBC
Metro Vancouver Waste Incinerator "Waste-to-Energy Facility"
Sustainability by Sahar Bani Soltan, Douglas College instructor
Climate Change from EGBC
Vancouver's changing shoreline
Electric cars and autonomous cars
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of your job
Social Credit system and privacy
Code of Ethics from Engineers and Geoscientists, BC
Ironworker's Memorial Bridge collapse
Site C Dam
Bike Lanes in Vancouver
Biomedical issues and Ethics Genome Editing
SNC Lavalin and the Prime Minister of Canada
Key Competencies
Professional Societies
Olivia Poole - inventor - Jolly Jumper - First Indigneous Woman in Canada to Patent an Invention
Indigenous thinkers reinvigorate STEM with traditional knowledge
Bjarni Tryggvason - Engineer and Astronaut
Chris Hadfield - Engineer and Astronaut
Julie Payette - Engineer and Astronaut
Robert Thirsk - Engineer and Astronaut
Biohacking
References for Biohacking
Cyborg images in popular culture
Appendix A EGBC Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
WorkSafe BC or Worker's Compensation Board
Engineering Humour - Engineer's Guide to Cats
Engineering Humour - Cooking for EngineersĀ®
https://www.egbc.ca/Become-a-Member
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