This course will form one of the electives for students undertaking the Humanitarian Engineering minor (ENGGA2). This course will fill a gap in the proposed minor program by providing students the opportunity to undertake a design project related to Humanitarian Engineering. This may include a field work component if appropriate which would provide students with further context and skills in humanitarian engineering. The course will be problem based, with context aligned with clearly identified needs for a marginalised community, either locally or internationally.

The course is intended to be predominantly team-based (although independent projects will be considered), with groups working on humanitarian related challenges, as approved by the course coordinator. Examples may be projects related to ongoing faculty research projects e.g. PLuS alliance, EWB partnership or other collaborations between UNSW Faculty of Engineering and appropriate community partners.

Projects could include any or all of the following components as appropriate to the identified problem:

Students will be encouraged to undertake community consultation e.g. via interviews or surveys or similar research to assist in the evaluation of solutions. The course is structured as independent project work with regularly scheduled meetings with an assigned academic advisor and/or industry mentor.