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Environmental Engineering
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Terrascope
MIT OpenCourseWare
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· Cambridge, USA
About this course
At the core of Terrascope is one basic but important idea: MIT students, even in their first year, are ready to take control of their own education and tackle big, important problems. Every year Terrascope explores a different issue, and it’s the students who take command. You will work in teams to develop solutions, drawing on diverse perspectives, interdisciplinary research and the resources of the Terrascope community. Along the way, you’ll develop the real-world skills necessary to address sustainability-related challenges, and you will learn about how to organize teams around complex problems of any kind. In the fall class, Solving Complex Problems, you will develop solutions and present them to a panel of experts. In the spring semester there are two optional classes: Design for Complex Environmental Issues, in which you will design and prototype specific technologies that address aspects of the year’s Terrascope challenge; and Terrascope Radio, in which you will create a radio program to communicate your ideas to the general public.
Prerequisite Skills
Skills you should have before taking this course
basic science literacy
basic mathematics
english reading and writing
basic science knowledge
basic research skills
written communication
basic earth and environmental science concepts
Skills Gained
Skills you will develop by completing this course
Teamwork
Problem Solving
sustainability problem solving
interdisciplinary research
teamwork and collaboration
complex systems analysis
environmental engineering concepts
project design and prototyping
science communication
public speaking and presentation
sustainability
environmental problem analysis
project presentation
radio program production
environmental issues analysis
design of environmental technologies
radio and audio storytelling