Introduction to Engineering Systems, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
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Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,

Course Description,
Students in ESD.00 work on projects to address large, complex and seemingly intractable real-world problems, such as energy supply, environmental issues, health care delivery, and critical infrastructure (e.g., telecommunications, water supply, and transportation). The course introduces interdisciplinary approaches - rooted in engineering, management, and the social sciences - to considering these critical contemporary issues. Small, faculty-led teams select an engineering systems term project to illustrate one or more of these approaches.