ENGINEERING & PUBLIC POLICY AT UOIT

Expand the engineering degree | Expand the

opportunities

2

- Produce modern engineers- engineers for the evolving 21st century workplace

- Build strength by enforcing team work, communication skills & multidisciplinary team work

- Learning vs. Teaching

Getting the recognition by setting our priorities and work towards achieving our goal

Our Vision

21st century Engineering Programs

3

1- Acquire basic knowledge of engineering systems

2- Develop engineering sense

3- Be able to apply engineering knowledge to real-life design problems

4- Recognize and appreciate the importance of the teamwork

5- Communicate effectively.

6- Develop an understanding of the societal context

Program Objectives

4

1. Fundamentals

2. Integration

3. Flexibility  

Philosophy for Curriculum Overview

Three components are driven by the dynamic nature of the engineering enterprise:

5

• Is recognized for its excellent undergraduate and graduate programs• Is known for its excellence in producing HQP and contributions to

society• Is a place of choice for students, faculty members and external

partners…

Our Sets at UOIT to achieve the objectives

Engineering at UOITLong Term Objectives

Streams of Engineering Programs

4th Year

3rd Year

2nd Year

1st Year

Fundamentals of. Eng. discipline

Fundamentals of Math & Science

Flexible Eng component

Flexible Eng component Capstone design

Intro to Eng & design

So

cia

l Co

ns

cie

nce

Te

am w

ork

&

En

tre

pre

neu

rsh

ip

6

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

• At UOIT, the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities offers a number of unique Bachelor of Arts degrees. 

• Community Development and Policy Studies, Criminology and Justice, Forensic Psychology, and Legal Studies 

7

Engineering & Public Policy

• The Impact of Technology on Society ( A course already in the first year)

• Areas on interest include:–Legal Ethics & Professionalism–Law and Technology –Biotechnology Law, policy making –Intellectual Property–Information Law, Internet –Advanced Patent Law

8

Why a new 5-year program? Why Public Policy?

• An extra year for courses in public policy

• Public policy courses allows:– to understand the meaning of

public policy in a democratic society, and

– as practicing professionals, to better apply technology in an ethically and socially beneficial and just manner

• In Canada, EPP degrees are only at the graduate certificate and MA level (e.g. McMaster University, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia).

How this will Enhance Student's Professional Career

• Have another designation that will set students apart from others applying for the same jobs

• Give students the basis to understand basic political and policy processes that could relate to their engineering discipline in the workplace

• Understand policy issues related to outsourcing, privacy, piracy, infrastructure, commerce etc.. that relate to their engineering field

Admission requirements

• APPLY in 3rd year (2nd semester)

• ENTRY in 4th year• REQUIRED grades

CGPA of 3.0 or higher• PREQUISITE SSCI

1470 Impact of Science & Technology on Society

1st YEAR Engineering courses 2nd YEAREngineering courses

 3rd YEAREngineering courses

 

4th YEARPolicy Studies Courses

5th YEAREngineering courses

 

Public Policy coursesPOSC 1000U Political Science

SSCI 1200U Introduction to Social Policy

CDPS2200U Theories of Policy Analysis

CDPS2502U Community Development Policy

SSCI 3200U Public Administration

LGLS3520U Law and Technology

SSCI 4010U Policy Development

One of:

LGLS4070U Public Governance through Law; or

LGLS 4040U Law and the Environment

Required courses

13

POSC 2000U Canadian PoliticsLGLS2120U International Law

LGLS 2420U Canadian Human Rights Law; OR

LGLS 3430U International Human Rights

CDPS3203U Urban Development

LGLS3310U Aboriginal Issues in the Law

CDPS3300U Building Sustainable Communities

CDPS 3100U Political Economy of Global Development

LGLS3530U Intellectual Property

Electives, two

of:

Thank you