Engineering 100da - Topics: Engineering for Everyone-Designing with Age in Mind

Older adults represent one of the fastest-growing demographics worldwide, projected to reach two billion by 2050. This shift brings pressing technological challenges: many experience social isolation, falls, and cognitive decline; yet nearly 70% of them express a strong desire to age in place, surrounded by safety, independence, and connection. This course explores how engineering design approaches can be used to address barriers faced by older adults and support the development of useful and usable technology for all ages. Through readings, discussions, short assignments, and a design project, students work together to identify unmet needs and learn a process for solutions that empower older adults to thrive in their own homes. Restrictions: EGR 100 may not be repeated. Enrollment limited to 20. (E)

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