Engineer 3CX3 – Faculty of Engineering

ENGINEER 3CX3

Earn a course credit for valuable experiential learning that occurs while heavily involved in extracurricular clubs and groups.

Maximize the value of your skills

ENGINEER 3CX3 provides students with the opportunity to earn course credit for valuable experiential learning that occurs while heavily involved in extracurricular clubs, teams and groups.

The student’s role and work must be non-technical in nature, as this course is meant to be the complementary elective version of the technical course for experiential credit offered already (Engineer 4EX3).

Non-technical roles could be positions with the McMaster Engineering Society (MES), MacChangers, Engineers Without Borders, Women in Engineering, Engineering Musical, Sport Teams, etc.

Structure

The course is structured to maximize the value of the skills students learn during extracurriculars, to develop additional relevant skills, and to better articulate the skills students possess going forward.

Classroom time will largely be structured in a workshop-style format, relying heavily on peer-to-peer interactions, and will focus on developing skills such as:

  • Leadership and management
  • Self-directed learning
  • Teamwork and conflict management
  • Communication
  • Budgeting and sponsorship

Students will choose from different deliverables that align with their goals and their extracurricular duties. This allows students to track progress throughout the year, which results in a tangible outcome demonstrating the skills that have been developed.

This is a graded complementary elective (2 terms, September-April) with 3 units towards a student’s degree.

Resources

Explore the resources to learn more about this course or reach out to the course instructor, Dr. Shelir Ebrahimi.

Contact Dr. Ebrahimi

What to expect

  • Explore

    your interests and demonstrate creativity through developing a project

  • Develop

    skills such as responsibility, organization and accountability as it is up to you to create a timeline for your project (especially in the second semester!).

  • Grow

    beyond your comfort zone and engage in unique activities

Testimonials