Human-Centred Engineering
A detailed description of EWB Australia's Human-Centred Engineering Approach and an associated student guide is available to universities and students participating in the EWB Technology or Research Challenges.
On this page you'll find a brief introduction to EWB Australia's Human-Centred Engineering (HCE) Approach, a new approach for structuring and practicing engineering project work, education and capacity building at Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB). It aims to present a common language for discussing solutions development, and a new, tailored, version of Human-Centred Design (now termed HCE) to specifically fit the work that EWB undertakes.
EWB Australia's Human-Centred Engineering Approach contains the following elements, which are demonstrated in the diagram.
- Knowledge Sets - learn about the key knowledge sets required develop a solid foundation for effective project work
- Guiding Principles - our approach is underpinned by this set of guiding prinsiples
- Design Process - we use a design process to frame technology development projects
- Collaboration Styles - we use a participatory approach to the design of technology through a range of different collaboration styles with communities
- Tools & Techniques - we use a range of different tools and techniques to enable and support our technology devlopment projects
