| Lecture | Date | Tentative Topic |
| 1 | Sept. 7 | Introduction to the Course |
| 2 | Sept. 14 | What Do Engineers Do? |
| 3 | Sept. 21 | Engineering Problem-Solving: Specifications; Approaches; Modeling |
| 4 | Sept. 28 | Research/Library & Web Resources; Patent Law and Searches |
| 5 | Oct. 5 | The Paper Trail: Logs, Progress Reports, Etc. |
| 6 | Oct. 19 | The Art of Oral Presentations |
| 7 | Oct. 26 | Testing a Prototype; Modeling and Evaluation |
| 8 | Nov. 2 | The Role of Failure and Repair |
| 9 | Nov. 9 | Market Research: Consumer Surveys |
| 10 | Nov. 10 | Case Study: Ethics |
| 11 | Nov. 23 | Case Study: Environmental and Societal Impact |
| 12 | Nov. 30 | Historical Case Study: Engineering as a Process |
| 13 | Dec. 7 | Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) |
| 14 | Dec. 14 | Visualization of the Manufacturing Process |
| Additional Class Time | ||
| Guest speakers: Various Smith faculty | ||
| Henry Petroski October 18 | ||
| Caroline Whitbeck October 19 | ||
| Field trips: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | ||
| Northeast Utilities Northfield Station | ||
| Oral presentations | ||
| Egr 100 | 9/16/99 |