Community Service Engineering is a curriculum of the faculties of Engineering Technology and Engineering Science KU Leuven in collaboration with Thomas More

Week 9: Societal role of engineering

29 Nov – 4 Dec – Face-to-face in Leuven

TOPIC: Societal role of engineering

Face-to-face meetingThis week we welcome you in Leuven

Friday 28/11Address: KU Leuven | Kapeldreef 62 | 3001 Heverlee| Zaal Lyra

Saturday 29/11Address: KU Leuven | Kapeldreef 62 | 3001 Heverlee| Zaal Lyra

09:00 -10:30 Philosophy of technology - Dr. Martin Meganck (KU Leuven)

The societal role of engineering – Dr. ir. Joos Vandewalle (KU Leuven)

10:45 -12:00

Case 1: Bednet – Dr. ir. Wim Van Petegem (KU Leuven)

Engineering your career: competition, independence and collaboration – Dr. ir. Sabine Van Huffel (KU Leuven)

12:00 - 13:00 BREAK

13:00 – 13:40Case 2: AMACS - Longer at home by home monitoring – Dr. ir. Bart Vanrumste (KU Leuven)

13:40 – 14:20Case 3: Nighttime agitation in dementia – Dr. Nele Spruytte (KU Leuven)

14:20 – 15:15Case 4: Activity monitoring to help people with dementia stay in their own homes – Dr. Charles Willems (Hogeschool Zuyd)

15:15 - 15:30BREAK

15:30 – 16:20Case 5: Vero Vanden Abeele (KU Leuven), domestication of digital games in life of older adults

16:20 – 17:00

Case 6: Possibilities for mobility for persons with intellectual disabilities and what are expectations, thresholds and opportunities for parents/caretakers when using Viamigo? – Jo Daems (Thomas More)

Individual assignment(s) Week 9

• Task 3.2: Describe how far you are in producing design solutions. What have you tried? What worked? What didn’t? Are there ethical challenges? Did you encounter differences in interests? If so, please describe these differences. How do stakeholders evaluate the proposed solutions? Are there thresholds or obstacles for implementing the solution?

Present your ideas (600 words) on your Weebly website - tab Requirements – Task 3.2

Group interaction Week 9

• Did you encounter different interests while interacting with stakeholders for your projects? Collaborate via Google Docs on the following subject: how difficult is it to balance interests between stakeholders while developing technology? What are principles to keep? Discuss this Google Doc online with your group member(s).