IEEE-Based Implementation of Engineering Projects in Community Service

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a professional society like IEEE can leverage its organizational structure and global reach to encourage the world wide dissemination of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) concept. We discuss the "EPICS in IEEE" program dev...

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Published in2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference pp. 481 - 486
Main Authors Dandekar, K. R., Sinha, S., Ampofo-Anti, N.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2011
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Communities
Educational institutions
Engineering projects in community service
Organizations
Service learning
Temperature sensors
Wind turbines
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a professional society like IEEE can leverage its organizational structure and global reach to encourage the world wide dissemination of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) concept. We discuss the "EPICS in IEEE" program developed through the Educational Activities Board (EAB) of the IEEE. After 1 year of operation, there are now 13 EPICSin-IEEE projects in progress all over the world. The goal of this paper is to describe these projects, present the EPICS-in-IEEE program in general, and discuss how potential EPICS-in-IEEE sites can start their own projects.
ISBN:1612846343
9781612846347
DOI:10.1109/GHTC.2011.70