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four broad domains - Work, Society, and the Individual; Science, Technology,
and Society; Innovation, Art, and Creativity; General Perspective on Key
Social Issues. These courses are designed to introduce students to critical
perspectives on their own practices of science and engineering.

PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT (2 ECTS)
This course intends to provide students with basic knowledge and skills to
master the main purchasing processes in which they will be involved, whatever
function they will perform in a company.

BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE (2 ECTS)
The goal is to build a cardboard bridge model capable of supporting the
greatest possible load, according to a given set of specifications. The main
objective is to highlight the interactions between modelling, experimentation
and numerical simulation.

SEMESTER-LONG COURSES

ENGINEERING SKILLS WORKSHOP (1 ECTS)
(MANDATORY)
The objective is to explore and develop the skills expected from an engineer :
teamwork, project management, communication, complex problem solving,
creativity, leadership, ethics, multicultural awareness.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE WORKSHOP (0,5 ECTS)
(MANDATORY)
This course aims to continue supporting students in the discovery of the
engineering profession and in the construction of their professional project.

PROJECT (9 ECTS) (MANDATORY)
A project is a collective work mode used to address complex and open
problems. Its effectiveness depends in the individual skills of each individual
and the operating practises of the team; the objective being to achieve a final PARIS SACLAY
product for a sponsor, in a given time. The projects proposed in engineering
training allow the learning of this modality through increasingly complex
scenarios. Projects must lead to an ambitious achievement, which could not
be achieved by doing what we already know how to do.

LANGUAGE COURSE

FRENCH (1,5 ECTS)
Weekly courses are offered for various levels, depending
on the results of the placement test at the beginning of the
semester. Classes are organised as practical workshops
focusing on oral comprehension and communication,
written comprehension and communication, structural
proficiency (grammar, vocabulary). Students will work SEMESTER BY COURSEWORK
individually or in groups on topics related to contemporary
French culture in relation to its historical past.

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