In general
I teach quite a few course, including Psychology, Ergonomics, Educational Communication, Personal and Professional Development, and others.
I do most of my teaching using a combination of GitHub-hosted companion websites and MS Teams groups (as per the TUCN’s policy).
For more practical information about my teaching, go here: https://prof.dorinstanciu.com
Psychology
Teaching psychology to engineers may seem nonsensical to many. However, besides several distinct and immediately apparent areas of application (like teacher training), there are many other not-so-immediately-apparent benefits. Did you know that everything you build as an engineer is ultimately built for human use? Sounds like a simple question. You’d be amazed how many do “user-centered design” without the user…
Teaching psychology to engineering students is definitely a challenge. First, they have a very different mindset and motivation than social science students. Second, they are overworked as is, and dumping a hugely different ontology on them is no easy ask.
But once they understand the basics, engineering students can be as good as, if not better, than social sciences students. One of those things you wouldn’t believe until you see them with your own eyes :)
Ergonomics
Ergonomics, aka Human Factors, is one of the most important field of action for engineers. Ignore it at your own peril. Ergonomics (also known as Human Factors) is one of those paradoxical academic disciplines that can frustrate you a lot.
On the one hand, any engineer worth their salt will admit upfront that a truly ergonomical work environment makes a world of difference.
On the other hand, it is frustrating to see how many engineering schools are blind to the importance of teaching it to their majors.
At any rate, at TUCN things look good, at least for several specialisations.