International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary

Understand the main concepts of anthropology and human factors in relation to usage, new product design and the organization of complex projects involving several disciplines, in an international and intercultural context.

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Definitions of anthropology and culture.
Physical differences and cultural differences.
Working methods in anthropology.
Impact of language on culture and usage.
Social anthropology, relations between men and women, children and adults, castes, etc. in different countries.
Anthropology of the relationship with nature.
Cultural impact on engineering project management, examples in the space field
Study of major projects and international organizations:- Agreements and implementation of the fight against global warming and energy transition. European Space Agency.
international exchanges, security issues and industrial espionage.
Presentation of students on study trips abroad.

Speakers: Axel Ducourneau (4h), Jean-Marc Salotti (4h), and other speakers.

Engineering culture