Engineering research — An essential factor in engineering education

L. N. Robinson: Professor Magnusson emphasizes the point that engineering courses should teach students to think if nothing more. If that is so, why do engineering curriculums, in general, not include courses in the mental sciences, particularly logic and allied subjects? However, it is not my present purpose to argue for or against the inclusion of any particular subject in the curriculums. What should be pointed out is that present conditions indicate a general lack of scientific treatment in the design of engineering curriculums as well as in their application.