Title :
Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Technological Literacy in Higher Education
Author :
Klein, J.Douglass ; Balmer, Robert
Author_Institution :
Union Coll., Schenectady
Abstract :
A small private liberal arts college with engineering, is experimenting with a new undergraduate paradigm for integrating the arts, humanities, and sciences with modern technology and engineering in a way that will enhance student´s technological literacy for the 21st century. Union College brings together faculty from engineering and the liberal arts so that students graduate with an understanding beyond that provided by a traditional disciplinary major.
Keywords :
computer literacy; higher education; liberal arts college; technological literacy; Art; Biology computing; Chemical technology; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Materials science and technology; Physics education; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2007.911066
