• DocumentCode
    1527755
  • Title

    Expanding engineering education: building better bridges

  • Author

    Hudspith, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    There have been numerous calls to broaden the education of engineers and thus prepare them to serve society with an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural, political, economic and social dimensions of their work. This article describes one response to this need: a five-year “Engineering and Society” degree program, now in its tenth year at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, makes the “bridge” between technology and society both broader and longer
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; social sciences; McMaster University; cultural dimension; degree programme; economic dimension; engineering education expansion; political dimension; social dimension; society; technology; Art; Bridges; Cultural differences; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering education; Engineering management; Maintenance engineering; Qualifications; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/44.948845
  • Filename
    948845
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1527755