DocumentCode
292303
Title
A multidisciplinary approach to improving the understanding of engineering and technology for nonengineering students
Author
Smith, Norman ; Segal, Howard P. ; Gallagher, James E.
Author_Institution
Maine Univ., Orono, ME, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
6-9 Nov 1993
Firstpage
100
Lastpage
104
Abstract
In an effort to improve the technological literacy of nonscience, nonengineering students, a course syllabus centered on the development of the electric power industry in the US was developed. The plan was subject through a series of topics treated in as quantitative a fashion as was necessary for the students to appreciate the engineering involved. It was also planned to use as many local examples as possible and to include field trips whenever feasible. Student reaction was found to be excellent
Keywords
educational courses; power engineering education; electric power industry; nonengineering students; nonscience students; student reaction; technological literacy; Art; Consumer electronics; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; History; Layout; Mathematics; Optimized production technology; Public policy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1482-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.1993.405559
Filename
405559
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