Opening engineering students´ minds to ideas beyond technology

Author

Lyman, Frederic A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech., Aerosp., & Manuf. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA

Volume

21

Issue

3

fYear

2002

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

23

Abstract

What will be the impact of WEC2000 (Engineering Criteria 2000) on the humanities and social sciences (HSS) component in engineering and computer science curricula in the United States? The criteria relevant to HSS in EC20001 require that graduates of engineering programs have: 1) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; 2) an ability to communicate effectively; 3) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; 4) and a knowledge of contemporary issues. This article poses the same basic question that Gianniny (1982) did: why are the humanities and social sciences regarded with such ambivalence today by engineering educators?.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; engineering education; humanities; social sciences; Engineering Criteria 2000; United States; WEC2000; computer science education; engineering education; engineering students; ethical issues; humanities; professional issues; social sciences; Accreditation; Computer science; Computer science education; Context; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering students; Knowledge engineering; Time factors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0097

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MTAS.2002.1035225

Filename

1035225