Open AccessMinding the Gap: How Engineering can Contribute to a Liberal Education
Author(s) -
Olga Valenzuela,
Valerie Stein
Publication year - 2015
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/p.24490
Subject(s) - liberal arts education , value (mathematics) , liberal education , reading (process) , engineering education , the arts , sociology , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , higher education , computer science , law , machine learning
The conversation about liberal education and professional education is usually about the value of liberal arts in the development of students preparing to enter a profession such as engineering, nursing or business. What if the conversation is reversed? The authors examine the question, “What can engineering contribute to the broader (and broadening) education of all our students?”
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