• DocumentCode
    319167
  • Title

    Technology and You: an engineering service course for non-engineering students

  • Author

    Sadiku, Matthew N O ; Yantorno, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    5-8 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    379
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the rationale and content of an undergraduate course, “Technology and You”, for nonengineering students. In addition to increasing the awareness of the importance, role and impact of technology to modern society, the course introduces the students to all aspects of the field of engineering, with special emphasis on design and failure. The motivation for such a course, its philosophical basis, the problems encountered in its development and the reaction from students are discussed
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; teaching; Technology and You; USA; engineering service course; motivation; nonengineering students; students; technology; undergraduate course; Art; Biology computing; Business communication; Chemical technology; Chemistry; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Laboratories; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4086-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1997.644907
  • Filename
    644907