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2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENGR 31000 - Engineering In Global Context
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides students with opportunities to study how engineering is intertwined with larger economic, social, cultural, and technological dynamics in an era of intensified globalization. Its major goals are to help students understand and appreciate what engineering is, how engineers are trained, what engineers do, and how engineering and society interact. The course approaches these themes through discussion of: the relation and interaction of engineering, science, technology, and society; the historical origins and development of engineering as a profession; diversity issues in engineering and other STEM fields; engineering in cross-national/cultural contexts; and contemporary challenges related to globalization, ethics, and sustainability. In summary, the course is designed to help students understand what it means to identify as, and/or work with, engineers. Recitation sections and/or independent projects (at the instructors discretion) provide further opportunities for students to expand their knowledge and improve their skills in relation to course themes. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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