An approach to undergraduate engineering education for the 21st century

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作者
Kastenberg, William E. [1 ]
Hauser-Kastenberg, Gloria [1 ]
Norris, David [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, 4103 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
undergraduate engineering education; context; content; pedagogy; paradigrn shift;
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TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
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摘要
The complexity inherent in the newest technologies as well as the complexity inherent in the multiplicity and diversity of societal needs and perspectives in relation to those technologies calls for a new approach to undergraduate engineering education. We believe this new approach requires a paradigmatic shift from a linear reductionist mindset to a nonlinear holistic mindset. To accomplish such a shift in undergraduate engineering education we propose a new context, new content and new pedagogy to reinforce the context and content. The latter includes the concept of praxis, a set of personal, group and professional practices, which have the goals of internalizing knowledge, enhancing self-awareness and embodying the values of a new integrated culture of engineering. We believe that the program advocated in this paper can be implemented within the constraints of the normal 4 year curriculum by utilizing the ABET humanities and ethics requirements more effectively.
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