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Thomas, Walter E. – Engineering Education, 1977
In this article, some of the essential factors to a good technical program are identified. Seen as three major factors are: (1) teaching students to define problems; (2) teaching students that most engineering problems have more than one solution and contain trade-offs; (3) instilling a desire for continuous education. (MA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making Skills, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
