Educating Engineers: The Usefulness of the Humanities.

Porush, David; Benzon, William

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ERIC Number: EJ283788

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Publication Date: 1983

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Educating Engineers: The Usefulness of the Humanities.

Porush, David; Benzon, William

ADE Bulletin, n75 p18-21 Sum 1983

Defends the role of humanities instruction in the education of engineering undergraduates in the areas of problem solving, risk taking, and the synthesis of metaphors and symbols. (AEA)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Engineering Education, Figurative Language, Higher Education, Humanities, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Synthesis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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