期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2017
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：Since 2003, 117 students from all departments in the Faculty, and beyond, have enrolled in a discussionbased graduate course on “engineering philosophy.” The course is non-traditional in both content and process. Discussions are based on student input. Four books and a series of professional sources set the tone for each of five segments. Three hour long classes are held every second week over two terms. Student input is compiled and shared prior to each class. A technical communications specialist is part of the academic team. The specialist supports students’ growth in communicative competence beyond the undergraduate level. Since the course falls outside the engineering norm, this paper addresses how a less rigid, more philosophical and wide-ranging, discussion-based course enhances students’ ability to approach engineering as both a functional discipline and social design model.
