Technological literacy and engineering for non-engineers: Lessons from successful courses

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Krupczak, John ^a,b   Ollis, David ^b,c  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Engineering ^*

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS;

AUDIO COMPACT DISK; ENGINEERING PROFESSION; LIBERAL ART; TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85029130722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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