Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Rei Marzoughi

improve aparticular problem.As a student, I have experienced two different engineering programs, each with a uniqueapproach to addressing the lack of context in engineering education and practice. During myundergrad, I took part in the Engineering and Society program at McMaster University, andduring my current graduate work, I am a part of the Centre for Technology and SocialDevelopment at the University of Toronto. Each program attempts to teach students how to thinkmore broadly, balancing breadth and depth in order to develop a new approach to engineeringproblems. The Engineering and Society program uses a technique called “inquiry” throughoutthe curriculum and encourages engineering students to focus on a discipline outside ofengineering