Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Thomes, University of Pittsburgh; Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Kate Joranson, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Washburn, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

that non-engineering faculty and academic departments have brought to the Pitt Experience. We willemphasize the process of designing curriculum with multiple learning outcomes that address abroad range of professional and academic goals, and we will provide examples of assignmentsand tools, developed by instructors and librarians from across curricula, that support research,communication, and critical thinking towards educating the “whole engineer.”"When students leave the university unable to find words to render their experience, they areradically impoverished.”1Introduction: The Collaborative WholeCurrent ABET accreditation requirements emphasize the importance of “soft” skills in planningand achieving excellence in engineering education