Krupczak, J., & Mina, M., & Gustafson, R. J., & Young, J. F., & VanderStoep, S. (2012, June), Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non-engineers  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21696

\bibitem{asee_peer_21696}
  Krupczak, J., \& Mina, M., \& Gustafson, R. J., \& Young, J. F., \& VanderStoep, S. (2012, June), \emph{Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non-engineers}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21696

John Krupczak, Mani Mina, Robert J. Gustafson, James F. Young P.E., and Scott VanderStoep.  "Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non-engineers".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21696 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21696}
  John Krupczak, Mani Mina, Robert J. Gustafson, James F. Young P.E., and Scott VanderStoep.
  "Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non-engineers".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21696 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  -  Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non‐Engineers  While the integration of engineering concepts into a undergraduate education has long been promoted as desirable, the means to accomplish this integration have been limited.  Work is underway which aims to develop minors or certificates to be offered by engineering departments as an approach to developing technological competence in non‐engineers. Minors or certificates provide a recognized credential deemed attractive by many students.   A collaboration between w State University, x  State University,  y  College, and z University is developing concepts and resources to support model engineering minors or certificates which can be adopted efficiently and widely within American higher education.  This work is developing a set of Technological Literacy Outcomes for such a minor. These outcomes are similar in concept to the ABET a‐k outcomes that are used for engineering degrees, but are broader in scope and focus on developing broadly technologically literate and empowered citizens.  A standard set of outcomes rather than a prescribed series of courses, will allow flexibility for each institution to develop minors or certificates that are best suited to its local conditions.   Included in this work are examples of courses offered by engineering departments for non‐engineering students and descriptions of engineering literacy minor programs from a range of institutions.  Results from surveys of non‐engineering students regarding factors influencing potential interest in engineering literacy minors or certificates will also be presented.  Data obtained from potential employers regarding the perception of the value of engineering‐literacy certificates and minors will be discussed.  Results of testing to determine gains in engineering‐related skills by non‐engineers will be reviewed.  
AU  - John Krupczak
AU  - Mani Mina
AU  - Robert J. Gustafson
AU  - James F. Young P.E.
AU  - Scott VanderStoep
CY  - San Antonio, Texas
DA  - 2012/06/10
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Minors as a Means of Developing Technological and Engineering Literacy for Non-engineers
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