Geselowitz, M., & Vardalas, J. (2011, June), Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding  of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among Engineering Students  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18800

\bibitem{asee_peer_18800}
  Geselowitz, M., \& Vardalas, J. (2011, June), \emph{Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding  of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among Engineering Students}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18800

Michael Geselowitz and John Vardalas.  "Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding  of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among Engineering Students".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18800 Internet.  11 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18800}
  Michael Geselowitz and John Vardalas.
  "Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding  of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among Engineering Students".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18800 Internet.  11 Jul, 2024

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AB  -            Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding           of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among PractitionersTen years ago, ABET, the primary accreditation organization for post-secondary engineering andtechnology departments in the United States, revised their requirement for undergraduateprograms leading to a bachelor’s of science degree in engineering. The new standards, known asEC2000, require that students receiving the B.S. degree “understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.” The logic behind such arequirement is obvious, and other national bodies have similar standards. Given the increasingglobalization of technology even in just the past decade, many ABET-accredited programs haveemphasized STS-style courses or course modules emphasizing current international finance andcurrent transnational issues such as global climate change. However, the issue of the impact ofengineering decisions within and between societies is not a new one. By ignoring the deephistorical context of engineering, such curricula miss an opportunity to have students explore amore fundamental understanding of the interplay between technology and the other aspects ofthe society. Historians of technology can bring to the table a breadth and depth of case studyanalyses that broaden the perspective on this issue. Furthermore, they can do so in directcollaboration with engineering educators. This paper presents preliminary attempts to developengineering course modules that use the history of technology to make future engineeringpractitioners more aware of the impact of their technical decisions on society at large. Thedevelopment includes a pilot program jointly in the social science and engineering programs at aspecific institution, and also the dissemination of the pilot on a well-established interactivewebsite.
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