TY - JOUR
T1 - Embedding human and social aspects in engineering education
AU - Martinez-Marroquin, Elisa
AU - Senadji, Bouchra
AU - Male, Sally
AU - Wood, Lincoln
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 SEFI.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Given the impact of engineering on society, it is crucial that engineering graduates have an appreciation of the social aspects of the profession and an understanding of the social implications of engineering practice. However, the socio-technical integration in engineering education has proven challenging and it is still a matter of concern. The goal of this paper is to present research evidence on the ways in which the human and social aspects of the engineering profession are understood, embedded, and evaluated in professional engineering curricula. We provide recommendations supported by a systematic review of published research, as a baseline to inform future developments and to encourage further research on pedagogical approaches for and assessment methods on human and social competencies relevant to the engineering profession. We argue also that a social ontology of engineering is needed to effectively embed societal aspects of engineering practice in higher education engineering curricula.
AB - Given the impact of engineering on society, it is crucial that engineering graduates have an appreciation of the social aspects of the profession and an understanding of the social implications of engineering practice. However, the socio-technical integration in engineering education has proven challenging and it is still a matter of concern. The goal of this paper is to present research evidence on the ways in which the human and social aspects of the engineering profession are understood, embedded, and evaluated in professional engineering curricula. We provide recommendations supported by a systematic review of published research, as a baseline to inform future developments and to encourage further research on pedagogical approaches for and assessment methods on human and social competencies relevant to the engineering profession. We argue also that a social ontology of engineering is needed to effectively embed societal aspects of engineering practice in higher education engineering curricula.
KW - assessment of social competencies
KW - engineering as social-technical environmental profession
KW - social aspects of engineering profession
KW - social graduate attributes
KW - Socio-technical engineering curriculum
KW - socio-technical integration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85211117297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03043797.2024.2430532
DO - 10.1080/03043797.2024.2430532
M3 - Review
AN - SCOPUS:85211117297
SN - 0304-3797
JO - European Journal of Engineering Education
JF - European Journal of Engineering Education
ER -