Professional Education in Civil Engineering: A Specific Example.

Fordyce, Derek; Robinson, Simon

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ERIC Number: EJ417209

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Professional Education in Civil Engineering: A Specific Example.

Fordyce, Derek; Robinson, Simon

European Journal of Engineering Education, v15 n2 p105-15 1990

Described is a professional development program at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Discussed are the teaching of the relationship of civil engineering to society and ethics, issues about the style of this type of course, and summative evaluation. Recommendations are provided. (CW)

Descriptors: Civil Engineering, College Curriculum, College Science, Educational Practices, Engineering, Engineering Education, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Professional Development, Program Descriptions, Science and Society, Summative Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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