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ERIC Number: EJ354784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Generalization of the Engineering Method to the UNIVERSAL METHOD.
Koen, Billy Vaughn
Engineering Education, v77 n4 p214-21 Jan 1987
Proposes that there is a universal method for all realms of knowledge. Reviews Descartes's definition of the universal method, the engineering definition, and the philosophical basis for the universal method. Contends that the engineering method best represents the universal method. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Heuristics, Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Philosophy, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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