Educational materials development and assessment for Engineering History and Heritage

Abstract

This paper summarizes the development and the first offering of a new course at Cleveland State University, ESC 200 Engineering History and Heritage. The student response to the first course offering was highly encouraging. Student survey results indicated that the course seemed to be effective at addressing a number of important ABET student outcomes. Rather than teaching engineering history per se, the course teaches engineering through historical case studies. The course provides an opportunity to integrate professional and ethical responsibility, impacts of engineering solutions, sustainability considerations, life-long learning, and contemporary issues with technical topics. © 2012 American Society for Engineering Education.