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Future engineers need to understand their work's human impact – here's how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate change

  • Written by Gordon D. Hoople, Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of San Diego
Future engineers need to understand their work's human impact – here's how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate changeEngineering classes at the University of San Diego have started integrating discussions of the social impact of technology like drones.Gordon Hoople

Engineers spend much of their time absorbed in the technical aspects of problems, whether they’re designing the next generation of smartphones or building a subway.

As recent news stories attest,...

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