TEACHING WISDOM AND OTHER SOFT SKILLS WITHIN ENGINEERING CURRICULA

Engineering accreditation bodies routinelyexamine the state of university engineering programs toensure currency and relevance. Accreditation by theCanadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)focuses largely on the development of technical skills andcompetencies. While required graduate attributesacknowledge the inclusion of selected “soft skills”, e.g.communications and teamwork, curricular emphasis leansdecidedly in the direction of …