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Engineering schools need extreme makeover.(NEWSWATCH)
"The way that engineering is traditionally taught, it's very abstract," explained Laurence J. Jacobs, associate dean at Georgia Tech. That's unappealing to female students, who "look to solve problems that are of help to society."
Small wonder women stay away in droves.
A new Carnegie report based on a study of 40 U.S. schools of engineering found that their emphasis of theory over hands-on doing discourages many students and leaves them unprepared for real world problems and resolving ethical dilemmas that arise.
Many engineering ...
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