The role of liberal arts in educating future engineers
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2020
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Науковий керівник
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КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського
Анотація
The article studies the possibility of liberal arts integration into the undergraduate curriculum
of Ukrainian technical universities and colleges in general and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in
particular. Having studied the experience of different countries, it was found out that the US colleges are
considered the best example of liberal arts education. In the following research work the author studies
the liberal arts programmes of the eight private universities of the United States, which remains the
members of the Ivy League, and analyses their education principles, core curriculum, and skills they
develop. Highlighting the two approaches to curriculum arrangements, which are core-type and
distribution-type systems, the author studies their distinctive features. Having analysed the programmes
offered by the universities under consideration it was found out that the main areas of knowledge include
arts and humanities, natural and social sciences and within these areas the core curriculum is compiled.
Based on the achieved information there is presented a list of global competencies, each university or
college is aimed at. The main global competencies which are typical for all of the studied universities and
colleges include critical thinking, cultural awareness, intercultural collaboration, and problem-solving.
Having studied the development strategy of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (hereinafter officially abbreviated name – Igor Sikorsky KPI) it is determined
that this strategy supports the aims which lay the foundation to the modern liberal arts colleges. The
author states that it is impossible to educate the well-rounded, globally-oriented engineering specialists in
the 21st century without developing their global competencies and broadening the areas of knowledge
acquired.
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core curriculum, critical thinking, engineering students, global competences, liberal arts education, intercultural communication, undergraduate studies, базова вища освіта, глобальні компетентності, гуманітарна освіта, міжкультурна комунікація, навчальна програма, критичне мислення, студенти інженерних спеціальностей
Бібліографічний опис
Anoshkova, T. The role of liberal arts in educating future engineers / Tetiana Anoshkova // Advanced Linguistics. – 2020. – № 5. – Pр. 4-10. – Bibliogr.: 18 ref.