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The reflection discusses how general education courses have broadened the author's perspective on engineering problems by emphasizing the importance of cultural, ethical, and aesthetic considerations beyond technical solutions. Courses like Sociology 331 and Philosophy 230 highlighted the need to address social inequalities and moral implications in engineering, while Architecture 321 encouraged thinking about design aesthetics. Overall, the author has learned to integrate these diverse factors into their approach to engineering challenges.

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The reflection discusses how general education courses have broadened the author's perspective on engineering problems by emphasizing the importance of cultural, ethical, and aesthetic considerations beyond technical solutions. Courses like Sociology 331 and Philosophy 230 highlighted the need to address social inequalities and moral implications in engineering, while Architecture 321 encouraged thinking about design aesthetics. Overall, the author has learned to integrate these diverse factors into their approach to engineering challenges.

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Kellan Hulet

General Education Reflection


General education help provide a different perspective when viewing or solving an engineering

problem by focusing on different aspects of the problem. For example, most engineering courses will

focus on the solving the problem from a technical standpoint. The solution would be the most efficient

and effective answer, but only considering the technical data for the problem. However, there is more to

consider in a real-world engineering example. Those considerations could include how does the culture

the problem takes place in affect the answer? Could the solution be uniform for any place in the world?

Is the solution cost effective? Those are just a few of the many considerations that are not always given

in a typical engineering class. I have learned to consider more than just the technical details to a solution

and figure out all the different implications the solution could have.

A few general education courses that have led me to see beyond the engineering solution have

been Sociology 331 (SOC 331), Philosophy 230 (PHIL 230), and Architecture 321 (ARCH 321). Sociology

331 was particularly helpful because the class discussed inequality within the world and provided good

information about how to fight inequality. This relates to seeing beyond the engineering solution

because it reminds engineers to consider inequalities within our world. If the solution would only be

useful to a select group of people, is there changes that need to be made to make it more useful to all?

If the solution was too expensive so only the richer customers could afford it, a solution could be instead

to make it more affordable. A typical engineering solution would not consider costs as much as it

possibly should. Philosophy 230 gave valuable insight into how engineers must consider the moral

implications of the solution. Although the class was not directly related to any engineering, it brought up

valuable areas of thought. For example, if an engineering solution has the possibility to be used for

warfare, is it morally right to continue work on that solution? The class helped me with my critical

reasoning skills by analyzing different arguments and moral dilemma and having me come up with
conclusions based on my analysis. Since there is sometimes not a clear-cut right or wrong answer, the

class gave me the experience exploring my own opinions. Architecture 321 was an interesting dive into

the different types of architecture throughout American history. Although it was not as impactful to my

thought process as the previous two classes, it was thought provoking on engineering design. For

example, can my engineering solution be efficient but also be appealing to the eye? Considering the

design and architecture of a solution can be just as important as the technical solution.

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