This course seeks to improve students’ abilities to understand and assess engineering problem solving from different cultural, political, and historical perspectives. An exploration, by comparison and contrast, of engineering cultures in such settings as 20th century United States, Japan, former Soviet Union and present-day Russia, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

Professor: Dr. John Lucena
Prerequisite: LAIS 100
Pre- or Co-requisite: SYGN 200
Semester Hours: 3