Outcome 9: Understanding of the impact of engineering in a global societal context

Level 5 performance characterized by:

• Is familiar with the current trends in the civil engineering discipline
  
• Respects the historical aspects of engineering solutions and their impacts
  
• Reads and is familiar with the content of periodicals that are relevant to understanding the global and societal impact of engineering
  
• Has a personal perspective on the importance (or lack thereof) of engineering in today's world
  

Level 3 performance characterized by:

• Is aware of current events in society
  Is aware of historical aspects of engineering solutions, but is not influenced by them
  
• Is aware of the existence of technical periodicals - would know where to look to find them
  
• Is interested in engineering because of what the discipline offers him/her personally
  

Level 1 performance characterized by:

• Level 1 performance characterized by:
• Is unaware of current events
  
• Is unaware of historical effect of engineering solutions
  
• Is not familiar with any technical periodicals
  
• Isn't sure why he/she is studying engineering
  
  
  

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