Teaching humanities and social sciences: from traditional approach to blended learning

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Elena Makeeva

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Adding humanities and social sciences to technical universities curriculum is a very complicated and actual problem. Modern society requires a careful balance between humanitarian and technical education to develop well-rounded individuals with general knowledge of a wide range of subjects and with mastery of a range of transferable skills. The role of an engineer in modern society is changing. Engineering science and practice can actually transform development of society and, as a result, responsibilities of an engineer to the society are significantly increasing. Unfortunately, most technical universities do not manage to incorporate humanities and social sciences into their curriculum as the number of hours taught is limited. One of the possible solution of the issue is to achieve a balance between technical and social sciences using blended learning.

Keywords: Education; blended learning; humanities; social sciences; engineering.

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Makeeva, E. (2017). Teaching humanities and social sciences: from traditional approach to blended learning. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(1), 700–709. https://doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v4i1.2640
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