Engineering education with a narrow focus on technology may have made sense in the past, it fails to meet the needs of 21st-century students, who will enter industries that fuse the Humanities with various forms of technology. The ubiquitous role assumed by Computer Science in particular, in recent decades has elevated individuals like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the teams they lead to positions of massive political, social, and economic power. Having a strong background only in STEM fields will not prepare tomorrow's leaders for the complex social issues they will navigate. Broad, rigorous training in the liberal arts will meaningfully complement Engineering education. Multidisciplinary training in a variety of methods of research and interpretation prepares graduates to tackle complex problems with the humility and confidence to conceptualize their investigation in a nuanced and comprehensive manner. In this paper, we present the design and development of a unique multidisciplinary course for engineering students that provides extensive training in the tools of Computer Science as well as the analytical frameworks of the Humanities and Social Sciences, empowering them to meet the varied and challenging problems they will face in their careers. We also analyze our findings and discuss co-teaching best practices as the results of running the course.
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