Category: Humanities

Is STEM major taking over the world? Conard states that we need more STEM majors because our economy depends in it. Do we really need more STEM majors when some get their doctorate and can’t get a job for their position, how do we need more STEM majors when there not all getting hired for those jobs? STEM major has been the focus of the new generation in the United States and that has led for the new generation to focus on that goal, which is bad because we that can cause a lot of problems. With commercials and banners saying to get into STEM. But I disagree because our economy also needs humanitarians, people who do more than just STEM-related majors. More STEM major will also hurt our economy due to the increase in wealth. It will really impact our yearly budget and expenses we have.

Conard’s assertions make me note that the humanities play a significant role in the development of a country. I can see that people with humanitarian careers are creative because their field is competitive. We always need a creative person in a group that is successful. Conard claims that education should teach students the still which can use it to make money, and that education should teach student how to think and make them be good people. STEM majors can really take away job away from the people that aren’t able to get jobs. Or people that are part of art majors or language majors. If we think about it if we all converted to STEM, we would have no English teachers to teach the new generations. I really don’t agree because it will affect the school system so much and it would be a poor choice. I don’t think making money should be the goal of education, and I claim that education should develop the critical thinking skills and study of liberal arts is very meaningful. If we just focus on making money, we don’t really learn it we just remember it because we must use it in our day-to-day life. But education should be for fun and to really understand what we and what we love to do. But Samuelson thinks that the humanities will eventually disappear because, currently, the goal of an education is based on economic and technological advancement power.

This is true everyone just wants a high paying job no matter what it is. I think that affects how we see the economy, because if we just want the jobs that pays a lot, then lose all the minimum wage jobs. It’s also good because more students are motivated to go to college, which is good, but the cost tuition will rise even more, and I think that it would be a limit for most students that can’t afford school tuition, because most student will try to apply to private school for a higher role in school. Growth in the U.S. is predominately driven by successful high-tech startups, such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple, which have spawned large industries around them, which means that the growing of American is depend on those high technological company.

Rasmussen argues that we need more humanities majors because they provide the human part of a work force. A humanities major has marketable skills, flexibility, life skills. I think a STEM major would lose them create their creative side. It means that we should not hope that receiving education now will pay off in the future, weather this returns to the future education or something else. Education should not be promoted. I think it should be an option to the students, because if we force them to become a STEM major, they can disagree and cause a bigger problem.

I think that we should have an even amount of STEM and humanities majors, because if we have more of one, we start to think that one is better than the other. The world is running by STEM and the humanities. From iPhone to textbooks, I disagree that we should just focus on STEM. I think STEM became popular because that’s the only way tell the younger generation that we need to change the way we run the world.

Conard is only focused on the economy part, not the political and personal affects and advantages. I don’t think she understands that yes, the sound of more STEM students will rise the economy, but it will also affect the economy for the worst due to the fact that not everything revolves around STEM. I believe that the world would be so boring if it just revolved around STEM. There will be no movies, music, art, no video games, TV shows, radios, etc. But also, if we have more STEM majors, we will be more modernized, and we would hopefully solve most of America’s environmental problems and are lack of technology.

Rotella’s thesis this would be economy because she is only talk about how this would help the economy, and how it would help people get higher paying jobs, and how that would make everyone richer. He also said how it would open more job opportunities, but it would also leave a lot of people with jobs due to the lack of education. So, his thesis is very single minded because he is only focused on money and jobs. But I think that he has a point that it would be advantage for those type jobs that have to deal with majors. His thesis is well supported, but he is lacking the other important information that can really support his thesis. Other jobs that don’t have to do with STEM related majors.

In conclusion, I disagree with Conard because is not think of the after affects or the consequences that can lead to a higher economy and how it would affect the people that can’t get those type of job. I also believe that we should fix our college system first before we start telling people to major in STEM.

Being asked whether the humanities should be taught in the university or not, made me question myself on what the profound meaning of the humanities is. After searching it up, I discovered that this is an intellectual pursuit that deals with human society and culture, involving the study and analysis of history, literature, linguistics, philosophy, politics, and the like. Having learned more about the meaning of the humanities, I thought about how important it is for the people and the world. I had a glimpse of its significance as I came across Renea Roth’s article, as I saw that understanding the humanities can be used to help people better understand and communicate with each other. It’s also stated that this can teach us how to research and explore how the past has evolved and affects today’s world. With all the knowledge that I have gained, I come up with the decision to take the side that universities should provide learning of the humanities for students.

It takes a lot of understanding to commit to allowing universities to teach students the humanities where I have considered different issues such as its value, pros, and disadvantages. However, as I read several articles, it made it clear to me that it should be taught, including the one from Clayton State University and Stanford Humanities Center’s websites, wherein they provided a list of its significance. One point from the article is that we are learning how to think creatively and critically by exploring the humanities, where these skills allow us to gain new insights into everything. It is also said that through the humanities we learn about the values of different cultures and how history has been made, that allows us to understand the world in which we live and give us learnings to think about the future. Lastly, knowledge about the humanities aids to explore and appreciate the human experience.

Another article that can support my stand that the humanities should be taught in universities can be found on the website of the University of Minnesota Morris, where they gave a couple of points about why study the humanities, and their main reason is that by learning this it enriches the soul of an individual and makes a person more cultured, as it gives students the ability to practice themselves doing good. This often shapes students as someone who affects our culture and someone who will contribute to the future.

Now, it is therefore clear that the study of the humanities is important for every student at a university, since education is not only about knowing a specific lesson, but also about applying the knowledge gained to contribute to something good.

IIT Gandhinagar provides more than 50 humanities and social sciences courses. Each course has its importance. These humanities and social sciences courses play a huge role in every student’s life. Humanities courses help us to develop the qualities of being humane. Humanities also give us a taste of art and literature. Whereas social sciences teach more about society and human relationships. This study of our society helps us to find a way to come up with solutions for the problems which our society is facing. Eventually, we can improve our society.

Studying humanities and social sciences will not only improve the traditional aspects but also affect a wide range of fields like economics, politics, history, etc. These can help anyone in leading a satisfying professional life.

Every b tech undergraduate at IIT Gandhinagar should study at least 8 HSS courses in his 4 years. That means every semester has one humanities and social sciences course along with the remaining courses. These humanities and social science courses are very helpful in leading a successful life.

Students will have their regular courses which teach the technical stuff in their respective branches, but these humanities and social sciences courses are like catalysts that teach the importance of those regular courses, and their usage in a wise manner.

Language is the most important thing when it comes to communication and understanding other people, here at IIT Gandhinagar we have courses that teach different languages like Japanese, French, Urdu studies, etc learning these languages increases the chance of securing a job in that country relative to those who have no knowledge of the language.

Some HSS courses like global political economy teach us about the interlink between politics and economics. This political economy is a very important factor in a country’s development.

HSS courses like archaeology help to know more about human history by studying the excavation of sites.

There are humanities and social sciences courses that will help in developing writing skills, which also helps us by teaching the techniques of writing for the mass media, which helps us in reporting and broadcasting news.

Philosophy is an HSS course that helps us to develop a habit of thinking and asking questions about the most fundamental things around the world. This course helps us in developing a strong character of not taking things for granted and trying to look into any situation from multiple perspectives. This kind of thinking and questioning is required in every field of science.

Humanities and social sciences courses will teach us the ways to control our emotions and actions or take steps according to the ongoing situation. Humanities and social sciences also make us aware of the various social problems. They also teach us the histories of various countries all over the world, and also the different cultures and traditions present in every corner of India. There are some humanities and social science courses that help us in dealing with poverty around the country and the various remedial aids that can be taken to control the situations.

Some HSS courses also involve scientific research within them. A good example of this is anthropology.

Economics is also one of the humanities and social science courses. Economics helps us by teaching the behavior of producers and consumers at different conditions and also showing the different types of equilibrium that can be achieved in the market. These aspects will help us in designing a product according to its demand in the market.

There are also courses which will help us in strengthening our leadership qualities. This also helps in political issues through which we will be able to make modifications in the whole system in such a way that it benefits all the people. We will also get awareness about the caste systems and regional issues happening in our country. These courses not only give exposure to such problems but also help us in thinking and analyzing the situations so that we can come up with some remedies.

Humanity and social sciences also teach us empathy, so that we can connect with different people understand their situation, and respond accordingly. Moreover, we can improve our presentation skills with the help of some humanities and social science courses. Presentation plays a vital role when it comes to securing a job or leading the job successfully.

Humanities and social sciences teach us the techniques to lead a successful life. At IIT Gandhinagar, we have many humanities and social science courses so that we can have exposure to many things.

To conclude, IIT Gandhinagar has provided a lot of humanities and social sciences courses that help students in many ways. These courses will help us in analyzing every problem very carefully and thinking critically about the problem. These also help in developing the habits of creative thinking and viewing a situation from multiple perspectives. These also develop the habits of decision-making wisely. Even after passing out from college, these courses will remain helpful in one’s respective profession. These courses help in communicating with others in a better way. They help us understand and do everything without missing ethics and morals. These humanities and social sciences courses will give us the confidence to face any challenge in our profession, which will help us to lead a successful professional life. What we learn from these HSS courses never goes to waste. If learned properly these courses will play a major role in everyone’s life. These courses will help in improving your leadership qualities.

But most importantly the contents learned from these courses are useful in every profession we may take. Humanities and social science courses will give you knowledge of almost everything at least to some extent. These courses will help not only your professional life but to a large extent, these will help you with your personality development.

Is STEM major taking over the world? Conard states that we need more STEM majors because our economy depends in it. Do we really need more STEM majors when some get their doctorate and can’t get a job for their position, how do we need more STEM majors when there not all getting hired for those jobs? STEM major has been the focus of the new generation in the United States and that has led for the new generation to focus on that goal, which is bad because we that can cause a lot of problems. With commercials and banners saying to get into STEM. But I disagree because our economy also needs humanitarians, people who do more than just STEM-related majors. More STEM major will also hurt our economy due to the increase in wealth. It will really impact our yearly budget and expenses we have.

Conard’s assertions make me note that the humanities play a significant role in the development of a country. I can see that people with humanitarian careers are creative because their field is competitive. We always need a creative person in a group that is successful. Conard claims that education should teach students the still which can use it to make money, and that education should teach student how to think and make them be good people. STEM majors can really take away job away from the people that aren’t able to get jobs. Or people that are part of art majors or language majors. If we think about it if we all converted to STEM, we would have no English teachers to teach the new generations. I really don’t agree because it will affect the school system so much and it would be a poor choice. I don’t think making money should be the goal of education, and I claim that education should develop the critical thinking skills and study of liberal arts is very meaningful. If we just focus on making money, we don’t really learn it we just remember it because we must use it in our day-to-day life. But education should be for fun and to really understand what we and what we love to do. But Samuelson thinks that the humanities will eventually disappear because, currently, the goal of an education is based on economic and technological advancement power.

This is true everyone just wants a high paying job no matter what it is. I think that affects how we see the economy, because if we just want the jobs that pays a lot, then lose all the minimum wage jobs. It’s also good because more students are motivated to go to college, which is good, but the cost tuition will rise even more, and I think that it would be a limit for most students that can’t afford school tuition, because most student will try to apply to private school for a higher role in school. Growth in the U.S. is predominately driven by successful high-tech startups, such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple, which have spawned large industries around them, which means that the growing of American is depend on those high technological company.

Rasmussen argues that we need more humanities majors because they provide the human part of a work force. A humanities major has marketable skills, flexibility, life skills. I think a STEM major would lose them create their creative side. It means that we should not hope that receiving education now will pay off in the future, weather this returns to the future education or something else. Education should not be promoted. I think it should be an option to the students, because if we force them to become a STEM major, they can disagree and cause a bigger problem.

I think that we should have an even amount of STEM and humanities majors, because if we have more of one, we start to think that one is better than the other. The world is running by STEM and the humanities. From iPhone to textbooks, I disagree that we should just focus on STEM. I think STEM became popular because that’s the only way tell the younger generation that we need to change the way we run the world.

Conard is only focused on the economy part, not the political and personal affects and advantages. I don’t think she understands that yes, the sound of more STEM students will rise the economy, but it will also affect the economy for the worst due to the fact that not everything revolves around STEM. I believe that the world would be so boring if it just revolved around STEM. There will be no movies, music, art, no video games, TV shows, radios, etc. But also, if we have more STEM majors, we will be more modernized, and we would hopefully solve most of America’s environmental problems and are lack of technology.

Rotella’s thesis this would be economy because she is only talk about how this would help the economy, and how it would help people get higher paying jobs, and how that would make everyone richer. He also said how it would open more job opportunities, but it would also leave a lot of people with jobs due to the lack of education. So, his thesis is very single minded because he is only focused on money and jobs. But I think that he has a point that it would be advantage for those type jobs that have to deal with majors. His thesis is well supported, but he is lacking the other important information that can really support his thesis. Other jobs that don’t have to do with STEM related majors.

In conclusion, I disagree with Conard because is not think of the after affects or the consequences that can lead to a higher economy and how it would affect the people that can’t get those type of job. I also believe that we should fix our college system first before we start telling people to major in STEM.

Being asked whether the humanities should be taught in the university or not, made me question myself on what the profound meaning of the humanities is. After searching it up, I discovered that this is an intellectual pursuit that deals with human society and culture, involving the study and analysis of history, literature, linguistics, philosophy, politics, and the like. Having learned more about the meaning of the humanities, I thought about how important it is for the people and the world. I had a glimpse of its significance as I came across Renea Roth’s article, as I saw that understanding the humanities can be used to help people better understand and communicate with each other. It’s also stated that this can teach us how to research and explore how the past has evolved and affects today’s world. With all the knowledge that I have gained, I come up with the decision to take the side that universities should provide learning of the humanities for students.

It takes a lot of understanding to commit to allowing universities to teach students the humanities where I have considered different issues such as its value, pros, and disadvantages. However, as I read several articles, it made it clear to me that it should be taught, including the one from Clayton State University and Stanford Humanities Center’s websites, wherein they provided a list of its significance. One point from the article is that we are learning how to think creatively and critically by exploring the humanities, where these skills allow us to gain new insights into everything. It is also said that through the humanities we learn about the values of different cultures and how history has been made, that allows us to understand the world in which we live and give us learnings to think about the future. Lastly, knowledge about the humanities aids to explore and appreciate the human experience.

Another article that can support my stand that the humanities should be taught in universities can be found on the website of the University of Minnesota Morris, where they gave a couple of points about why study the humanities, and their main reason is that by learning this it enriches the soul of an individual and makes a person more cultured, as it gives students the ability to practice themselves doing good. This often shapes students as someone who affects our culture and someone who will contribute to the future.

Now, it is therefore clear that the study of the humanities is important for every student at a university, since education is not only about knowing a specific lesson, but also about applying the knowledge gained to contribute to something good.

IIT Gandhinagar provides more than 50 humanities and social sciences courses. Each course has its importance. These humanities and social sciences courses play a huge role in every student’s life. Humanities courses help us to develop the qualities of being humane. Humanities also give us a taste of art and literature. Whereas social sciences teach more about society and human relationships. This study of our society helps us to find a way to come up with solutions for the problems which our society is facing. Eventually, we can improve our society.

Studying humanities and social sciences will not only improve the traditional aspects but also affect a wide range of fields like economics, politics, history, etc. These can help anyone in leading a satisfying professional life.

Every b tech undergraduate at IIT Gandhinagar should study at least 8 HSS courses in his 4 years. That means every semester has one humanities and social sciences course along with the remaining courses. These humanities and social science courses are very helpful in leading a successful life.

Students will have their regular courses which teach the technical stuff in their respective branches, but these humanities and social sciences courses are like catalysts that teach the importance of those regular courses, and their usage in a wise manner.

Language is the most important thing when it comes to communication and understanding other people, here at IIT Gandhinagar we have courses that teach different languages like Japanese, French, Urdu studies, etc learning these languages increases the chance of securing a job in that country relative to those who have no knowledge of the language.

Some HSS courses like global political economy teach us about the interlink between politics and economics. This political economy is a very important factor in a country’s development.

HSS courses like archaeology help to know more about human history by studying the excavation of sites.

There are humanities and social sciences courses that will help in developing writing skills, which also helps us by teaching the techniques of writing for the mass media, which helps us in reporting and broadcasting news.

Philosophy is an HSS course that helps us to develop a habit of thinking and asking questions about the most fundamental things around the world. This course helps us in developing a strong character of not taking things for granted and trying to look into any situation from multiple perspectives. This kind of thinking and questioning is required in every field of science.

Humanities and social sciences courses will teach us the ways to control our emotions and actions or take steps according to the ongoing situation. Humanities and social sciences also make us aware of the various social problems. They also teach us the histories of various countries all over the world, and also the different cultures and traditions present in every corner of India. There are some humanities and social science courses that help us in dealing with poverty around the country and the various remedial aids that can be taken to control the situations.

Some HSS courses also involve scientific research within them. A good example of this is anthropology.

Economics is also one of the humanities and social science courses. Economics helps us by teaching the behavior of producers and consumers at different conditions and also showing the different types of equilibrium that can be achieved in the market. These aspects will help us in designing a product according to its demand in the market.

There are also courses which will help us in strengthening our leadership qualities. This also helps in political issues through which we will be able to make modifications in the whole system in such a way that it benefits all the people. We will also get awareness about the caste systems and regional issues happening in our country. These courses not only give exposure to such problems but also help us in thinking and analyzing the situations so that we can come up with some remedies.

Humanity and social sciences also teach us empathy, so that we can connect with different people understand their situation, and respond accordingly. Moreover, we can improve our presentation skills with the help of some humanities and social science courses. Presentation plays a vital role when it comes to securing a job or leading the job successfully.

Humanities and social sciences teach us the techniques to lead a successful life. At IIT Gandhinagar, we have many humanities and social science courses so that we can have exposure to many things.

To conclude, IIT Gandhinagar has provided a lot of humanities and social sciences courses that help students in many ways. These courses will help us in analyzing every problem very carefully and thinking critically about the problem. These also help in developing the habits of creative thinking and viewing a situation from multiple perspectives. These also develop the habits of decision-making wisely. Even after passing out from college, these courses will remain helpful in one’s respective profession. These courses help in communicating with others in a better way. They help us understand and do everything without missing ethics and morals. These humanities and social sciences courses will give us the confidence to face any challenge in our profession, which will help us to lead a successful professional life. What we learn from these HSS courses never goes to waste. If learned properly these courses will play a major role in everyone’s life. These courses will help in improving your leadership qualities.

But most importantly the contents learned from these courses are useful in every profession we may take. Humanities and social science courses will give you knowledge of almost everything at least to some extent. These courses will help not only your professional life but to a large extent, these will help you with your personality development.