The educational laboratory of physics for engineering students. Beyond the class

The aim of this paper is to analyze the contribution of the educational laboratory of Physics (LDF) to the formation of values in the engineering students, as well as the social responsibility that the student will acquire through this class type since the first years of her career. Reference is made to the educative function of this laboratory and what can represent for the social development of the engineering students. One argues in what measure the Physical subject, besides being a fundamental science, allows to carry out from LDF different projects of investigation of which the society is beneficiary. Finally different examples of diploma thesis are exposed which the LDF contribute facilitating to the students the realization of diverse investigations like complement and/or practical foundation of this thesis contributing this way to inculcate in the students the engineer's social responsibility.