Engineering Education and Practice in the United States - Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future

Both sides of the engineering equation--education and utilization--are studied in this unique volume. A brief discussion of the development of engineering in the United States is followed by an examination of the status of engineering today. A specially developed flow diagram, which defines all aspects of the current engineering community, demonstrates how the profession adapts and responds to change. The book then takes a critical look at the strengths and weaknesses of current engineering and evaluates major trends in the composition of the engineering work force. The final section offers a preview of engineering and its environment in the year 2000. Companion volumes in the Engineering Education and Practice in the United States series listed below discuss specific issues in engineering education.

A propos de l'auteur

Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, National Research Council

Résumé

Studies both sides of the engineering equation, education and utilization. This volume presents a discussion of the development of engineering in the United States followed by an examination of the status of engineering. It looks at the strengths and weaknesses of engineering and evaluates trends in the composition of the engineering work force.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Commission on Engineering and Technical, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on the Education and Utilizati, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Edition: National Academies Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.02.1985
• EAN: 9780309078801
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07880-1
• Pages: 150
• Thèmes: Engineering Education and Prac; Engineering Education & Practice in the United States: A Series; Engineering Education and Prac; Engineering Education & Practice in the United States: A Series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie, didactique, méthode; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Général, dictionnaires