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Support organizations for the engineering community / Panel on Support Organizations for the Engineering Community, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Engineering education and practice in the United States.
- Engineering education and practice in the United States
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--Vocational guidance--United States.
- Engineering.
- Engineering--Study and teaching (Continuing education)--United States.
- Engineering--Social aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Engineering Education and Practice in the United States
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- NEEDS OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
- Common Sector Needs
- Technical Competence.
- Information Exchange.
- Professional Development.
- Professional Standards.
- Specific Sector Needs
- Academic Sector.
- Government Sector.
- Industry Sector.
- Private Sector.
- SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
- Common Sector Support Organizations
- Specific Sector Support Organizations
- CONCLUSIONS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1 The Academic Sector
- THE NEED TO INFORM PRECOLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT ENGINEERING
- ESTABLISHMENT OF PRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND STANDARDS
- FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
- IMPROVED ENGINEERING CURRICULA
- IMPROVED FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY
- PROVISION OF ADEQUATE SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR FACULTY
- RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR FACULTY
- FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION
- ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS
- LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS
- 2 The Government Sector
- ACQUISITION OF REQUISITE MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF TECHNICAL ENGINEERING SKILLS
- INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- RECOGNITION OF ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTIONS
- IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES
- IMPROVED WORKING CLIMATE
- DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST
- DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
- INDUSTRY-COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION BASE
- EXPANDED PRIVATE/GOVERNMENT SECTOR CONTACT
- 3 The Industrial Sector
- CAREER ASSESSMENT/DEVELOPMENT
- COMMUNICATION AND DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMPANIES
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CAPITAL
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE VISIBILITY AND APPRECIATION.
- RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- 4 The Private Sector
- DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR PROFITABLE OPERATIONS
- EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPETITIVE TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES
- DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS
- ACHIEVING VERSATILITY AND PROFITABILITY WHILE MAINTAINING PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY AND OBJECTIVITY
- 5 Society at Large
- OVERVIEW
- WHAT ENGINEERS NEED
- WHAT THE MEDIA NEED
- WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS
- BREAKING THE SILENCE
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION
- Appendix A Public Information and Media Outreach Activities
- Appendix B Survey of Journalists' Perceptions of Engineers, Physicians, and Scientists.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 9786610222056
- 9781280222054
- 1280222050
- 9780309581646
- 0309581648
- 9780585085951
- 0585085951
- OCLC:
- 568027923
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