Engineering in Society. (Record no. 84123)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780309595520 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780309035927 |
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| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10056838 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)923264711 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | T56.4 -- .E535 1985eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 620/.0023/73 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Engineering in Society. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | National Academies Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 1985. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©1985. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (144 pages) |
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| Content type term | text |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Engineering in Society -- Copyright -- Preface -- Definitions Adopted by the Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Historical Development -- Structural Characteristics -- Features of the Present Era -- ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY: THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION -- Supply and Demand -- Maintaining Adaptability -- Managing Change -- OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- ENGINEERS AND ENGINEERING IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT -- Traditional Views of Engineering -- The Reality: Diversity in a Complex World -- Significance of Societal Perceptions -- CALCULATING THE VECTOR OF CHANGE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- 2 Evolution of American Engineering -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUCTURE -- Birth of the Technological Society: 1790-1850 -- Emergence of the Professional Engineer: 1840-1890 -- The Engineering Education System -- Diversification of the Engineering Disciplines -- Corporate Technology and the Corporate Engineer: 1880 and After -- Global Depression, Global War -- The Tennessee Valley Authority -- The Rural Electrification Administration -- World War II -- EARLY STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING -- Forces Affecting Development -- Societal Demand for Goods and Services -- Undeveloped Societal Demands -- Technology Transfer -- Indigenous Advances in Technology -- Infrastructure Development -- Support By Key Individuals -- Government Support -- Supportive Societal Environment -- Adaptability and Responsiveness -- Diversity -- 3 The Present Era: Managing Change in the Information Age -- POSTWAR CHANGES IN SCOPE -- Expansion of Government's Role -- The Information Explosion -- Accelerated Technology Development -- Global Business, Global Markets -- IMPACTS ON ENGINEERING -- Multiplying Specialties/Interdisciplinary Activity -- The Educational System. |
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| Formatted contents note | The Professional Societies -- The Engineer as Employee -- Engineer as Corporate Employee -- Engineer as Government Employee -- Intensification of Social Issues in Engineering -- 4 Engineering and Social Dynamics -- FLUCTUATING SUPPLY AND DEMAND -- The Societal Demand-Pull Factor -- Mechanisms for Meeting the Demand -- Factors Limiting Supply Response -- ADAPTABILITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM -- Arguments For and Against Specialization -- Alternative Approaches -- THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON EMPLOYMENT -- Potential Impacts on Society -- Potential Impacts on Engineering Employment -- Roles and Responsibility for Intervention -- SOCIETY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION -- 5 Maintaining Flexibility in an Age of Stress and Rapid Change -- HOW WELL IS THE SYSTEM WORKING? -- Does the Supply Meet the Demand? -- Is the Quality of the "Product" Adequate? -- CAN THE SYSTEM FUNCTION UNDER PROJECTED FUTURE CONDITIONS? -- Potential Scenarios of the Future -- Significance of the Scenarios -- WHERE ARE THE GREATEST STRESSES APPEARING IN THE SYSTEM? -- Educational System Stresses -- General Stresses -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- References -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Engineering in an Increasingly Complex Society -- CONTENTS -- THE NATURE OF ENGINEERING -- Introduction -- Engineering as a Method for Solving Problems -- Engineering as a Profession -- Engineering as Social Practice -- PATTERNS OF ADAPTATION -- Science and Engineering -- Responding to Innovation -- Institutional Imperatives -- ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT -- The Engineer and the Marketplace -- Educating Engineers. |
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| Formatted contents note | ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL CHANGE -- Resilience in Times of Crisis -- Engineering in Society -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- The Resilience of the Engineering Manpower System -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- The Conceptualization and Presentation of Engineering -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PARTICIPANTS, CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING INTERACTIONS WITH SOCIETY -- Presenters -- Committee Members -- Other. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Engineering -- Study and teaching -- United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Engineers -- United States. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | |
| Title | Engineering in Society |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1985 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780309035927 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3376564">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3376564</a> |
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