Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force. (Record no. 84502)
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| Title | Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
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| 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 | 1990. |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©1990. |
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| Formatted contents note | Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- FINDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 1 Background -- 2 Workshop on National Needs and Technological Change: Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force -- 3 Findings -- ADAPTABILITY AS AN ISSUE -- MOBILITY AMONG THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORK FORCE -- Ph.D.s in Engineering -- B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Engineering -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING -- Undergraduate Engineering Education -- Continuing or Lifelong Education and Training -- DATA AND KNOWLEDGE BASES -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 Next Steps -- Commissioned Papers -- National Needs and Technological Change: A Background Paper -- PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOP -- Changing National Priorities -- Technological Change -- Education and Training -- ADAPTABILITY MATRIX -- TERMINOLOGY -- BACKGROUND -- Selected Characteristics of Engineers -- Quality of Labor Market Adjustments -- References -- APPENDIX A EDUCATION FIELDS OF EARLY PH.D. NUCLEAR ENGINEERS -- EVIDENCE FROM THE 1975 SURVEY OF PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- EVIDENCE FROM THE 1987 SURVEY OF PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- The Relevance of Career-Long Education to Creating and Maintaining an Adaptable Work Force -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTINUING ENGINEERING EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUE THAT PROMPTS CONTINUAL STUDIES -- THE ENGINEERING WORK FORCE: A NUMBERS PROBLEM? OR A UTILIZATION PROBLEM? -- AN EXPLORATION OF THE ISSUES -- Continuing Engineering Education in the Workplace -- Who Pays for Continuing Education and the Issue of Part-Time versus Full-Time Education -- Graduate School, One Aspect of Continuing Education -- EDUCATIONAL ENTREPRENEURS ABOUND -- YET ANOTHER STUDY ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE WORK PLACE -- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE -- THE CURRENT CANON -- SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION. |
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| Formatted contents note | IMAGINARY PROFILE: TOMORROW'S ENGINEERING SCHOOLS PREPARE ENGINEERS FOR ADAPTABILITY -- CAN ENGINEERS LEARN TO ADAPT TO MEET CHANGING ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT NEEDS? -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B ENGINEERING SKILLS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM -- THREE COMPONENTS OF ESAP FIELD -- Specific Knowledge Inventory (FSKI) -- Self Assessment Test (Test) And Answers -- Guidance Information -- IMPLEMENTATION OF ESAP -- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: -- Evidence of Adaptability in the Labor Market for Engineers: A Review of Recent Studies -- INTRODUCTION -- DEGREE AND EMPLOYMENT FIELDS -- EARNINGS DIFFERENTIALS -- MOBILITY -- OTHER FINDINGS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Adaptability of the Engineering Work Force: Information Available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA SOURCES -- INFORMATION FROM THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY -- Selected Characteristics -- Employment Trends -- Gross Movements -- Transfer Patterns -- Net Change Data -- PAST VERSUS THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SURVEY DEFINITIONS FOR ENGINEERS -- 22100 ENGINEERS -- 22102 AERONAUTICAL AND ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERS -- 22105 METALLURGISTS AND METALLURGICAL, CERAMIC AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS -- 22108 MINING ENGINEERS, INCLUDING MINE SAFETY -- 22111 PETROLEUM ENGINEERS -- 22114 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS -- 22117 NUCLEAR ENGINEERS -- 22121 CIVIL ENGINEERS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC -- 22123 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS -- 22126 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS -- 22128 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS, EXCEPT SAFETY -- 22132 SAFETY ENGINEERS, EXCEPT MINING -- 22135 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS -- 22138 MARINE ENGINEERS -- 2199 ALL OTHER ENGINEERS -- APPENDIX B 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION CLASSIFIED INDEX OF INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS: INFORMATION ABOUT ENGINEERS -- PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS -- 044 Aerospace Engineers -- 045 Metallurgical and materials engineers. |
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| Formatted contents note | 046 Mining engineers -- 047 Petroleum engineers -- 048 Chemical engineers -- 049 Nuclear engineers -- 053 Civil engineers -- 053 Civil engineers -- 054 Agricultural engineers -- 055 Electrical and electronic engineers -- 056 Industrial engineers -- 057 Mechanical engineers -- 058 Marine engineers and naval architects -- 059 Engineers, n.e.c. -- Adapatability in Chemical Engineering -- THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ORIGIN OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING -- CURRICULUM FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING -- EXPECTED TRENDS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING -- ADAPTABILITY IN PERIODS OF ECONOMIC STRESS -- INCREASING THE ADAPTABILITY OF CHEMICAL AND OTHER ENGINEERS -- SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING DATA ON ADAPTABILITY -- REFERENCES -- Nuclear Engineering Case Study -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EMERGENCE OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AS A FIELD -- DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING -- PRESENT STATUS OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING -- FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING -- REFERENCES -- Adapting to Computer Science -- INTRODUCTION -- HOW MATHEMATICS SEPARATED INTO PURE, APPLIED, AND COMPUTATIONAL -- HOW COMPUTATION BROADENED ITS SCOPE AND DEVELOPED A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH ENGINEERING, LOGICAL THEORY, AND PSYCHO... -- THE AREAS OF THE DISCIPLINE OF COMPUTATION (INFORMATICS) AND THE PARTS OF EACH THAT ARE ENGINEERING-ORIENTED -- ADAPTATION NECESSARY FOR ENGINEERS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -- References -- APPENDIX A COMPUTING AS A DISCIPLINE -- APPENDIX A DEFINITION OF COMPUTING AS A DISCIPLINE -- 1. Algorithms and Data Structures -- 1.1 Theory -- 1.2 Abstraction -- 1.3 Design -- 2. Programming Languages -- 2.1 Theory -- 2.2 Abstraction -- 2.3 Design -- 3. Architecture -- 3.1 Theory -- 3.2 Abstraction -- 3.3 Design -- 4. Numerical and Symbolic Computation -- 4.1 Theory -- 4.2 Abstraction -- 4.3 Design -- 5. Operating Systems -- 5.1 Theory -- 5.2 Abstraction -- 5.3 Design. |
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| Formatted contents note | 6. Software Methodology and Engineering -- 6.1 Theory -- 6.2 Abstraction -- 6.3 Design -- 7. Database and Information Retrieval Systems -- 7.1 Theory -- 7.2 Abstraction -- 7.3 Design -- 8. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics -- 8.1 Theory -- 8.2 Abstraction -- 8.3 Design -- 9. Human-Computer Communication -- 9.1 Theory -- 9.2 Abstraction -- 9.3 Design -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Engineering -- Employment -- United States. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Engineering -- Research -- United States. |
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| Title | Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1990 |
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