Engineering in Society.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1985.
Colección:Engineering Education and Practice in the United States Ser.
Temas:
Engineering > Study and teaching > United States.
Engineers > United States.
Ingénierie > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
Ingénieurs > États-Unis.
Engineering > Study and teaching
Engineers
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 WorldSignificance 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: 1790â€?1850
  • Emergence of the Professional Engineer: 1840â€?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 AdministrationWorld 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 ExplosionAccelerated Technology Development
  • Global Business, Global Markets
  • IMPACTS ON ENGINEERING
  • Multiplying Specialties/Interdisciplinary Activity
  • The Educational System
  • 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 SYSTEMArguments 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?

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