ISBN: 0309078806 9780309078801

Category: Education / Schools / Levels / Higher

Page count: 123

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 <i>Engineering Education and Practice in the United States</i> series listed below discuss specific issues in engineering education.