Engineering Education and Practice in the United States PAPERBACK 9780309078801

Name: Engineering Education and Practice in the United States PAPERBACK 9780309078801
Brand: National Academies Press

National Academies Press

Engineering Education and Practice in the United StatesFoundations of Our Techno-Economic Future\nAuthor(s): Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: National Academies Press, United States\nImprint: National Academies Press\nISBN-13: 9780309078801, 978-0309078801\nSynopsis\nBoth 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.