Engineering in Society

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/586

Topics

Engineering and Technology — Engineering Education

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National Research Council. 1985. Engineering in Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/586.

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132 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-03592-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/586

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
BACKGROUND	1-1
Historical Development	2-2
Structural Characteristics	3-4
Features of the Present Era	5-6
Supply and Demand	7-8
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE	9-10
1 Introduction	11-11
Traditional Views of Engineering	12-12
The Reality: Diversity in a Complex World	13-13
Significance of Societal Perceptions	14-14
CALCULATING THE VECTOR OF CHANGE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?	15-16
Birth of the Technological Society: 17901850	17-19
The Engineering Education System	20-21
Diversification of the Engineering Disciplines	22-22
Corporate Technology and the Corporate Engineer: 1880 and After	23-25
Global Depression, Global War	26-27
World War II	28-28
EARLY STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING	29-29
Undeveloped Societal Demands	30-30
Infrastructure Development	31-31
Supportive Societal Environment	32-32
Adaptability and Responsiveness	33-33
Diversity	34-34
POSTWAR CHANGES IN SCOPE	35-35
Expansion of Government's Role	36-37
The Information Explosion	38-38
Global Business, Global Markets	39-39
IMPACTS ON ENGINEERING	40-40
Multiplying Specialties/Interdisciplinary Activity	41-41
The Educational System	42-43
The Professional Societies	44-45
Engineer as Corporate Employee	46-46
Engineer as Government Employee	47-48
Intensification of Social Issues in Engineering	49-52
The Societal Demand-Pull Factor	53-53
Mechanisms for Meeting the Demand	54-54
Factors Limiting Supply Response	55-56
Arguments For and Against Specialization	57-57
Alternative Approaches	58-58
Potential Impacts on Society	59-60
Potential Impacts on Engineering Employment	61-61
Roles and Responsibility for Intervention	62-62
SOCIETY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION	63-64
5 Maintaining Flexibility in an Age of Stress and Rapid Change	65-65
Does the Supply Meet the Demand?	66-66
Is the Quality of the "Product" Adequate?	67-67
Potential Scenarios of the Future	68-68
Significance of the Scenarios	69-69
General Stresses	70-71
RECOMMENDATION	72-72
RECOMMENDATION	73-73
RECOMMENDATION	74-74
RECOMMENDATION	75-75
References	76-76
Bibliography	77-78
Appendix	79-80
Engineering in an Increasingly Complex Society	81-81
CONTENTS	82-82
Introduction	83-84
Engineering as a Method for Solving Problems	85-88
Engineering as a Profession	89-91
Engineering as Social Practice	92-95
Science and Engineering	96-100
Responding to Innovation	101-105
Institutional Imperatives	106-109
The Engineer and the Marketplace	110-114
Educating Engineers	115-119
Resilience in Times of Crisis	120-123
Engineering in Society	124-127
Conclusions	128-128
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	129-129
Presenters	130-130
Committee Members	131-131
Other	132-132

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