LEADER 04681nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910973277403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780585143684 010 $a9786610222124 010 $a9781280222122 010 $a1280222123 010 $a9780309595612 010 $a0309595614 010 $a9780585143682 010 $a0585143684 035 $a(CKB)110986584750734 035 $a(OCoLC)228090377 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10056855 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147518 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163629 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147518 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011312 035 $a(PQKB)11476606 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376580 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056855 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL22212 035 $a(OCoLC)923264870 035 $a(Perlego)4739498 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584750734 100 $a19851118d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEngineering infrastructure diagramming and modeling /$fPanel on Engineering Infrastructure Diagramming and Modeling, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1986 215 $a1 online resource (155 p.) 225 1 $aEngineering education and practice in the United States 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309036399 311 08$a0309036399 320 $aIncludes bibliographies. 327 $aEngineering Infrastructure Diagramming and Modeling -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Engineering and the Engineering Community -- Definitions: Engineers, Engineering, and the Engineering Community -- Forces Affecting the Engineering Community -- Diagramming and Modeling -- Data Bases -- 1 Definition of Engineering -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS -- 2 Forces Affecting the Engineering Community -- EXTERNAL INFLUENCES -- Supply of and Demand for Engineering Students and Graduates -- Government Policies -- Industrial and Private Business Practices -- Societal Conditions -- Responses to Change -- INTERNAL FACTORS -- TECHNOLOGY AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR CHANGE -- EXPECTED IMPACT OF ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- 3 Flow Diagrams of the Engineering Community -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAGRAMS -- Basic Flow Diagram -- Comprehensive Flow Diagram -- Detailed Flow Diagrams -- Disaggregated Flow Diagram -- THE BALANCE EQUATION -- DATA AVAILABILITY -- MAJOR DRIVING FORCES -- Demand-Side Forces -- Supply-Side Forces -- LIMITATIONS OF THE FLOW DIAGRAMS -- Part-Time Students -- Internal Training Programs -- Mobility -- NOTES -- 4 Modeling -- NEED FOR AND USE OF MODELS -- CRITIQUE OF EXISTING MODELS -- DEVELOPING THE CEUE SIMULATION MODEL -- Model Objectives -- Program Features -- RESULTS, SELF-CRITIQUE, AND LIKELY EXTENSIONS -- NOTES -- 5 Data Bases -- OVERVIEW OF DATA BASES -- Data Base Manager -- Data Collection Methods -- Respondents -- Target Population -- Focus -- Frequency -- Time Period Covered -- Availability -- DATA BASE COVERAGE -- Personal Variables -- Education -- Employment -- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS -- Sampling Frame -- Sampling Procedures -- Sample Size and Sampling Fraction -- Response Rate -- Accuracy of Data Base. 327 $aData Compatibility -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- Appendixes -- Appendix A The Definition of Engineering and of Engineers in Historical Context -- Engineering -- Engineering Technology -- Appendix B Trends in Engineering Enrollments and Degrees Granted -- ENGINEERING AND TOTAL U.S. ENROLLMENTS AND DEGREES AWARDED -- RECENT TRENDS BY SEX AND ETHNICITY -- ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS -- FACTORS INFLUENCING ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT TRENDS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- Appendix C Flow Diagrams -- GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN COMPREHENSIVE FLOW DIAGRAM -- LABELING SYSTEM FOR FLOW DIAGRAMS -- DETAILED FLOW DIAGRAMS. 410 0$aEngineering education and practice in the United States. 606 $aEngineers$zUnited States 606 $aEngineering$zUnited States 615 0$aEngineers 615 0$aEngineering 676 $a331.7/62/000973 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973277403321 996 $aEngineering infrastructure diagramming and modeling$94366402 997 $aUNINA