Continuing education of engineers / / Panel on Continuing Education, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (102 p.)
• Disciplina: 620/.0071/5
• Soggetto topico: Engineering - Study and teaching (Continuing education) - United States; Engineers - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-71).
• Nota di contenuto: Continuing Education of Engineers -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FINDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATION -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Participation in Continuing Education-The Engineer's Perspective -- MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION -- BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION -- MOTIVATION AND BARRIERS AMONG OLDER ENGINEERS -- FACTORS THAT DETERMINE PARTICIPATION -- Educational Level -- Engineering Field -- Trends in Annual Participation Rates -- Career Stages -- Size and Location of Employers -- Employer Support -- OUTCOMES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION -- Effectiveness Ratings of Courses -- Job Performance -- Salary -- Obsolescence -- Innovation -- Job/Career Changes -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 The Role of Industry -- INDUSTRIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- Types of Programs -- Goals and Assessments -- UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY INTERFACES -- EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION -- THE PILOT STUDY -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 The Role of the University -- TYPES OF PROGRAMS -- GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMS -- INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES -- FUTURE TRENDS -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 The Role of Professional Societies -- CURRENT PROGRAMS -- DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS -- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES TODAY -- FINDING -- RECOMMENDATION -- 6 The Role of Proprietary Schools -- 7 The Role of Government -- MANDATORY REQUALIFICATION -- COMPARATIVE POLICIES -- FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION -- FINDINGS -- References and Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Pilot Study for a Survey of Policymakers' Attitudes Toward Continuing Education -- DOCUMENT 1: INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWERS-PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL -- A. The General Rationale and Approach -- B. The Interviewers' Role in the Pilot Test -- C. Rationale for the Questions -- DOCUMENT 2: PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL -- A. Background -- B. Long-Range Planning. ; C. Engineers and Their Expertise -- D. The Company and Engineers' Continuing Education -- E. Career Paths -- DOCUMENT 3: DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWS -- DOCUMENT 4: INFORMATION FOR POLICYMAKERS -- DOCUMENT 5: THE PILOT SURVEY OF CEO VALUES-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -- Panel Members -- Staff Officer -- Consultant -- Appendix B 1984 Continuing Education Programs of Technical Societies -- Appendix C Professional Society Survey -- GENERAL COMMENTS.
• Titolo autorizzato: Continuing education of engineers
• ISBN: 1-280-22199-2; 9786610221998; 0-309-58161-3; 0-585-08515-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813259203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Engineering education and practice in the United States.