Introduction to the Engineering Profession

Possibly some of you are not yet certain you want to study engineering during the nextfour years in coUege and may have questions similar to the following 

Do I really want to study engineering What is engineering and what do engineers do  

What are some ofthe areas of specialization in engineering  

Do I want to becorrw a mechanical enpneer, or should I pursue civil engfoieerin Or wotdd I be happier becoming an electrical en neer  

How wiUIknow that I have picked the best field jbr me  

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In MORT Safety Assurance Systems by WilMam G. Johnson, the chapter on The Safety Function also quotes the ASSE Scope and Functions of the Professional Safety Position (p. 463). Introduction to Safety Engineering by David S. Gloss and Miriam Gayle Wardle contains the only reference I found in a safety-related text that speaks of the requirements of a profession. This is what they wrote. 

In their book Introduction to Safety Engineering, David S. Gloss and Miriam Gayle Wardle speak of the requirements of a profession. This is what they wrote in 1984. 

Introduction to the corporate world and interaction with industry Whatever their future profession, high-level engineers and managers strongly benefit from an in-depth understanding of the industrial world. The faculty is a major element in this area, as more than half of the teaching is done by outside part time professors, most of them with their main activity in industry or services. Several activities (spotlight study, team project...) are done in conjunction with industry, and a non-specialized internship is compulsory. 

You want to know the needs of your customer. The best way to hnd out is to interview her. It can make a big difference how you do that. As an engineer, you may never have been trained professionally in talking with other people. Other professions, such as journalism, psychology, law and nowadays even the medical profession, do train their students in communicating. We regularly hnd out that they are better at it than we are. This little introduction cannot fully remedy your possible disadvantage, but we hope it will help a bit. 

Sherard published over 40 journal papers of which more than half in ASCE journals. He also co-authored the 725-page technical book Earth and earth-rock dams. The 1992 book is dedicated to the memory of Sherard, who made numerous contributions to the embankment dam engineering. Twenty-one of his papers were selected for the memorial volume, of which a large portion was considered seminal and of outstanding value to the profession. These are preceded by an introduction prepared by either a co-author or someone closely associated with the work. Papers of lasting value as references on subjects such as seismic aspects, dispersive cl s, hydraulic fracturing and filters are included. His last two papers on the concrete face rockfill dam are also in this volume. 

A Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Dr. Dorf is widely known to the profession for his Modern Control Systems, 10th Edition (Prentice Hall 2004) and Introduction to Electric Circuits, 6th Edition (Wiley 2004). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Electrical Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition (CRC Press 1997), the Technology Management Handbook (CRC Press 1999), and the Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition (CRC Press 2004). 

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