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Applying Systems Theory in the Social Sciences

LaPatra, J. W. – Eng Educ, 1970

When an engineering researcher changes from his work on things to research on people, he faces an array of new ethical questions, and a new view of scientific objectivity must be developed for the study of man and society. (IR)

Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Engineering Education, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving

Interdisciplinary Research Topics in Urban Engineering. (A Summary of the Report by the Urban Engineering Study Committee)

Eng Educ, 1969

Proposes preparation of urban engineers through interdisciplinary systems engineering research in order that technology may be applied to urban problems such as transportation, environment, and housing. Summary of report by the Urban Engineering Study Committee. Complete report available at

Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving