An architectural-engineering firm has sponsored a seminar on professional careers for black students, started a speakers bureau and a work study program, and participated in curriculum critiques at colleges. (Author/MLF)

Relates an engineering educator's experience working in a nonacademic engineering project and discusses how such experience helps the educator prepare students for engineering jobs. (MLH)

Demonstrated that reference groups which were not membership groups were significantly associated with self-image. Focusing on architectural students, it showed that although reference to artists was not dominant for most of the subjects, a significant difference exists between self-images of students who referred to artists and those who did not.…

This article discusses the efforts of professional societies to reduce frivolous liability claims through better procedures, support, legislation, and seminars. (CS)

This article discusses the controversy surrounding the registration of engineers. Viewpoints of both industry and the Society for Professional Engineers are presented. (CS)

Discusses the problems of determining standards for certification in various professions and the difficulties of providing statistical studies to support the necessity of the standards. (MLH)

Discusses some impacts of the recent increase in female engineering graduates. (MLH)

Summarizes a report covering six layoffs involving 66 chemists and chemical engineers occurring from March to September 1974. Guidelines for employers were not met by some companies. Note is made of this. (EB)

The three cases discussed involve the hiring of an engineer who had committed a crime and served a prison term, the formation of an engineering firm, between a professional engineer and a non-professional engineer, and a conflict of interests case. (BB)

Reports on a National Science Foundation (NSF) study which revealed that declines in employment of scientists and engineers between 1970 and 1975 were directly related to industry research and development spending during the period. (SL)

Reports the findings of a survey of over 1000 organizations reporting salary rates of engineers. The data are analyzed by industry group, supervisory level and educational level. (CS)

Survey responses from 170 of 300 engineers working in Singapore revealed that significant variance in career satisfaction, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions was accounted for by professional plateau, the point at which individuals find their jobs unchallenging with few opportunities for professional development. (Contains 33 references.)…

This kit contains materials and instructions for evaluating the engineer's salary in terms of the Commission's "Guidelines to Professional Employment for Engineers and Scientists" which states that an engineer should receive a salary in keeping with his professional contribution and commensurate with the salaries of other employees, both…

Discusses the need for guidance for both prospective and working engineers. Stresses the need for providing an accurate assessment of the engineering job market throughout the educational process of engineering students and the need for inservice education for practicing engineers. (MLH)